Patent ID: 8673137
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B01D,F02B,G01M,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting the presence of a genuine product component to be installed as a serviceable product component of an engine comprising: detecting, with a sensor, information from a serviceable product component to be installed in an engine, the information including an identity code information providing a unique identification of the serviceable product component; detecting an in-use status information from an in-use status module of the serviceable product component, the in-use status information indicating inappropriate re-use of the serviceable product component; receiving, with an electronic control module, the information detected from the serviceable product component; determining with the electronic control module whether the serviceable product component is genuine based on the information received from the sensor, where the determination is made such that: when the information detected by the sensor is verified by the electronic control module as being from an appropriate targeted feature of the serviceable product component, the serviceable product component is deemed genuine, the appropriate targeted feature including one or more of a marker disposed on or within the serviceable product component and/or a characteristic of the serviceable product component itself; when the information detected by the sensor is determined by the electronic control module as not being from the appropriate targeted feature, the serviceable product component is deemed as a suspect, and when no information is detected by the sensor, the electronic control module deems the serviceable product component as a suspect; and updating the in-use status information of the in-use status module to indicate that the serviceable product component is used when determining that the serviceable product component is genuine, wherein the in-use status information includes an in-use status flag, and wherein updating the in-use status information includes setting the in-use status flag to indicate that the serviceable product component is used upon at least one of an ignition key-on event or the in-use status module receiving a signal from the electronic control module.