Patent ID: 7665581
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
1. A method for automatic checking of the availability of technical equipment in or at a building, wherein the technical equipment executes at least one repeatable procedure, comprising the steps of: performing at least one test of the technical equipment in which test at least one reaction of the technical equipment is registered and compared with a target reaction, wherein in the case of availability of the technical equipment the reaction corresponds with the target reaction; and determining a measured value for the frequency of the performance of the procedure for a first time period is determined and the test is carried out when the measured value is smaller by a predetermined amount than a predetermined value which is set to be either equal to a first estimated value for the frequency of the performance of the procedure for the first time period or equal to a second estimated value for the frequency of the performance of the procedure for a second time period.