Patent ID: 7730096
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for utilizing a database for an inspection of an industrial plant, said method comprising: customizing a set of inspection data to be extracted from a remote database, wherein the customization is based on a user selection of actions related to an inspection of an industrial plant selected by the user; extracting the inspection data from a previous inspection for the selected industrial plant from the remote database via a query module to generate a customized spreadsheet including selection lists of the defined inspection data relating to the selected actions and the selected industrial plant; downloading the customized spreadsheet from the remote database to a computer local to the user; executing the downloaded spreadsheet in a spreadsheet program in the computer local to the user; entering inspection data, including inspection results, into the downloaded spreadsheet executing in the computer local to the user, utilizing the selection lists to generate a report for the inspection, wherein the selection lists are constrained by the selected actions and the selected industrial plant; parsing the spreadsheet via an update module to extract the entered inspection data; providing a future inspection date based on the extracted inspection data and the entered inspection data; and uploading the spreadsheet with the entered inspection data from the update module to the remote computer to thereby update the remote database.