Patent ID: 7308331
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G05B,G06Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A plant performance method, to provide data regarding corrective action relating to a failure of a piece of equipment, the method comprising the steps of: (a) storing visual image data representative of a plurality of failure modes potentially affecting said piece of equipment; (b) storing data indicative of at least one characteristic of said piece of equipment, including data pertinent to corrective action regarding specific failure modes of said piece of equipment: (c) receiving data representative of said failure relating to said piece of equipment; (d) responsive to said step (c) data, accessing said step (a) data to present viewable images enabling a user to identify a visual image representative of said failure and accessing said step (b) data to retrieve data pertinent to corrective action regarding a specific failure mode corresponding to said visual image identified by the user; and (e) making said retrieved data pertinent to corrective action available for use in correcting said failure of said piece of equipment.