Patent ID: 8824731
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring and detecting in real-time a fault of a monitored apparatus comprising: collecting a reference image fault database by taking fault images of a reference apparatus when the reference apparatus experiences a fault, the reference apparatus being substantially similar to the monitored apparatus; monitoring the monitored apparatus by taking a real-time image of the monitored apparatus with at least one camera; communicating the real-time image of the monitored apparatus from the at least one camera to at least one computer processing unit; detecting a real-time fault of the monitored apparatus using said at least one computer processing unit using a software program by comparing the real-time image of the monitored apparatus to said fault images of said reference apparatus to determine whether the monitored apparatus has a fault; and communicating via the computer processing unit the detected fault of the monitored apparatus to a user interface and alerting a user as to what corrective action is required.