Patent ID: 7908118
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G01B,G21C

Abstract:
1. A system for replacing equipment, comprising: a first memory module associated with a first equipment, the first memory module configured to store one or more first characteristics of the first equipment; a second memory module associated with a second equipment, the second memory module configured to store one or more second characteristics of the second equipment; a portable reader configured to read the first and second memory modules and to compare the read one or more second characteristics with the read one or more first characteristics to determine if the second equipment is a suitable replacement for the first equipment; and a measuring device configured to measure at least one of the one or more first characteristics and the one or more second characteristics, wherein the portable reader is associated with the measuring device, and is further configured to store the measured one or more first characteristics on the first memory module, and to store the measured one or more second characteristics on the second memory module.