Patent ID: 6634000
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B61L

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for analyzing a malfunctioning machine, the computer-implemented method comprising:receiving, from the malfunctioning machine comprising a locomotive engine, at least one of at least one fault code and at least one data code, at least one fault code and at least one anomaly code, and at least one data code and at least one anomaly code wherein each fault code is associated with an anomalous operating condition of a locomotive, each data code includes operating conditions of the locomotive at the time of the anomalous operating condition, and wherein each anomaly code is indicative of an anomalous operating condition based on continuous monitoring of a stream of data; and determining at least one of a cause of and a repair for the malfunctioning machine based on the at least one of the at least one fault code and the at least one data code, the at least one fault code and the at least one anomaly code, and the at least one data code and the at least one anomaly code.