Patent ID: 8078354

Claim:
A system for global product management, the system comprising: an onboard microserver located on a vehicle, wherein the onboard microserver comprises: a computer processor for collecting and processing data for the vehicle; memory for storing data for the vehicle; and a web-based server enabling local and remote communications to and from the onboard microserver using standard internet protocols; a plurality of subsystem microservers configured to communicate with the onboard microserver and each other, wherein at least one of the subsystem microservers is connected to a subsystem controller on the vehicle and the subsystem controller is selected from a group consisting of an engine controller, an auxiliary power unit controller, an environmental control unit controller, and an electrical distribution system controller; and a database configured to be located remote of the vehicle and include a replica of data contained on the onboard microserver and the subsystem microservers, wherein the database and the onboard microserver are configured for two-way communications and two-way data transfers, and wherein the plurality of subsystem microservers are configured to communicate with the database only through the onboard microserver.