Patent ID: 8165848

Claim:
A method of inspecting equipment to ensure quality control, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a piece of equipment in need of an inspection; (b) logging into a computer program, the program assisting in the inspection of the equipment; (c) entering an identification data associated with the equipment into the program and displaying on a display screen an inspection protocol adapted to the equipment, wherein the inspection protocol comprises a graphical representation of the equipment and an inspection protocol screen, the inspection protocol screen comprising a plurality of component inspection protocols, each component inspection protocol corresponding to a specific component part of the equipment depicted in the graphical representation, and wherein each of the component inspection protocols has a plurality of inspection states corresponding to a status of the inspection; (d) carrying out the inspection of the equipment by following the inspection protocol; and (e) closing the inspection protocol upon completion of the inspection, wherein the inspection protocol is prevented from closing unless the inspection protocol has been followed in it entirety.