Patent ID: 7133804

Claim:
A system for coordinating the maintenance of a plurality of machines, comprising: a computer terminal associated with each of the plurality of machines, wherein each computer terminal is configured to receive data relating to the condition of one of the machines; a host computer configured to receive and store the data on the condition of the machine from a computer terminal, wherein the host computer is configured to transmit an alert upon the receipt of data that indicates that one of the machines requires maintenance, wherein the alert is configured to initiate a process to alter the condition of the machine; and a predictive maintenance computer programed to receive and analyze the data and provide predictive maintenance information; wherein the predictive maintenance computer is further configured to analyze historical data relating to a specific machine, in response to detecting an alert that the specific machine requires repair, to thereby determine a suggested corrective measure for the specific machine and wherein the host computer is configured to return the suggested corrective measure to a computer terminal associated with the specific machine.