Patent ID: 8710976

Claim:
A system comprising a monitoring device, the monitoring device comprising: a processor; and a computer-readable medium operably coupled to the processor, the computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the monitoring device to: evaluate operational parameter data, received from a sensor mounted on a first device, using a decisioning algorithm to determine if an alert should be sent, wherein the alert indicates a possible performance issue associated with a component of the first device, and further wherein the operational parameter data comprises a value of an operating characteristic of the first device; and when a determination is made to send the alert, create an alert message, wherein the alert message includes a first indicator indicating the possible performance issue of the component of the first device; send the alert message to a second device; and update the decisioning algorithm based on a second indicator received from a third device, wherein the second indicator indicates either that the alert was useful or that the alert was not useful.