Patent ID: 7333024

Claim:
A method for managing automated system events, comprising: identifying events that are a defined system event; associating the events identified with one of (a) events that cause an automated system to transition from an automatic cycle mode, the events having a fault type associated therewith, wherein the fault type indicates a fault with a machine in the automated system running in a current cycle and includes one of: a level 1 fault causing the machine in the automated system to stop running before completing the current cycle; a level 2 fault causing the machine in the automated system to stop running at the end of the current cycle; and a level 2.5 fault indicating that the fault occurred during the current cycle without stopping the machine in the automated system at the end of the current cycle; and (b) events that do not cause the automated system to transition from the automatic cycle mode; and generating a listing of the events identified with regard to the associating the events.