Patent ID: 7318009

Claim:
A monitoring system for use with at least one device configured to provide information relating to the device, the system comprising: at least one first input configured to receive a plurality of second inputs from the at least one device indicative of at least one parameter relating to the at least one device; and a processor coupled to the at least one first input, the processor configured to provide a user with indicia of the second inputs for defining an event and at least one criterion for defining the event using at least one of the second inputs, the processor being configured to prompt the user to define the event using at least one of the second inputs and the at least one criterion and to provide guidance to the user regarding the second inputs and the at least one criterion for defining the event, wherein the processor is configured to provide a user interface for the user, the user interface providing the indicia of second inputs for defining monitored events and the at least one criterion for defining the events using at least one of the second inputs.