Patent Document ID: 8467993
Application ID: 12687145
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for monitoring a fleet comprising a plurality of measurement tools, the method comprising: collecting data for a current time interval from the fleet by a data collection module; and performing fleet measurement precision (FMP)/tool matching precision (TMP) analysis on the collected data by a FMP/TMP analysis module, wherein FMP/TMP analysis comprises: determining a first TMP for each of the plurality of measurement tools using a dynamic benchmark measuring system (BMS), and determining a first FMP for the fleet using the dynamic BMS; and determining a second TMP for each of the plurality of measurement tools using a static BMS, and determining a second FMP for the fleet using the static BMS; and determining if the first FMP or the second FMP is above a predetermined threshold by a fleet improvement module, and in the event the first FMP or the second FMP is above the predetermined threshold: identifying at least one tool of the plurality of tools as poorly performing based on the first and second TMPs; and flagging the identified at least one tool for improvement.