Apparatus and method for repair of edge devices
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSean Philip O'Connor, Mebrahtu G. Kifle, Jose Cortez
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Abstract
The attributes of a currently failed edge device are correlated with other devices having similar profiles or similar attributes. The correlating considers a history of operational patterns of the other edge devices over time. Based upon the results of the correlating, solutions to problems experienced by the other edge devices are identified. Selections from the solutions from the other edge devices are made and these selected solutions are to be implemented at the selected edge device in an effort to repair the selected edge device.
Claims14
A method of repairing a broken edge manager device, the edge manager device being coupled to an industrial machine, the method comprising:
- collecting and storing at a database attributes of edge manager devices, the edge manager devices configured to obtain data from industrial machines;
- collecting and storing at the database failure data of the edge manager devices using sensors to collect the data,
- selecting an edge device experiencing a failure based at least in part upon the failure data;
- retrieving a profile of the selected edge device that includes attributes of the selected edge device;
- correlating the attributes of the selected edge device with other devices having similar profiles or similar attributes, the correlating considering a history of operational patterns of the other devices over time;
- based upon the results of the correlating, identifying solutions to problems experienced by the other edge devices;
- selecting from the solutions from the other edge devices to implement at the selected edge device in an effort to repair the selected edge device;
- physically implementing the selected solutions at the selected edge device, the implementing including one or more of:
- transmitting electronic control signals to the selected edge device, downloading computer code to the selected edge device, electronically instructing a robot to make a repair to the selected edge device, or sending an electronic alert to a technician to service the selected edge device.
A system for repairing a broken edge manager device, the edge manager device being coupled to an industrial machine, the system comprising:
- a database that stores attributes of edge manager devices, the edge manager devices configured to obtain data from industrial machines, the database also storing collected failure data concerning failed edge manager devices;
- a control circuit coupled to the database, the control circuit configured to:
- select an edge device experiencing a failure based at least in part upon the failure data;
- retrieve a profile of the selected edge device that includes attributes of the selected edge device;
- correlate the attributes of the selected edge device with other devices having similar profiles or similar attributes, the correlating considering a history of the operational patterns of the other devices over time;
- based upon the results of the correlation, identify solutions to problems experienced by the other edge devices;
- select from the solutions from the other edge devices to implement at the selected edge device in an effort to repair the selected edge device;
- wherein the selected solutions are physically implemented at the selected edge device, the implementation including one or more of:
- transmitting electronic control signals to the selected edge device, downloading computer code to the selected edge device, electronically instructing a robot to make a repair to the selected edge device, or sending an electronic alert to a technician to service the selected edge device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.