Hosted asset information management system and method
AssigneeePlus Inc.
InventorsPhillip G. Norton, Mindy I. Barton
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Abstract
A system and method for managing asset information is presented for both a standalone architecture and as a component of a total asset management system. The range of users for the system and method of the present invention spans single users to partners of a supply, chain and in the latter case, cross-organization asset detail information is provided to supply chain partners. The system and method of the present invention is intended to be interfaced with other components of a total asset management system, e.g., a procurement system for asset acquisition, and may be interfaced to legacy systems.
Claims23
A system for asset information management, said system comprising:
- a host system;
- first computer input-output means;
- at least one asset database within said host system for storing a plurality of asset information records and associated business rules for asset information management;
- and
- computer processing means within said host system for enabling at least one of:
- i. to look up said asset information records according to
- said associated business rules and
- search criteria provided by said first computer input-output means, and
- to control said first input-output means for output of said looked up asset information records to at least one of a display, hard copy device, and first file, and
- ii. to select and format reports of said asset information records according to
- said associated business rules and
- format and selection criteria provided by said first computer input-output means, and
- to control said first input-output means for output of said selected and formatted asset information records to at least one of a display, hard copy device, and file.
A method for asset information management, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a host system;
- maintaining at least one asset database at the host of a plurality of asset information records and associated business rules;
- providing at least one of search criteria and report selection and formatting specifications;
- when search criteria are provided, performing the steps of:
- looking up asset information records in the at least one maintained asset database based on said provided search criteria and said associated business rules;
- outputting said looked up asset information records to at least one of a display, hard copy device and file;
- when report selection and formatting specifications are provided, performing the steps of:
- selecting asset information records in the at least one maintained asset database based on said provided report selection criteria and said associated business rules;
- formatting said selected asset information records according to said provided report formatting specifications;
- outputting said formatted reports to at least one of a display, hard copy device, and file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.