Digitization of work processes through the use of a wireless network with user wearable end devices

In a power plant of the type having a gas turbine, a method of controlling the power plant comprising:

• receiving power plant data by at least one processor system having a controller;
• forwarding the received data to at least one of a mobile unit and a wearable computer carried by a mobile user via an interface device;
• inspecting the received data to determine power plant operability;
• receiving, by the wearable computer via a wireless network, software application data stored in a remote server;
• instructing the controller to vary the power plant operation.

A system for digitization of work processes in a machinery, comprising:

• at least one processor system having a controller, said at least one processor receiving machine data, and said controller controlling the machinery;
• at least one interface device communicatively coupled to said processor system for communicating the data received from the processor system to at least one of a mobile computing system and a wearable computer carried by a mobile user;
• said controller capable of receiving instructions from the mobile user to control the machinery;
• a local area network (LAN) in communication with said at least one interface device;
• at least one antenna assembly having a transceiver system for transmitting and receiving signals from the at least one interface device;
• and
• a network server system communicatively coupled to said at least one antenna assembly via a wireless communication network, said server computer including a database for storing application data accessible by the mobile user.

A method of controlling a machine apparatus by a remote user, comprising:

• receiving machine data by at least one processor system having a controller;
• forwarding the received data to at least one of a mobile unit and a first wearable computer, said first wearable computer carried by a first mobile user via an interface device;
• inspecting the received data to determine machine operational characteristics;
• forwarding the received data to a remote server via a wireless communication network;
• receiving, by said first wearable computer, application data stored in said remote server via said wireless communication network;
• and
• instructing the controller to vary the machine operation.