US 2013/0086208 A1Published application

Distributed Monitoring And Control System

AssigneeAljex Software, Inc.

InventorThomas Heine

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Abstract

A distributed computer system in which a central maintenance system communicates with a plurality of communication devices associated with remotely distributed equipment. The operator of each piece of remotely distributed equipment uses a communication device to communicate any problems related to the equipment, or other requirements such as the need for supplies. The communication devices can be notebook computers, tablet computers, smart phones, or any other suitable device. They communicate in real time with the central maintenance system. The information may include damage description, component descriptions, supply orders, as well as information regarding probable scheduling changes. The central maintenance system also has the capability to communicate instructions or requests for information to selected communication devices.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A remote monitoring and control system, comprising:

a central system having means to bidirectionally communicate with a plurality of remote communication devices;
a plurality of remote communications devices, each remote communications device associated with one or more selected items, and further having means to bidirectionally communicate data related to the selected item to the central system;
a touch panel screen in the remote communications device to display images of the selected item multiple viewpoints, the images of selected items segmented such that each segment relates to a preselected portion of the selected item;
means to enter data in the remote communications device that is related to the selected item based on information selected by touching portions of the touch panel screen, each portion of the touch panel screen associated with a selected portion of the equipment;
and
means to transmit the data to the central system such that the central system can determine actions required for the item;
whereby the central system then initiate actions related to the selected item.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/337,115Filed 24 Dec 2011
Priority: 30 Sep 2011
Published: 4 Apr 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06Q 10/08
Administration; Management: logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
G06F 11/3006
Monitoring arrangements specially adapted to the computing system or computing system component being monitored: where the computing system is…
G06F 11/3013
Monitoring arrangements specially adapted to the computing system or computing system component being monitored: where the computing system is an…
G06F 11/3055
Monitoring: monitoring arrangements for monitoring the status of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring if the…