US 2022/0365508 A1Published application

Service console log processing devices, systems, and methods

OwnerHaroon Abbu, Raghavendra Nayak +1inventors

InventorsHaroon Abbu, Raghavendra Nayak, Larry Allen Blue

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Abstract

Systems for reducing reduce downtime include industrial machines, sensor(s) associated therewith, edge agent(s), central controller(s), and display(s). The sensor(s) detect operational parameters (e.g., error condition) of the industrial machines associated therewith. The edge agent(s) receive information (e.g., logging messages) from the industrial machines and/or information from the sensors. The central controller(s). The central controllers receive and transform the information into standardized logging messages that are formatted identically, analyze the standardized logging messages to determine occurrence(s) of a current or anticipated error condition for any of the industrial machines, and transmit an alert and/or notification to the display(s) so users can take corrective action to ensure proper operation of the industrial machines. Such a system can be used in performing a corresponding method for reducing downtime associated with current or anticipated error conditions of such industrial machines.

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Dependent claims

A system for reducing downtime, the system comprising:

one or more displays;
a plurality of industrial machines configured to generate logging messages, each logging message comprising information regarding a corresponding one of the plurality of industrial machines;
one or more sensors positioned on or proximate to one or more of the plurality of industrial machines, wherein each sensor is configured to detect one or more operational parameters for the one or more of the plurality of industrial machines to which the sensor is positioned on or proximate to;
one or more edge agents, each edge agent being associated with one or more industrial machines of the plurality of industrial machines and comprising:
one or more processors in communication with the one or more industrial machines with which the edge agent that comprises the one or more processors is associated;
and
one or more transceivers configured to receive sensor information regarding one or more operational parameters from at least some of the one or more sensors and/or the logging messages from the one or more industrial machines with which the edge agent that comprises the one or more transceivers is associated;
and
one or more central controllers, each of which comprises:
one or more processors in communication with at least some of the one or more edge agents;
and
one or more transceivers;
wherein each central controller is configured to:
receive, via the one or more transceivers of the one or more central controllers, the logging messages and the sensor information from the one or more edge agents in communication therewith;
transform, via the one or more processors of the one or more central controllers, the logging messages and the sensor information into standardized logging messages, each of which has a same formatting;
analyze the standardized logging messages to determine a current or anticipated error condition associated with one or more of the plurality of industrial machines;
and
automatically transmit, via the one or more transceivers of the one or more central controllers, an alert and/or a notification regarding the current or anticipated error condition to the one or more displays;
and
wherein the one or more displays are configured to receive and display the alert and/or the notification to one or more users of the system.

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A method of reducing downtime, the method comprising:

performing, using a plurality of industrial machines, one or more industrial activities, wherein each industrial machine can generate logging messages, each logging message comprising information regarding a corresponding one of the plurality of industrial machines that generates the logging message;
positioning one or more sensors on or proximate to one or more of the plurality of industrial machines, wherein each sensor detects one or more operational parameters for the one or more of the plurality of industrial machines to which the sensor is positioned on or proximate to;
providing one or more edge agents, each of which is associated with one or more industrial machines of the plurality of industrial machines and comprises one or more processors and one or more transceivers;
connecting the one or more processors in communication with the one or more industrial machines with which the edge agent that comprises the one or more processors is associated;
receiving, via the one or more transceivers, sensor information regarding one or more operational parameters from at least some of the one or more sensors and/or the logging messages from the one or more industrial machines with which the edge agent that comprises the one or more transceivers is associated;
connecting one or more central controllers in communication with at least some of the one or more edge agents;
receiving, via the one or more transceivers of the one or more central controllers, the logging messages and the sensor information from the one or more edge agents in communication therewith;
transforming, using the one or more processors of the one or more central controllers, the logging messages and the sensor information into standardized logging messages, each of which has a same formatting;
analyzing, using the one or more processors of the one or more central controllers, the standardized logging messages to determine a current or anticipated error condition associated with one or more of the plurality of industrial machines;
transmitting, automatically and via the one or more transceivers of the one or more central controllers, an alert and/or a notification regarding the current or anticipated error condition to one or more displays;
and
displaying, on the one or more displays, the alert and/or the notification to one or more users.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/507,176Filed 21 Oct 2021
Priority: 12 May 2021
Published: 17 Nov 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G05B 19/408
Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to…
G05B 19/4184
Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible…:…
G05B 19/4063
Characterised by monitoring or safety: monitoring general control system
G05B 23/0213
Characterized by the configuration of the monitoring system: modular or universal configuration of the monitoring system, e.g. monitoring system…