Position referenced data for monitoring and controlling
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorDarrell E. Stafford
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Abstract
A system and method for recording the time and position of a machine during the occurrence of an event. The system includes means to determine the operating characteristics of the machine, means to determine a set of operating parameters of the machine, means to detect a significant event including a deviation in operating parameters, means to determine the time of occurrence and the geographic location at the time of occurrence, means to determine a level of significance of a deviation, means to store the information im memory, and means to transmit the information to a remote location.
Claims24
A system for recording the time and position of a machine during an occurrence of an event, comprising:
- means for sensing operating characteristics of said machine;
- means for receiving said operating characteristics, responsively determining a set of operating parameters, and detecting a deviation in said operating parameters of said machine;
- means for determining a time of occurrence of said deviation;
- means for determining a geographic location of said machine at said time of occurrence;
- means for determining a level of significance of said deviation from one of three levels of significance, including a level one event, a level two event, and a level three event;
- means for storing said deviation, said time of occurrence, said geographic location, and said level of significance in memory;
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- means for transmitting said deviation, said time of occurrence, and said geographic location to a remote location.
A method for recording the time and position of a machine during an occurrence of an event, including the steps of:
- determining operating characteristics of said machine;
- receiving said operating characteristics and responsively determining a set of operating parameters of said machine;
- detecting a deviation of said operating parameters;
- determining a time of occurrence of said deviation;
- determining a geographic location of said machine at said time of occurrence;
- determining a level of significance of said deviation from one of three levels of significance, including a level one event, a level two event, and a level three event;
- storing said deviation, said time of occurrence, said geographic location, and said level of significance in memory;
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- transmitting said deviation, said time of occurrence, and said geographic location to a remote location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.