System and method for monitoring devices and components
AssigneeSmar Research Corporation
InventorsMarco Aurelio de Oliveira Pagnano, Alexandre Calura Yamasita
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a device or component are provided. In particular, a controller and/or a field device may be adapted to transmit monitoring data associated with the field device or component to the computer system when an amount of time that the field device has been in operation is greater than a predetermined amount of time. Also, a server can be adapted to access the monitoring data, and to transmit a request to replace the field device and a recommendation for maintenance to be performed on the field device independently from a performance of the field device.
Claims58
A system comprising:
- a controller communicatively coupled to at least one field device;
- and
- a computer system communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein at least one of the controller and the field device is adapted to transmit monitoring data associated with the at least one field device to the computer system when an amount of time that the at least one field device has been in operation is greater than a predetermined amount of time.
A system comprising:
- a controller communicatively coupled to at least one field device;
- a computer system communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is adapted to transmit monitoring data associated with the at least one field device to the computer system;
- and
- a server communicatively coupled to the computer system, wherein the server is adapted to access the monitoring data, and to transmit at least one of a request to replace the at least one field device and a recommendation for maintenance to be performed on the at least one field device, wherein the at least one of the request and recommendation is transmitted at least partially independently of a performance of the at least one field device.
A method of monitoring at least one field device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving monitoring data from the at least one field device, wherein the monitoring data is associated with the at least one field device;
- and
- transmitting the monitoring data to a computer system when an amount of time that the at least one field device has been in operation is greater than a predetermined amount of time.
A method of monitoring at least one field device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving monitoring data from at least one field device, wherein the monitoring data is associated with the at least one field device;
- transmitting the monitoring data to a computer system;
- and
- forwarding at least one of a request to replace the at least one field device and a recommendation for maintenance to be performed on the at least one smart device at least partially, independently of a performance of the at least one field device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.