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US 7,209,859 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for sequentially collecting and analyzing real time data with interactive monitoring
AssigneeLinxberg Technology, LLC
InventorAlex G. Zeif
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Abstract
A system, comprising a plurality of slave devices collecting real time data from process stations, a master device receiving the collected data from the plurality of slave devices, wherein the master device polls the plurality of slave devices in a predetermined order and an analysis device processing the collected data and producing output data as a function of the collected data.
Claims19
A method, comprising the steps of:
- collecting real time material information from a production line;
- analyzing the real time material information to determine a material cost;
- collecting real time operator information from the production line;
- analyzing the real time operator information to determine an operator cost;
- collecting real time equipment information from the production line;
- analyzing the real time equipment information to determine an equipment cost;
- collecting real time indirect cost information from the production line;
- analyzing the real time indirect cost information to determine an indirect cost;
- determining an actual production cost as a function of the material cost, the operator cost, the equipment cost and the indirect cost;
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- generating cost comparison data as a function of the actual production cost and a scheduled production cost;
- wherein the real time equipment information includes equipment failure data, and further comprising the steps of:
- transmitting the equipment failure data to a maintenance post;
- determining a response time for maintenance personnel to respond to the equipment failure data as a function of the transmitted equipment failure data and a repair time entered by the maintenance personnel in response to the equipment failure data.
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A method, comprising the steps of:
- collecting real time operator information;
- collecting real time equipment information;
- analyzing the operator information and the equipment information as a function of time;
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- generating a productivity report based on the time analyzed operator information and equipment information,
- wherein the real time equipment information includes equipment failure data, and further comprising the steps of:
- transmitting the equipment failure data to a maintenance post;
- determining a response time for maintenance personnel to respond to the equipment failure data as a function of the transmitted equipment failure data and a repair time entered by the maintenance personnel in response to the equipment failure data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.