Self-configurable information management system
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsPaul Alan Ring, Michael James Wallis, Stuart Clayton Johnson
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically configuring an information management system of a work machine. A configuration method for an information management system includes requesting configuration data associated with one or more control modules. The method also includes receiving the configuration data associated with the one or more control modules in response to the request. The method further includes updating an information management system based on the received configuration data, wherein the update defines one or more operating parameters associated with the information management system.
Claims24
A method for configuring an information management system of a machine, comprising:
- requesting configuration data associated with a current configuration or status of one or more control modules associated with a machine;
- receiving the configuration data associated with the one or more control modules in response to the request;
- and
- updating a configuration of the information management system based on the received configuration data, wherein updating a configuration of the information management system includes:
- identifying one or more components associated with each of the one or more control modules;
- identifying one or more operational characteristics associated with the identified components;
- determining a machine configuration based on at least one of the identified components and the identified operational characteristics associated with the identified components;
- and
- configuring the information management system to collect operation data associated with the one or more control modules based on the machine configuration.
An information management system for a machine, comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to:
- request configuration data associated with one or more control modules associated with a machine;
- receive the configuration data associated with the one or more control modules in response to the request;
- and
- update a configuration of itself based on the received configuration data, wherein the update includes:
- identifying one or more components associated with each of the one or more control modules;
- identifying one or more operational characteristics associated with the identified components;
- determining a machine configuration based on at least one of the identified components and the identified operational characteristics associated with the identified components;
- and
- configuring the information management system to collect operation data associated with the one or more control modules based the machine configuration.
A machine, comprising:
- one or more control modules configured to collect operation data associated with one or more components associated with the machine;
- an information management system configured to:
- request configuration data associated with one or more control modules associated with a machine;
- receive the configuration data associated with the one or more control modules in response to the request;
- and
- update a configuration of itself based on the received configuration data, wherein the update includes:
- identifying the one or more components associated with each of the one or more control modules;
- identifying one or more operational characteristics associated with the identified components;
- determining a machine configuration based on at least one of the identified components and the identified operational characteristics associated with the identified components;
- and
- configuring the information management system to collect operation data associated with the one or more control modules based on the machine configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.