Hosted asset information management system and method
AssigneeePlus Inc.
InventorsPhillip G. Norton, Mindy I. Barton
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Abstract
A system and method for managing asset information is presented for both a standalone architecture and as a component of a total asset management system. The range of users for the system and method of the present invention spans single users to partners of a supply, chain and in the latter case, cross-organization asset detail information is provided to supply chain partners. The system and method of the present invention is intended to be interfaced with other components of a total asset management system, e.g., a procurement system for asset acquisition, and may be interfaced to legacy systems.
Claims22
A system for asset information management, said system comprising:
- a host system;
- first computer input-output means;
- at least one asset database within said host system for storing a plurality of asset information records and associated business rules for asset information management which extends across multiple enterprises and which intersect;
- and computer processing means within said host system for enabling:
- i. to look up said asset information records according to both (1) said associated business rules and (2) search criteria, both of which being provided by said first computer input-output means, and to control said first input-output means for output of said looked up asset information records to at least one of a display, hard copy device, and first file, and
- ii. to select and format reports of said asset information records according to both (1) said associated business rules and (2) format and selection criteria, both of which being provided by said first computer input-output means, and to control said first input-output means for output of said selected and formatted asset information records to at least one of a display, hard copy device, and file.
A method for asset information management, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a host system;
- maintaining at least one asset database at the host of a plurality of asset information records and associated business rules which extends across multiple enterprises and which intersect;
- providing search criteria and report selection and formatting specifications;
- for provided search, performing the steps of:
- looking up asset information records in the at least one maintained asset database based on said provided search criteria and said associated business rules;
- outputting said looked up asset information records to at least one of a display, hard copy device and file;
- for provided report selection and formatting specifications, performing the steps of:
- selecting asset information records in the at least one maintained asset database based on said provided report selection criteria and said associated business rules;
- formatting said selected asset information records according to said provided report formatting specifications and said associated business rules;
- outputting said formatted reports to at least one of a display, hard copy device, and file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.