Method and system for maintenance of a data-processing apparatus
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJames E Baxter, III, Russell John Sokao
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Abstract
A method and system for performing one or more preventative maintenance functions for a data-processing apparatus. One or more notifications regarding daily maintenance functions can be generated in the form of a reminder when the data-processing apparatus begins operation. A history of the maintenance functions performed can be stored in a memory through remote data pushes. An email alert can be generated and transmitted to a user regarding incomplete maintenance functions in order to track the maintenance activities. The data-processing apparatus can be monitored in a consolidated manner and the occurrence of fault information stored and then rapidly retrieved to provide notifications indicative of such maintenance data.
Claims20
A method for performing and tracking preventative maintenance of a data-processing apparatus, said method comprising:
- providing a notification to a predetermined e-mail address of at least one maintenance function associated with a data-processing apparatus in a form of a reminder, wherein said reminder is sent automatically when said data-processing apparatus begins operation;
- detecting an occurrence of a fault condition related to said data-processing apparatus and comparing said fault condition to previously stored fault conditions determining if a previous maintenance request was not properly addressed;
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- automatically transmitting an alert if said at least one maintenance function was not properly addressed, in order to track said at least one maintenance function's relationship with the fault condition.
A system for performing and tracking preventative maintenance of a data-processing apparatus, said system comprising:
- a processor;
- a data bus coupled to said processor;
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- a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured to:
- provide a notification of at least one maintenance function associated with the data-processing apparatus as a reminder, wherein said reminder displays automatically when said data-processing apparatus begins operation;
- detect an occurrence of a fault condition related to said data-processing apparatus and to compare said fault condition to a previously stored maintenance reminder to indicate that a previous maintenance reminder was not properly addressed;
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- to automatically generate an alert if said at least one maintenance function was not properly addressed.
A non-transitory computer-usable storage medium for performing and tracking maintenance of a data-processing apparatus, comprising a computer program code that when executed by a computer causes the computer to:
- provide a notification of at least one maintenance function associated with a data-processing apparatus in a form of a reminder, wherein said reminder displays automatically when said data-processing apparatus begins operations;
- detect an occurrence of a fault condition with respect to said data-processing apparatus and to compare said fault condition to a maintenance reminder previously stored in a memory, to provide a rapid notification of said occurrence of said fault condition;
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- automatically generate an alert if said at least one maintenance function was not completed, in order to track said at least one maintenance function's relationship to the fault condition.
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