IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0402159
(2009-03-11)
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등록번호 |
US-8204758
(2012-06-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
79 |
초록
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A network advisory system that provides advisory information to a field service provider is disclosed. The network advisory system receives collected data from one or more destination facilities and analyzes the information to generate advisory information. The advisory information is used by the fi
A network advisory system that provides advisory information to a field service provider is disclosed. The network advisory system receives collected data from one or more destination facilities and analyzes the information to generate advisory information. The advisory information is used by the field service provider to provide a service at the destination facility. The field service provider may receive the advisory information while in transit to the destination facility or while located at a destination facility. The field service provider receives the advisory information through a network connection. The network connection may be either a wireless connection or a land-based connection.
대표청구항
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1. A method comprising: receiving collected data associated with a utility device maintained at a destination location, the collected data associated with one of a plurality of data types;analyzing the collected data against at least one advisory rule corresponding to the associated one of the plura
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A method comprising: receiving collected data associated with a utility device maintained at a destination location, the collected data associated with one of a plurality of data types;analyzing the collected data against at least one advisory rule corresponding to the associated one of the plurality of data types;generating data conclusions based on the analysis of the collected data;mapping the data conclusions to advisory information;storing the advisory information in a storage module for subsequent access by the field service providers, wherein the storage module comprises a plurality of data type records, the advisory information being categorized in the plurality of data type records based on the data type of the collected data from which the advisory information is derived;receiving a request from a specific field service provider for presentation of advisory information, the request comprising a provider identification code associated with the specific field service provider and representative of a specific data type of advisory information that the specific field service provider is authorized to access;in response to receipt of the request, retrieving advisory information from a specific data type record of the storage module based on the provider identification code; andpresenting the retrieved advisory information to the specific field service provider through the network device. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving collected data comprises receiving device data associated with the utility device. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving device data comprises receiving data related to parameters and operating conditions of the utility device. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving device data comprises receiving data related to at least one of water temperature, vending machine temperature, revolutions per minute, detergent concentration, wash tank temperature, final rinse pressure, final rinse temperature, water volume, number of racks processed, or number of times a final rinse is activated. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving device data comprises receiving data related to at least one of electrical or mechanical operation of the utility device. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the collected data comprises comparing the collected data to at least one advisory condition. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein comparing the collected data to at least one advisory condition comprises comparing the collected data to at least one threshold condition related to the associated one of the plurality of data types. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving collected data comprises receiving water temperature data associated with the utility device and wherein analyzing the collected data comprises comparing the received water temperature data to at least one water temperature threshold. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving collected data comprises receiving census data associated with the utility device. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving census data comprises receiving data related to supply or demand associated with the utility device. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving census data comprises receiving data related to at least one of a quantity of a particular product sold through the utility device or an amount of chemical product used by the utility device. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving collected data comprises receiving collected data associated with at least one of a ware washer, a vending machine, a laundry machine, a chemical dispenser, office equipment, farm equipment, medical equipment, lawn/garden equipment, computer equipment, software or security equipment. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving collected data comprises receiving account data associated with the utility device. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving account data comprises receiving data related to at least one of business data, invoice information, or financial information. 15. A system comprising: a data collector that receives collected data associated with a utility device maintained at a destination location, the collected data associated with one of a plurality of data types;an intelligence module that analyzes the collected data against at least one advisory rule corresponding to the associated one of the plurality of data types and generates data conclusions based on the analysis of the collected data;a mapping module that maps the data conclusions to advisory information;a storage module that stores the advisory information for subsequent access by the field service providers, wherein the storage module comprises a plurality of data type records, the advisory information being categorized in the plurality of data type records based on the data type of the collected data from which the advisory information is derived; anda communication module that receives a request from a specific field service provider for presentation of advisory information, the request comprising a provider identification code associated with the specific field service provider and representative of a specific data type of advisory information that the specific field service provider is authorized to access,wherein the communication module further retrieves advisory information from a specific data type record of the storage module based on the provider identification code and presents the retrieved advisory information to the specific field service provider. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the communication module transmits the advisory information to the field service provider over a wireless network connection as the field service provider is in transit between a first destination facility and a second destination facility. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein the communication module transmits the advisory information to the field service provider over a wireless network connection as the field service provider is located at a destination facility. 18. The system of claim 15, wherein the collected data comprises one of device data, census data or account data. 19. The system of claim 15, wherein the collected data comprises device data related to at least one of electrical or mechanical operation of the utility device. 20. The system of claim 15, wherein the collected data comprises census data related to supply or demand associated with the utility device. 21. The system of claim 15, wherein the collected data comprises account data associated with the utility device. 22. The system of claim 15, wherein the intelligence module compares the collected data to at least one advisory condition.
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