Christopher J Higginbotham

US Patent:

20120041716, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Aug 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/856315

Inventors:

Christopher Higginbotham - Gardnerville NV, US
Scott Williams - Minden NV, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G01R 31/34

US Classification:

702184

Abstract:

A method for monitoring an operation of a plurality of devices is provided. The method includes receiving, from each of the plurality of devices, a signal representative of a parameter indicative of a current condition of a respective device, comparing each of the parameters to a computational model, determining, for each of a plurality of time periods, a probability each of the plurality of devices may fail based on the comparing, and scheduling maintenance if a quantity of the plurality of devices likely to fail in one of the plurality of time periods exceeds a quantity threshold level.