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Fault diagnosis system and method for diagnosing a fault of an embroidery machine

US6311097A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 2001
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45196
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for diagnosing a fault of a embroidery machine, includes the steps of: (a) indicating that an embroidery operation is stopped by the fault of the embroidery machine and displaying a web-browser drive guide message; (b) displaying a fault diagnosis-dedicated web-page in response to a web-browser drive signal inputted by an operator; (c) transmitting fault-related information, inputted into the fault diagnosis-dedicated web-page by the operator, from an embroidery system to a server computer system; and (d) transmitting the fault diagnosis-dedicated web-page from a server computer system to the embroidery system, diagnosing the fault of the embroidery machine by employing the fault-related information inputted into the fault diagnosis-dedicated web-page in order to generate fault diagnosis information, and transmitting the fault diagnosis information to the embroidery system.

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