Method for generating a machine heartbeat
US8880442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for generating a heartbeat of a process including at least one machine configured to perform a process cycle consisting of a plurality of timed events performed in a process sequence under an identified condition includes determining the duration of each of the timed events during the process cycle performed under the identified condition, ordering the durations of the plurality of timed events in the process sequence, and generating a heartbeat defined by the ordered durations of a process cycle. The identified condition may be one of a design intent, baseline, learnt, known, current or prior condition. The variance of the heartbeat between a first and at least a second identified condition may be analyzed to monitor and/or control the process or machine. The system may display the process heartbeat information and may generate a message in response to the heartbeat and/or variance thereof.
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