System and Method for Dynamic Discovery and Enhancements of Diagnostic Rules

Abstract

A complex asset analysis operation, comprising: receiving data from a plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; aggregating the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; and, performing a complex asset analysis operation based upon the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced devices, the complex asset analysis operation providing an information brokerage function for a community of complex assets by managing shared information from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implementable method for performing a complex asset analysis operation, comprising:
 receiving data from a plurality of crowd sourced complex assets;   aggregating the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets; and,   performing a complex asset analysis operation based upon the data received from the plurality of crowd sourced devices, the complex asset analysis operation providing an information brokerage function for a community of complex assets by managing shared information from the plurality of crowd sourced complex assets.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the complex asset analysis operation organizes data for each of the plurality of complex assets based upon asset make, model and year of manufacture;   each of the plurality of complex assets provides configuration information, the configuration information comprising at least one of as built configuration information, as maintained configuration information and as monitored configuration information.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of complex assets register respective complex asset data and subscribe for content notifications based on a type and configuration of the complex asset.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the complex asset analysis operation groups together concepts with an associated snap shot of asset performance parameters, the concepts comprising at least one of symptom, probable cause, recommended action, and cost estimate of repair.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the complex asset analysis operation generates notifications for some of the plurality of complex assets based upon others of the plurality of complex assets, the some of the plurality of complex assets having at least one of the asset performance parameters in common with the others of the plurality of complex assets.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the complex asset analysis operation describes and encodes symptoms entered by a user and validates whether the symptoms are new or already exist in a knowledge base for the complex asset where the knowledge base rules validated by certain complex assets and rules shared by other complex assets.