Facility operations management and mobile systems

Abstract

A mobile system for managing a facility includes a display, a memory, and a processor. The memory comprises an application program. The program is configured to present a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display. The GUI enables a user to view and enter information about equipment in the facility. The application program stores the entered data in the memory. The processor is configured to execute the application program.

1 . A mobile system for managing a facility, the mobile system comprising:
 a display;   a transceiver configured to enable the mobile system to communicate wirelessly with a server that is remote from the mobile system;   a local memory located within the mobile system, the memory comprising an application program; and   a processor configured to execute the application program,   wherein the application program is configured to read local data from the local memory and construct data objects representative of physical equipment within the facility from the read local data,   wherein the application program reads data from a remote database of the server and updates the data objects using the read data if there is a connection to the remote database, where each data object is representative of a single piece of equipment in the facility and includes at least one data field for entering parameter data associated with the equipment,   wherein the application program is configured to present a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display based on one of the data objects that enables a user to view and enter the parameter data for the equipment using the at least one data field within the one data object, and   wherein the application program stores the entered parameter data in the local memory and uploads the parameter data stored in the local memory to the remote database if the connection to the remote database is present,   wherein the program presents a warning on the display when the parameter data differs from a threshold associated with the equipment.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile system of  claim 1 , wherein the warning is presented when the parameter data is greater than a nominal value associated with the equipment minus a result of multiplying the nominal value by a tolerance percentage. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile system of  claim 1 , wherein the program determines that the parameter data differs from the threshold when the parameter data is lower than a lower bound of a range associated with the equipment and higher than an upper bound of the range. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile system of  claim 3 , wherein the lower bound comprises a result of multiplying a nominal value associated with the equipment by a tolerance percentage added to the nominal value, and the upper bound comprises the nominal value minus the result. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile system of  claim 1 , further comprising a camera, where the GUI enables a user to capture an image of the equipment and link the image to the equipment. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile system of  claim 1 , wherein the entered parameter data is stored in the local memory along with a timestamp. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the entered parameter data is stored in the local memory along with a user identifier of a user. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile system of  claim 1 , wherein the application program is configured to perform an analysis of entered parameter data along with previously entered data to predict a future value. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile system of  claim 1 , wherein the GUI enables the user to set the system into a training mode. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile system of  claim 9 , wherein the application program sends a message to a remote party when the warning is presented unless the training mode has been activated. 
     
     
         11 . A mobile system for managing a facility, the mobile system comprising:
 a display;   a transceiver configured to enable the mobile system to communicate wirelessly with a server that is remote from the mobile system;   a local memory located within the mobile system, the memory comprising an application program; and   a processor configured to execute the application program,   wherein the application program is configured to read local data from the local memory and construct data objects representative of physical equipment within the facility from the read local data,   wherein the application program reads data from a remote database of the server and updates the data objects using the read data if there is a connection to the remote database,   where each data object is representative of a single piece of equipment in the facility and includes at least one data field for entering parameter data associated with the equipment,   wherein the application program is configured to present a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display based on one of the data objects that enables a user to view and enter current parameter data for the equipment using the data fields within the one data object, and   wherein the application program stores the current entered parameter data in the local memory and uploads the current entered parameter data stored in the local memory to the remote database if the connection to the remote database is present, wherein the program calculates an average value based on the current entered parameter data for the equipment and a number of previously entered parameter data for the same equipment, and presents a warning on the display when the average value is greater than a threshold.   
     
     
         12 . The mobile system of  claim 11 , further comprising a camera, where the GUI enables a user to capture an image of the equipment and link the image to the equipment. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile system of  claim 11 , wherein the entered parameter data is stored in the local memory along with a timestamp. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile system of  claim 11 , wherein the entered parameter data is stored in the local memory along with a user identifier of a user. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile system of  claim 11 , wherein the application program is configured to perform an analysis of entered parameter data along with previously entered data to predict a future value. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile system of  claim 11 , wherein the GUI enables the user to set the system into a training mode. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile system of  claim 16 , wherein the application program sends a message to a remote party when the warning is presented unless the training mode has been activated.