Process and method for uniform maintenance for conveyance apparatuses

Abstract

A system and a process are provided for uniformly recording and storing compliance and maintenance information independent of specific conveyance apparatus service provider. Such a system and a process assists the jurisdiction and all parties involved in these service areas with documenting all work performed, documenting work that needs to be performed, accessing the necessary information to make sure the work is performed properly and timely, and enforcing the scheduled maintenance requirements for the conveyance apparatus to reduce liability for the parties responsible for the maintenance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program with instructions providing a uniform conveyance maintenance system comprising:
 a conveyance transport apparatus, the conveyance transport apparatus having software with one or more conditions;   a computing system configured for communication between one or more computing devices having, a server, and the conveyance apparatus;   a database on the server, in communication with the computing system, the database configured to store maintenance input data of the conveyance transport apparatus and track the maintenance input data in real time, the one or more conditions of the conveyance transport apparatus translated into a format for the database using an algorithm;   one or more non-transitory computer readable program storage media storing instructions to instruct one or more processors, in communication with the computing system, wherein instructions are executed by the computing system to perform:
 receiving from a user a user identification; 
 identifying an input conveyance type corresponding to input conveyance identification from a list of conveyance types in the database; 
 retrieving one or more archived parameters of the input conveyance type from the database; 
 categorizing the user based on at least one user type of the user, the categorization of the user stored on the database wherein the processors check the database to determine authorization level of the user based on the type of the user; 
 categorizing the maintenance input data based on the type of the user, the categorization of the maintenance input data stored on the database; 
 authorizing access, over a network, accessibility to the maintenance input data determined by the authorization level of the user and alter the database depending on the user identification; 
 generating one or more maintenance compliance data by an algorithm using the input conveyance type, the maintenance input data, and the one or more archived parameters of the input conveyance type; and 
 storing the one or more maintenance compliance data in the database. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to further perform:
 analyzing the stored maintenance compliance data in the database on the server associated with the user to determine one or more actions based on the maintenance compliance data and at least the identified present location of the user determined by a global positioning system (GPS), in communication with the one or more computing devices, that is configured to identify a present location of a user;   generating at least one notification based on the one or more actions based on the maintenance compliance data, wherein the notification is a violation enforcement, a license suspension, or ceasing the operation of the conveyance transport apparatus until any necessary work has been performed; and   populating a compliance form required by the jurisdiction based on at least the identified present location of the conveyance transport apparatus, wherein the compliance form is stored in the one or more databases.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to further perform:
 receiving electronic product coding, wherein the electronic product coding is used to identify the user as being physically within a predetermined distance from a location of the conveyance transport apparatus.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to further perform:
 receiving signal strength indication to determine the location of the user with respect to the conveyance apparatus.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the database includes a manufacturer, a year, a frequency of use, an environmental exposure, an inspection history, a repair history, and a work duration history of the conveyance transport apparatus, wherein the one or more processors are configured to infer rules from the database according to the manufacturer, the year, the frequency of use, the environmental exposure, the inspection history, the repair history, and the work duration history of the conveyance transport apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the GPS is used to identify the user as being physically within a predetermined distance from a location of the conveyance transport apparatus. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the maintenance input data is received from one or more sources selected from the group comprising one or more union computing devices, insurance computing devices, technician computing devices, maintenance company computing devices, building owner computing devices, and government computing devices. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the database stores A 17 . 1  maintenance control criteria and applicable rules of local, state, and federal law 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one notification is based on at least one violation citation, a particular geographic area of the computing device of the user, and a current time and date for the user. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein the at least one notification is based on at least an upcoming maintenance schedule for the conveyance transport apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program with instructions, provides a uniform conveyance maintenance system comprising:
 a transport system; the transport system having software with one or more conditions;   a computing system configured for communication between a plurality of users through one or more computing devices, a server, and the transport system;   a database on the server, in communication with the computing system, the database configured to store maintenance input data of the transport system and track the maintenance input data in real time, the one or more conditions of the transport apparatus translated into a format for the database using an algorithm;   one or more non-transitory computer readable program storage media storing instructions to instruct one or more processors, in communication with the computing system, wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to perform receiving from a user a user identification;   identifying an input conveyance type corresponding to input conveyance identification from a list of conveyance types in the database;   retrieving one or more archived parameters of the input conveyance type from the database;   categorizing a user based on at least one user type of the user the categorization of the user stored on the database wherein the processors check the database to determine authorization level of the user based on the type of the user;   categorizing the maintenance input data based on the at least one user type of the user;   authorizing access, over a network, accessibility to the maintenance input data determined by the authorization level of the user;   generating one or more maintenance compliance data by an algorithm using the input conveyance type, the maintenance input data, and the one or more archived parameters of the input conveyance type; and   store the one or more maintenance compliance data in the database.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to further perform:
 analyzing the maintenance compliance data in the database associated with the user to determine one or more actions based on at least the identified present location of the user and the user type of the user; and generate at least one notification based on the one or more actions based on the maintenance compliance data, wherein the notification is a violation enforcement, a license suspension, or ceasing the operation of the transport system until the necessary work has been performed.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to further perform:
 populating a compliance form required by the jurisdiction based on at least the identified present location of the transport system, wherein the compliance form is stored in the database.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one notification is based on at least one violation citation, one of the computing devices entering a particular geographic area, and a current time and date for the user. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein instructions are executed by the computing system are to further perform:
 receiving electronic product coding at the transport system, wherein the electronic product coding is used to identify the user as being physically within a predetermined distance from a location of the transport system.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the GPS is used to identify the user as being physically within a predetermined distance from the location of the transport system. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the maintenance input data is received from one or more sources selected from the group comprising one or more union computing devices, insurance computing devices, technician computing devices, maintenance company computing devices, building owner computing devices, and government computing devices. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the database stores A17.1 maintenance control criteria and applicable rules of local, state, and federal law, a manufacturer, a year, a frequency of use, an environmental exposure, an inspection history, a repair history, and a work duration history of the transport system, wherein the one or more processors are configured to infer rules from the database according to: the manufacturer, the year, the frequency of use, the environmental exposure, the inspection history, the repair history, and the work duration history of the transport system.