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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Dana Yurach, Mendon, MA (US);
Peter Bastek, Bellingham, MA (US);
Catalin Ristache, Brasov, RO;
WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Milford, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for determining a qualification status of a device in a system. An occurrence of a trigger event for the device is determined. The trigger event is caused by an occurrence of any of a time-based event, a performance-based event, a usage-based event, and an unscheduled event. A user notification is provided to perform a first action responsive to the occurrence. The first action is an action to perform any of a maintenance activity, a repair activity, and a test for the device. The qualification status of the device is updated in accordance with said first action. Also described are techniques for more generally determining a compliance status of a device where the compliance status may be related to any one or more of qualification, verification, validation and/or calibration of the device.