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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Jonny Ray Greiner, Dunlap, IL (US);
James Thomas Mccarty, San Marcos, TX (US);
William Todd Hasty, Manito, IL (US);
Daniel Roy Hangartner, Eureka, IL (US);
Jonny Ray Greiner, Dunlap, IL (US);
James Thomas McCarty, San Marcos, TX (US);
William Todd Hasty, Manito, IL (US);
Daniel Roy Hangartner, Eureka, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for providing machine health information. In one embodiment, a machine may include a storage device that is configured to store collected machine health data. The storage device has a module that is configured to determine a data characteristic and a communication characteristic. The storage device is further configured to determine, based on the data characteristic and the communication characteristic, whether to transmit a set of machine health data to an off-board system. Further, the storage device is coupled to a transmitter that is configured to transmit the set of machine health data to the off-board system.