A method and system for monitoring an appliance is disclosed. The method includes establishing a wireless communication connection between a communication module in an appliance and a communication network, transmitting operational data in real-time from the appliance to an external monitoring system over the communication network, determining a status of a component of the appliance from the real-time operational data, and if a failure mode of the component is detected, initiating a service protocol corresponding to the component.
申请公布号
EP2413536(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.02.01
申请号
EP20110174206
申请日期
2011.07.15
申请人
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
发明人
WATSON, ERIC K.;HAMEL, TIMOTHY A.;DEVOS, RICHARD;VENKATAKRISHNAN, NATARAJAN;DAWES, CHARLES;KELLO, MICHAEL;GOTTIPATI, RAJENDRA PRASAD;GANIERE, DONALD;ROOT, STEVEN KEITH