Systems and methods for generating and providing fluid analysis reports

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023186688-A1
Application number	US-202117549576-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 13, 2021
Priority date	Dec 13, 2021
Publication date	Jun 15, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for generating a fluid analysis report with key issues to improve vehicle maintenance are provided. A processing circuit is configured to: obtain information regarding a plurality of fluids from a plurality of vehicles; determine a plurality of thresholds based on the information; analyze a fluid sample from a particular vehicle to identify a fluid type of the fluid sample; identify a vehicle type of the particular vehicle associated with the fluid sample; retrieve a population of the obtained information pertinent to at least one of the identified fluid type of the fluid sample or the vehicle type of the particular vehicle; retrieve at least one threshold associated with the retrieved population; compare a characteristic of the fluid sample to the retrieved at least one threshold; and generate and provide a dynamic graphical user interface regarding the comparison to a computing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computing system, comprising:
a processing circuit comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processing circuit to:
obtain information regarding a plurality of fluids from a plurality of vehicles;
determine a plurality of thresholds based on the information regarding the plurality of fluids from the plurality of vehicles, wherein each threshold is specific to a fluid type of the plurality of fluids and an operating condition of a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles that yielded the information;
analyze a fluid sample from a particular vehicle to identify a fluid type of the fluid sample;
identify a vehicle type of the particular vehicle associated with the fluid sample;
retrieve a population of the obtained information pertinent to at least one of the identified fluid type of the fluid sample or the vehicle type of the particular vehicle;
retrieve at least one threshold associated with the retrieved population of the obtained information;
compare a characteristic of the fluid sample to the retrieved at least one threshold; and
generate and provide, responsive to the comparison, a dynamic graphical user interface to a computing device that provides information regarding the comparison along with an interactive element configured to enable a drill down of the characteristic of the fluid sample.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic graphical user interface comprises a graph depicting values associated with the retrieved population of the obtained information, and wherein an indicator regarding the characteristic is disposed on the graph in a visually contrasting way relative to the depicted values associated with the retrieved population.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to:
receive contact information regarding a user associated with the fluid sample; and generate and provide a link to the dynamic graphical user interface based on the contact information regarding the user.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the processing circuit to:
receive a credential for accessing the dynamic graphical user interface via the link; receive an indication of the computing device accessing the link; correlate the link to the received credential; prompt the computing device for an access credential for accessing the dynamic graphical user interface; and provide access to the dynamic graphical user interface based on a received access credential for accessing the dynamic graphical user interface based on matching the received credential.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to deny access to the dynamic graphical user interface based on the received access credential being received outside a predefined time period following the prompt.

6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to compare an identifier associated with the computing device that provides the received access credential to a stored identifier regarding the computing device and provide access to the dynamic graphical user interface based on the received access credential matching the received credential and the identifier matching the stored identifier.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid type of the fluid sample is one of an engine oil, a coolant, a transmission fluid, a hydraulic fluid, or an aftertreatment system fluid, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to command a fluid analysis device to a determine concentration of a constituent in the fluid sample.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to:
receive the information regarding the plurality of fluids from the plurality of vehicles; categorize the information by at least one of the fluid type, the vehicle type, and the operating condition regarding each of the plurality of vehicles; and determine a characteristic of the particular vehicle associated with the fluid sample based on the categorized information.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to:
retrieve a maintenance action associated with the determined characteristic of the vehicle; and populate the dynamic graphical user interface with at least the retrieved maintenance action, the characteristic of the fluid sample, the information regarding the plurality of fluids from the plurality of vehicles, and the operating condition of the particular vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the processing circuit to:
retrieve a maintenance action based on at least the characteristic of the fluid sample, wherein the maintenance action includes an automatic operation of a controller of the vehicle associated with the fluid sample; provide, to the dynamic graphical user interface, at least the maintenance action and an option to implement the automatic operation; receive, from the computing device, an indication of an acceptance of implementing the automatic operation; and generate and provide, in response to the indication, a command to the controller of the particular vehicle to perform the automatic operation.

11 . A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a processing circuit comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, information regarding a plurality of fluids from a plurality of vehicles; determining, by the processing circuit, a plurality of thresholds based on the information regarding the plurality of fluids from the plurality of vehicles, wherein each threshold is specific to a fluid type of the plurality of fluids and an operating condition of a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles that yielded the information; analyzing, by the processing circuit, a fluid sample from a particular vehicle to identify a fluid type of the fluid sample; identifying, by the processing circuit, a vehicle type of the particular vehicle associated with the fluid sample; retrieving, by the processing circuit, a population of the obtained information pertinent to at least one of the identified fluid type of the fluid sample or the vehicle type of the particular vehicle; retrieving, by the processing circuit, at least one threshold associated with the retrieved population of the obtained information; comparing, by the processing circuit, a characteristic of the fluid sample to the retrieved at least one threshold; and generating and providing, by the processing circuit, responsive to the comparison, a dynamic graphical user interface to a computing device that provides information regarding the comparison along with an interactive element configured to enable a drill down of the characteristic of the fluid sample.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the dynamic graphical user interface comprises a graph depicting values associated with the retrieved population of the obtained information, and wherein a visually contrasting indicator regarding the characteristic relative to the depicted values associated with the retrieved population is disposed

Assignees

• Cummins Inc

Inventors

• Hone James
• Denton Ryan E
• Huang Chung-Hsuan
• Reel Todd B
• Perry Justin W
• Shelton Phillip E
• Trobaugh Corey W

Classifications

• G07C5/006 Primary

  Indicating maintenance · CPC title

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G07C5/0808

  Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005) · CPC title

• G07C5/0825

  using optical means · CPC title

• G06Q50/40

  Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) · CPC title