SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING THE FREQUENCY OF PRODUCT MAINTENANCE
A system, method, and computer program for defining a maintenance frequency of a product, comprising the steps of building a frequency expression for a product element based on a frequency expression language; and associating an action with said frequency expression and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.
1 . A method for defining a maintenance frequency of a product, comprising the steps of:
building a frequency expression for a product element based on a frequency expression language; and
associating an action with said frequency expression.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said building step is done in a stepwise manner.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of reviewing said frequency expression by a user for accuracy.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining when a maintenance operation is required.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein said determining step is based on said frequency expression and a current product age.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of defining a frequency expression language.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said frequency expression language is for maintenance operations.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein said frequency expression language is applicable to product element maintenance.
9 . A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium to perform a method for defining a maintenance frequency of a product, comprising:
instructions for building a frequency expression for a product element based on a frequency expression language; and
instructions for associating a product element with said frequency expression.
10 . The computer-program product of claim 9 , wherein said building step is done in a stepwise manner.
11 . The computer-program product of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for the step of reviewing said frequency expression by a user for accuracy.
12 . The computer-program product of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for the step of determining when a maintenance operation is required.
13 . The computer-program product of claim 12 , wherein instructions for the step of said determining is based on said frequency expression and a current product age.
14 . The computer-program product of claim 9 , further comprising instructions for the step of defining a frequency expression language.
15 . The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein said frequency expression language is for maintenance operations.
16 . The computer-program product of claim 14 , wherein said frequency expression language is applicable to product element maintenance.
17 . A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory to implement a method for defining a maintenance frequency of a product, comprising:
means for building a frequency expression for a product element based on a frequency expression language having a maintenance grammar; and
means for associating an action with said frequency expression.
18 . The data processing system of claim 17 , said maintenance grammar is implemented in BNF.
19 . A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory to implement a method for defining a maintenance frequency of a product, comprising:
means for defining a frequency expression language.
20 . The data processing system of claim 19 , wherein said means is applicable to product element maintenance.