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Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,623 · App. 18/327,627 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Systems and methods for fleet level mapping of fault code locations

Inventors: Amanda Serrano (Bloomington, IL); Shane McBride (Denver, CO)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
G07C5/0816G07C5/008
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Patent No.
US 12,462,623
App. No.
18/327,627
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for machine fault location mapping including: receiving fault event information for machines dispersed within a geographic region; receiving location information corresponding to the fault event information; receiving severity information corresponding to the fault event information, wherein the severity information includes an indication of high, medium, or low severity; and presenting on a display device a graphical user interface including: a map representing at least a portion of the geographic region; and at least one fault cluster indicator positioned on the map representing fault events that occurred on the machines located within a selected cluster distance; wherein the fault cluster indicator indicates the number of high severity events as a percentage of combined high and medium severity events as a corresponding portion of a ring and wherein the total number of fault events represented by the fault cluster indicator is numerically indicated in the center of the ring.

Claims (49)

1 . A method for earthmoving machine fault location mapping, the method comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of earthmoving machines, fault event information for the plurality of earthmoving machines dispersed within a selected geographic region;

receiving location information corresponding to the received fault event information;

receiving severity information corresponding to the received fault event information, wherein the severity information comprises an indication of high, medium, or low severity; and

presenting on a display device a graphical user interface comprising:

a map representing at least a portion of a geographic region; and

at least one fault cluster indicator positioned on the map representing fault events that occurred on the plurality of earthmoving machines located within a selected cluster distance;

wherein the at least one fault cluster indicator indicates number of high severity events as a percentage of combined high and medium severity events as a corresponding portion of a ring and wherein the total number of fault events represented by the at least one fault cluster indicator is numerically indicated in a center of the ring;

receiving, by the graphical user interface (GUI), selection of the at least one fault cluster indicator presented on the map; and

based on the selection, generating a window overlaid on the map associated with the GUI displaying a date, a high severity percentage, a medium severity percentage, and a location associated with the fault event information of an earthmoving machine.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises at least one fault marker that is located outside the selected cluster distance, wherein the at least one fault marker includes a severity indicator.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving a selection of the at least one fault marker and in response to receiving the selection of the at least one fault marker displaying corresponding fault information overlayed on the map.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the corresponding fault information includes a earthmoving machine identification, a total number of earthmoving machine hours, and a fault code.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a listing of each fault event currently displayed on the map.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fault event information, the location information, and the severity information are received from a corresponding one of the plurality of earthmoving machines.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fault event information corresponds to faults observed during a selectable time period.

8 . An earthmoving machine fault location mapping system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory devices having stored thereon instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

receive, from a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of earthmoving machines, fault event information for the plurality of earthmoving machines dispersed within a selected geographic region;

receive location information indicating where a fault events occurred;

receive severity information for the fault events, wherein the severity information comprises an indication of high, medium, or low severity; and

present on a display device a graphical user interface comprising:

a map representing at least a portion of the geographic region; and

at least one fault cluster indicator positioned on the map representing fault events that occurred on the plurality of earthmoving machines located within a selected cluster distance;

wherein the at least one fault cluster indicator indicates number of high severity events as a percentage of combined high and medium severity events as a corresponding portion of a ring and wherein total number of fault events represented by the at least one fault cluster indicator is numerically indicated in center of the ring;

receiving, by the graphical user interface (GUI), selection of the at least one fault cluster indicator presented on the map; and

based on the selection, generating a window overlaid on the map associated with the GUI displaying a date, a high severity percentage, a medium severity percentage, and a location associated with the fault event information of an earthmoving machine.

9 . The earthmoving machine fault location mapping system of claim 8 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises at least one fault marker that is located outside the selected cluster distance, wherein the at least one fault marker includes a severity indicator.

10 . The earthmoving machine fault location mapping system of claim 9 , further comprising receiving a selection of the at least one fault marker and in response to receiving the selection of the at least one fault marker displaying the corresponding fault information overlayed on the map.

11 . The earthmoving machine fault location mapping system of claim 10 , wherein the corresponding fault information includes a earthmoving machine identification, a total number of earthmoving machine hours, and a fault code.

12 . The earthmoving machine fault location mapping system of claim 8 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a listing of each fault event currently displayed on the map.

13 . The earthmoving machine fault location mapping system of claim 8 , wherein the fault event information, the location information, and the severity information are received from a corresponding one of the plurality of earthmoving machines.

14 . The earthmoving machine fault location mapping system of claim 8 , wherein the fault event information corresponds to faults observed during a selectable time period.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of sensors associated with a plurality of earthmoving machines, fault event information for the plurality of earthmoving machines dispersed within a selected geographic region;

receiving location information indicating where one or more of the fault events occurred;

receiving severity information for the one or more fault events, wherein the severity information comprises an indication of high, medium, or low severity; and

presenting on a display device a graphical user interface comprising:

a map representing at least a portion of a geographic region; and

at least one fault cluster indicator positioned on the map representing the one or more fault events that occurred and that are associated with the plurality of earthmoving machines located within a selected cluster distance;

wherein the at least one fault cluster indicator indicates number of high severity events as a percentage of combined high and medium severity events as a corresponding portion of a ring and wherein the total number of fault events represented by the at least one fault cluster indicator is numerically indicated in a center of the ring;

receive, by the graphical user interface (GUI), selection of the at least one fault cluster indicator presented on the map; and

based on the selection, generate a window overlaid on the map associated with the GUI displaying a date, a high severity percentage, a medium severity percentage, and a location associated with the fault event information of an earthmoving machine.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises at least one fault marker that is located outside the selected cluster distance, wherein the at least one fault marker includes a severity indicator.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising receiving a selection of the at least one fault marker and in response to receiving the selection of the at least one fault marker displaying a corresponding fault information overlayed on the map.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the corresponding fault information includes a earthmoving machine identification, a earthmoving machine hours, and a fault code.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a listing of each fault event currently displayed on the map.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the fault event information, the location information, and the severity information are received from a corresponding one of the plurality of earthmoving machines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2023
From: SERRANO, AMANDA; MCBRIDE, SHANE
To: CATERPILLAR INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63489967 · Mar 13, 2023
Related Publication 20240312265A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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