Patent 7711522 was granted and assigned to Caterpillar Inc. on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a machine. In one implementation, a system for monitoring the machine includes a monitoring server in communication with a machine. The monitoring server receives data from the machine, estimates, based on the received data, an operating condition of the machine, and estimates a depreciation value of the machine based on the operating condition.