Abstract: An appliance monitoring and reporting system, and a data acquisition device for monitoring an appliance. The appliance operates according to a plurality of cycles of operation, each denoted by a classification. The systems includes a data acquisition module configured to sense or receive signals indicative of the operation of the appliance, and a data processing module configured to receive and process information based on the sensed or received signals from the module. The data processing module includes a memory for storing a plurality of classifications and a corresponding plurality of sets of reference data, and a processor configured to compare the received information to the plurality of sets of reference data, identify a match and, upon doing so, determine the classification associated with the matched set of reference data.

Abstract: An appliance monitoring and reporting system for monitoring an appliance operating according to a plurality of cycles of operation, each cycle denoted by a classification. The system including a data acquisition module configured to sense or receive signals indicative of the operation of the appliance, and a data processing module configured to receive and process information indicative of the operation of the appliance, the received information being based on the sensed or received signals from the appliance, the data processing module including, a memory for storing associations between a plurality of classifications and a corresponding plurality of sets of reference data, and a processor configured to, compare the received information to the plurality of sets of reference data, identify a match between the received information and one of the sets of reference data, and upon identification of a match, determine the classification associated with the matched set of reference data.