Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-23
2001-12-11
Gordon, Paul P. (Department: 2121)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S117000, C118S696000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06330487
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field Of The Invention
The present invention relates generally to painting systems and more particularly to paint manufacturing, paint application and paint product data acquisition and processing.
2. Description
Operations within automotive painting contain many devices and process controllers that chiefly work independently to achieve their individual goals. Moreover, data is individually obtained from them without a structured framework to synthesize the data so that an overall systems analysis of the painting system can be performed.
Information from automotive painting facilities is not only difficult to synthesize for an overall systems perspective, but the information leaves the “hermetic” environment of these painting facilities with great difficulty. Outside sources, such as remote customer sites, need access to this synthesized information so that they can make informed decisions about certain operational characteristics of the automotive painting factories. For instance, customers wish to know how well their experimental painting products are performing in the automotive factory environment as well as the paint manufacturers and developers. Also lacking are the tools needed by the remote sites, to “fine tune” operational parameters in order to fix painting operations or chemistries that are not in tolerance with such predefined standards as MSDS standards. Accordingly, there is a need to overcome these and other disadvantages exhibited by previous approaches to operating paint-related facilities.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a computer-implemented apparatus and method are provided for coordinating paint-related process steps of at least one paint-related facility. The paint-related process steps exhibit paint-related characteristics. A data acquisition module is provided for acquiring paint characteristic data indicative of the paint-related characteristics. A paint process control data structure is provided for interrelating the acquired paint characteristic data with at least two of the paint-related process steps to produce interrelated paint process control data. A paint process control coordinator is connected to the data acquisition module for storing the acquired paint characteristic data in the paint process control data structure. A data display is connected to the paint process control data structure for remotely receiving and viewing the interrelated paint process control data.
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Barach Aimee
Dine Christopher T.
Guerrini Edward A.
Jahn Raimar A.
Lamberty Paul E.
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