Monitor utility for use in manufacturing environment

Boots – shoes – and leggings

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

340679, 364569, 377 16, G07C 300, G08B 2100, G08B 2300

Patent

active

055485359

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for a utility for monitoring, tracking and scheduling the performance of periodic activities in a manufacturing environment is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the monitor utility of present invention is a VAX-based menu-driven program that is used to schedule and track periodic activities. erformed on tools and machines, or "entities." In one aspect of the invention, a user may create a family of entities to be monitored and may schedule various monitor items to be performed in connection with each entity, which items may be "triggered" by the occurrence of a designated event a designated number of times or by the elapse of a designated period of time. In another aspect of the invention, the utility may be used easily to generate and display and/or print reports in various formats showing the status of monitor items for a particular family and/or entity. In another aspect of the invention, the utility is capable of sending one or more VAX mail messages to designated users when certain monitor items are due. In addition, the utility may be configured to send a VAX mail warning message to designated users a predetermined amount of time before a monitor item becomes due so that the recipient(s) can take steps to perform the monitor item by the due date. In yet another aspect of the invention, if a monitor item is not performed by the due date, the utility is capable of logging down the entity with which the overdue monitor item is associated.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3237448 (1966-03-01), Howell et al.
patent: 3546693 (1970-12-01), Bissett et al.
patent: 4346446 (1982-08-01), Erbstein et al.
patent: 4404641 (1983-09-01), Bazarnik
patent: 4539632 (1985-09-01), Hansen et al.
patent: 4612623 (1986-09-01), Bazarnik
patent: 4739482 (1988-04-01), Wrigge
patent: 4884054 (1989-11-01), Moon, Sr.
patent: 5216612 (1993-06-01), Cornett et al.
patent: 5231594 (1993-07-01), Knibiehler et al.
patent: 5246643 (1993-09-01), Inaba et al.
patent: 5408224 (1995-04-01), Yamazaki et al.
patent: 5416725 (1995-05-01), Pacheco et al.
patent: 5428547 (1995-06-01), Ikeda

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Monitor utility for use in manufacturing environment does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Monitor utility for use in manufacturing environment, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Monitor utility for use in manufacturing environment will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2335571

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.