US 2004/0167832 A1Published application

Method and data processing system for managing products and product parts, associated computer product, and computer readable medium

OwnerVolkmar Willeinventor

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Abstract

A system for the management of products and product parts, and for monitoring operations during the repair of devices or sites containing the products or product parts. If a device or a site is to be repaired, an associated first database extract is created from a database that contains identifiers and associated material master data. The extract contains the serial numbers and associated material master data and includes the warranty data of the device or site. A symbol or an image is created from the data of the first database extract, and can be represented on an input and output device. One or more serial numbers of the device or of the site are input into the input and output device for data adjustment. The part to be repaired is removed (repair part) and a replacement part (spare part) is input into the input and output device and stored. An altered image is thus produced and an altered database extract corresponding to the repaired device or site is generated from said altered image and stored in the database.

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Dependent claims

A product management method for managing products, product parts, and identifiers associated with the products and product parts, and for monitoring and controlling operations during a repair of a device or site containing the products or product parts, wherein the identifiers and associated material master data are stored in a database, the method which comprises:

generating a first database extract representing the device or site to be repaired from the database, the extract containing the identifiers and associated material master data including warranty data of the device or site;
generating a symbol or an image from the data of the first database extract, the symbol or image being displayable on an input and output device and storable in an image data memory;
inputting one or more serial numbers of the device or of the site into the input and output device for data adjustment;
removing the product or product part to be repaired as a repair part and inputting the spare part, with the identifier, into the input and output device and storing the information;
generating an altered image and generating an altered database extract corresponding to the repaired device or site from said altered image;
and
storing the altered database extract in the database memory.

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A data processing system for managing products, product parts, and identifiers associated with the products and product parts, and for monitoring and controlling operations during a repair of a device or site containing the products or product parts, wherein the identifiers and associated material master data are stored in a database and warranty data form part of the database, the system comprising:

a processing module for providing a first database extract associated with the device or site to be repaired from the database, the first database extract containing the identifiers and associated material master data of the device or site;
a processing module for creating a symbol or image from data of the first database extract and storing in an image data memory, wherein the symbol or image is configured for display on an input and output device;
at least one input and output device configured for input of one or more identifiers of the device or the site for the purpose of data adjustment;
a processing module enabling a product or product part to be repaired to be removed as a repair part, whereupon an identifier of a spare part is input into said input and output device and stored;
a processor for generating an altered image and for generating an altered database extract corresponding to the repaired device or site from the altered image;
and
a device for storing the altered database extract in the database memory.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/757,822Filed 15 Jan 2004
Priority: AT A 810/200326 May 2003
Published: 26 Aug 2004
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Classification5 codes

G06Q 10/087
Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management: inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling,…
G06Q 10/0877
Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders: by inventory control or reporting using inventory…
G06Q 10/083
Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management: shipping
G06Q 10/08728
Using inventory planning: of returned inventory