Computer assisted, manual workstation
OwnerDon W. DeMicheleinventor
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Abstract
A workstation for cutting glass into panes includes a personal computer having a board for receiving signals from a transmitter and a video board for controlling a second display in addition to and independently of a first display. The first display is for quantitative data concerning the cut pattern, e.g. the dimension of a cut, and the second display is for qualitative data concerning the cut pattern, e.g. a graphic image illustrating the cut. The worker signals the computer by means of the transmitter to indicate that a cut has been completed. The cut pattern is displayed as a series of individual cuts. Only after the worker has signaled that a cut is completed does the computer display the next cut.
Claims13
A process for providing computer assistance to a person at a manual workstation for manufacturing goods, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) defining a task for the manufacture of the goods and storing data representative of the task in the memory of the computer as task data;
- b) displaying the task data on a video monitor for viewing by the person by;
- (i) separating the task data into qualitative data and quantitative data;
- (ii) displaying the qualitative data on a first video monitor;
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- (iii) displaying the quantitative data on a second video monitor;
- c) awaiting an input from the person to the computer indicating that the task was completed;
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- d) after the input is received, either returning to step a) or terminating the process.
A process for providing computer assistance to a person at a manual workstation for manufacturing goods, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) defining a task for the manufacture of the goods and storing data representative of the task in the memory of the computer as task data;
- b) evaluating the subjective preferences of the person at the manual workstation, wherein the preferences are stored as preference data in the memory of the computer;
- c) optimizing the task data for the person at the manual workstation;
- d) displaying the task data on a video monitor for viewing by the person;
- e) awaiting an input from the person to the computer indicating that the task was completed;
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- f) after the input is received, either returning to step a) or terminating the process.
A computer assisted, manual workstation comprising:
- a computer including a microprocessor, memory, a first video monitor and a second video monitor, and I/O circuitry;
- at least one tool for use in the manufacture of goods;
- said computer being programmed
- (a) to display a task to be executed by a person using said tool as quantitative information on said first video monitor and as qualitative information on said second video monitor;
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- (b) to wait for a response from said person through said I/O circuitry indicating that the task was correctly executed, whereupon the computer displays the next task for the person.
A process for providing computer assistance to a person at a manual workstation for cutting glass, said process comprising the steps of:
- defining a cut pattern in which the desired panes optimally fit a sheet from which the panes will be cut and storing said cut pattern in the memory of a computer;
- defining a cut sequence for said cut pattern by comparing said cut pattern with predetermined criteria stored in the memory of said computer;
- causing said computer to re-define said cut pattern if said criteria are not met, else displaying a cut from said cut pattern on at least one video monitor for said person to see;
- causing said computer to wait for a signal from said person, said signal indicating that the cut has been completed;
- displaying the next task in said cut sequence when said signal is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.