Method of providing data for numerical control machining unit
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Arai, Junichi Hirai, Osamu Chiba, Nobuhisa Kanamaru
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Abstract
An NC data service business is created, by making use of a numerical control (NC) data service provider company PC1 provided with associated devices necessary for NC data preparation such as a CAD system, a CAM system, a dedicated NC post processor, an NC machining simulator and an NC machining unit. An NC data service provider company transmits a home page relating to the data service via a communication line, through a dialog with an NC data service user company via the home page, provides data service relating to the NC data requested by the user company and receives payment of the consideration for the service.
Claims9
A method of providing data for an NC machining unit using a computer system to perform data service for the NC machining unit, which computer system includes a memory unit, a display unit, a data input and output unit and a communication unit coupled to a communication network, wherein:
- with said computer system, a menu screen relating to the data service is outputted to the communication network;
- an input screen for entering input data necessary for executing a service item selected via the menu screen is outputted to the communication network;
- the selected service item is executed by capturing input data inputted in the input screen;
- an output screen for output data prepared by executing the selected service item is outputted to the communication network;
- the input screen comprises a first region in which a service item that is now being input is highlighted, a second region in which a data file name of the highlighted service item is required to be input, a third region in which an image diagram of the highlighted service item is to be input and a fourth region in which contents of the highlighted service item is to be input;
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- the output screen comprises a first region in which a service item now being output is highlighted, a second region for indicating whether or not the highlighted service item is to be purchased, a third region in which a modified image diagram of the highlighted service item is displayed and a fourth region in which modified contents of the highlighted service item are displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.