Methods and systems for fabricating components
OwnerVernon Benjamin Mountcastle, III, Michael Joseph Maloney +2inventors
InventorsVernon Benjamin Mountcastle, III, Michael Joseph Maloney, Ronald Clifton Roupe, William Thomas Bowman
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Abstract
A method for fabricating at least one component using a server system is provided. The server system is coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system. The method includes receiving fabrication data for at least one component from a client system, receiving a component order from a client system, storing fabrication data and component order data in the centralized database, creating routing operations for fabricating each ordered component, creating Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component, and fabricating each ordered component.
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A method for fabricating at least one component using a server system coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system, said method comprising:
- receiving fabrication data for at least one component from the system;
- receiving a component order from the client system;
- storing fabrication data and component order data in the centralized database;
- creating routing operations based on an evaluation of specific machines used to fabricate each ordered component;
- creating Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricating each ordered component.
A method for fabricating at least one component using a server system coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system, said method comprising:
- receiving fabrication data for at least one component from a client system;
- receiving a component order from the client system;
- storing fabrication data and component order data in the centralized database;
- creating routing operations for fabricating each ordered component, wherein creating routing operations for fabricating each ordered component comprises optimizing the fabrication of each ordered component by creating routing operations based on fabrication data received at the server system and at least one NC machine utilized in the fabrication of each ordered component;
- creating Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricating each ordered component.
A method for fabricating at least one component using a server system coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system, said method comprising:
- receiving fabrication data for each component to be fabricated from a client system wherein the fabrication data is in a graphical format and the client system is a computer aided design computer system;
- receiving a component order from the client system;
- storing the fabrication data and component order data in the centralized database;
- creating routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- creating Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricating each ordered component.
A method for fabricating at least one component using a server system coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system, said method comprising:
- receiving fabrication data for at least one component from a client system;
- receiving a component order from a client system;
- storing fabrication data in a graphical format for each component to be fabricated in the centralized database;
- creating routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- creating Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricating each ordered component.
A network based system for fabricating at least one component, said system comprising:
- a client system;
- a centralized database for storing information;
- a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said database, said server system further configured to:
- receive fabrication data for at least one component from said client system;
- receive a component order from said client system;
- store the fabrication data and said component order in said centralized database;
- create routing operations based on an evaluation of specific machines used to fabricate each ordered component;
- create Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricate each ordered component.
A network based system for fabricating at least one component, said system comprising:
- a client system;
- a centralized database for storing information;
- a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said centralized database, said server system further configured to:
- receive fabrication data for at least one component from a client system;
- receive a component order from said client system;
- store fabrication data and said component order in said centralized database;
- create routing operations for fabricating each ordered component based on said fabrication data received and at least one NC machine utilized in the fabrication of each ordered component;
- create Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricate each ordered component.
A network based system for fabricating at least one component, said system comprising:
- a client system;
- a centralized database for storing information;
- a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said centralized database, said server system further configured to:
- receive fabrication data for at least one component to be fabricated wherein said fabrication data is in a graphical format;
- receive a component order from said client system;
- store fabrication data and said component order in said centralized database;
- create routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- create Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component:
- and
- fabricate each ordered component.
A network based system for fabricating at least one component, said system comprising:
- a client system;
- a centralized database for storing information;
- a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said centralized database, said server system further configured to:
- receive fabrication data for at least one component from said client system;
- receive a component order from said client system;
- store said component order in said centralized database;
- create routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- create Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricate each ordered component;
- said server system including a collection component for collecting and storing said fabrication data in said centralized database wherein said fabrication data is in a graphical format.
A network based system for fabricating at least one component, said system comprising:
- a client system;
- a centralized database for storing information;
- a server system configured to be coupled to said client system and said centralized database, said server system further configured to:
- receive fabrication data for at least one component from said client system;
- receive a component order from said client system;
- store fabrication data and said component order in said centralized database;
- create routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- create Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- fabricate each ordered component;
- and
- an information fulfillment component for transmitting the routing operations and the NC code to at least one NC machine for fabricating each ordered component.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for fabricating at least one component, said program comprising a code segment that receives fabrication data and then:
- receives a component order from a client system;
- stores fabrication data and component order data in a centralized database;
- creates routing operations based on an evaluation of specific machines used to fabricate each ordered component;
- creates Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- transmits routing operations and NC code to at least one NC machine for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- tracks the fabrication of each ordered component.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for fabricating at least one component, said program comprising a code segment that receives fabrication data and then:
- receives a component order from a client system;
- stores fabrication data and component order data in a centralized database;
- creates routing operations for fabricating each ordered component based on fabrication data received and the at least one NC machine utilized in the fabrication of each ordered component;
- creates Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- transmits routing operations and NC code to at least one NC machine for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- tracks the fabrication of each ordered component.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for fabricating at least one component, said program comprising a code segment that receives fabrication data and then:
- receives a component order from a client system;
- receives fabrication data for each component to be fabricated wherein said fabrication data is in a graphical format;
- stores the fabrication data and component order data in a centralized database;
- creates routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- creates Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- transmits routing operations and NC code to at least one NC machine for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- tracks the fabrication of each ordered component.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for fabricating at least one component, said program comprising a code segment that receives fabrication data and then:
- receives a component order from a client system;
- stores component order data in a centralized database;
- collects and stores fabrication data in the centralized database wherein said fabrication data is in a graphical format,
- creates routing operations for fabricating each ordered component;
- creates Numerical Control (NC) code for fabricating each ordered component;
- transmits routing operations and NC code to at least one NC machine for fabricating each ordered component;
- and
- tracks the fabrication of each ordered component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.