System and method for determining packaging requirements for a part
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJohn E. Grant, William T. Akright
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Abstract
A computer based system and method determines packaging for a part. The system and method allow a user to establish a set of part characteristics and generates the packaging specification as a function thereof. Additionally the system and method uses packaging materials and packaging methods stored in a database and allows the association of one or more of the packaging materials and packaging methods to a part to create the packaging specification.
Claims72
A computer based system for determining packaging requirements for at least one individual part, comprising:
- a database for storing package specification data;
- and,
- a processing unit coupled to the database and being adapted to establish a set of part characteristics associated with the individual part and to determine packaging requirements for the at least one individual part as a function of the part characteristics and the package specification data.
A method for preparing packaging requirements for at least one an individual part, including the steps of:
- storing a plurality of packaging materials in a database;
- storing a plurality of packaging methods in the database;
- establishing a set of part characteristics related to the individual part;
- associating at least one packaging material from the database with the individual part;
- associating at least one packaging method from the database with the individual part;
- and,
- defining packaging requirements for the at least one individual part as a function of the part characteristics, the at least one packaging material, and the at least one packaging method.
A computer based system for preparing packaging requirements for at least one individual part, comprising:
- a database for storing a plurality of packaging materials and a plurality of packaging methods;
- and,
- a processing unit coupled to the database and being adapted to establish a set of part characteristics related to the individual part, associate at least one packaging materials from the database with the individual part, and associate at least one packaging method from the database with the individual part, and to define packaging requirements for the at least one individual part as a function of the part characteristics, the at least one packaging material, and the at least one packaging method.
A computer program product for determining packaging requirements for at least one individual part, comprising:
- computer readable program code means for establishing a set of part characteristics associated with the individual part;
- and,
- computer readable program code means for determining packaging requirements for the at least one individual part as a function of the part characteristics and a package specification database.
A computer program product for preparing packaging for at least one individual part, comprising:
- computer readable program code means for storing a plurality of packaging materials in a database;
- computer readable program code means for storing a plurality of packaging methods in the database;
- computer readable program code means for establishing a set of part characteristics related to the individual part;
- computer readable program code means for associating at least one packaging material from the database with the individual part;
- computer readable program code means for associating at least one packaging method from the database with the individual part;
- and,
- computer readable program code means for defining packaging requirements for the at least one individual part as a function of the part characteristics, the at least one packaging material, and the at least one packaging method.
A method for determining packaging requirements for at least one individual part, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a set of part characteristics associated with the individual part;
- and,
- dynamically determining at least one recommended package as a function of the part characteristics and a package database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.