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Systems and methods for enabling and disabling operation of manufacturing machines

  • US 10,520,931 B2
  • Filed: 01/17/2012
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • causing, at a time when a manufacturing machine is in an initial locked state, a quality control query to be presented to a user of the manufacturing machine requesting quality control information regarding the manufacturing machine including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine;

    in response to the quality control query being presented to the user of the manufacturing machine, receiving, via input from the user of the manufacturing machine, the quality control information regarding the manufacturing machine including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine and wherein the quality control information further includes information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine;

    deciding, at a time when the manufacturing machine is in an initial locked state, whether to enable operation of the manufacturing machine based on the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, wherein the manufacturing machine is in the initial locked state before, and continues to be in the initial locked state during, the receiving of the quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine and the deciding whether to enable operation of the manufacturing machine and wherein the deciding whether to enable operation of the manufacturing machine based on the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine, and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, includes;

    comparing the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine, and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, to a quality standard;

    determining whether the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine, and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, meets the quality standard;

    deciding not to enable operation of the manufacturing machine if the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine, and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, does not meet the quality standard; and

    deciding to enable operation of the manufacturing machine if the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine, and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, does meet the quality standard; and

    if it is determined to enable operation of the manufacturing machine based on the received quality control information including inspection information regarding the manufacturing machine, and further including information regarding one or more manufacturing machine warranties of the manufacturing machine, then, while the manufacturing machine is still in the initial locked state, generating a signal to enable operation of the manufacturing machine.

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