System and method for maintaining and utilizing component cross reference data in an exchange system
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1. A system for maintaining and utilizing component cross reference data, the system being included in a component exchange system, the system being configured to enable a user to access a master cross reference list of components to guide component trading decisions on the component exchange system, the system comprising:
- at least one user interface configured to at least one of receive data indicating at least one internal part number and at least one manufacturer part number for a component identified as an approved substitute component and output data included in the master cross reference list of components;
a master cross reference module configured to identify at least one inferred equivalent component based on the data indicating the at least one internal part number and the at least one manufacturer part number for the component identified as the approved substitute component; and
a master cross reference data structure configured to store the identity of at least one inferred equivalent component, the at least one internal part number and the at least one manufacturer part number for the component identified as the approved substitute component, wherein the master cross reference module is configured to determine, output or store data to the master cross reference data structure, that data indicating the identity of at least one inferred equivalent component, the at least one internal part number and the at least one manufacturer part number for the component identified as the approved substitute component in association with a universal part number.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided that enable at least one of a user of a component exchange system and entities trading on that exchange to access a master cross reference list of components, including a list of inferred equivalent components, to guide component trading decisions.
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1. A system for maintaining and utilizing component cross reference data, the system being included in a component exchange system, the system being configured to enable a user to access a master cross reference list of components to guide component trading decisions on the component exchange system, the system comprising:
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at least one user interface configured to at least one of receive data indicating at least one internal part number and at least one manufacturer part number for a component identified as an approved substitute component and output data included in the master cross reference list of components;
a master cross reference module configured to identify at least one inferred equivalent component based on the data indicating the at least one internal part number and the at least one manufacturer part number for the component identified as the approved substitute component; and
a master cross reference data structure configured to store the identity of at least one inferred equivalent component, the at least one internal part number and the at least one manufacturer part number for the component identified as the approved substitute component, wherein the master cross reference module is configured to determine, output or store data to the master cross reference data structure, that data indicating the identity of at least one inferred equivalent component, the at least one internal part number and the at least one manufacturer part number for the component identified as the approved substitute component in association with a universal part number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method for maintaining and utilizing component cross reference data, the method being used in connection with a component exchange system, the method enabling a user to access a master cross reference list of components to guide component trading decisions on the component exchange system, the method comprising:
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accessing data indicating a plurality of approved substitute components associated with a plurality of internal part numbers and a plurality of trading partner identification data;
assigning a universal part number to each unique combination of internal part number and trading partner identification;
sorting the accessed data following the assignment of the universal part numbers to group data by manufacturer part number and component manufacturer; and
identifying at least one inferred equivalent component associated with at least one approved substitute component based on transitive property analysis of the sorted data.
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