Automated data capture system
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1. An automated data capture system comprising:
- terminals located in an inspection vicinity of an end-item formed of different components, inspectors inspecting the components and entering resulting inspection data into the terminals; and
a database system, the entered inspection data from each of the inspectors being electronically transferred to the database system and correlated and maintained by the database system as inspection data for the end-item.
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An automated data capture system including mobile terminals brought by inspectors to an inspection vicinity of an end-item. The inspectors inspect components of the end-item and enter resulting inspection data into the terminals. The entered inspection data is electronically transferred to a database system which correlates and maintains the inspection data for the end-item.
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34 Claims
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1. An automated data capture system comprising:
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terminals located in an inspection vicinity of an end-item formed of different components, inspectors inspecting the components and entering resulting inspection data into the terminals; and
a database system, the entered inspection data from each of the inspectors being electronically transferred to the database system and correlated and maintained by the database system as inspection data for the end-item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An automated data capture system comprising:
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a first mobile terminal for a first inspector, the first inspector inspecting components of an end-item in an order selectable by the first inspector, inspection of a respective component by the first inspector resulting in inspection data which is directly entered into the first mobile terminal in an inspection vicinity of the component by the first inspector;
a second mobile terminal for a second inspector, the second inspector inspecting components of the end-item in an order selectable by the second inspector, inspection of a respective component by the second inspector resulting in inspection data which is directly entered into the second mobile terminal in an inspection vicinity of the component by the second inspector; and
a database system, the entered inspection data from the first and second inspectors being electronically transferred to the database system and correlated and maintained by the database system as inspection data for the end-item. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An automated data capture system comprising:
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an information adder;
a first mobile terminal for a first inspector, the first mobile terminal operable with the information adder to allow the first inspector to select a component of an end-item for which the first inspector will enter inspection data while in an inspection vicinity of the selected component, wherein, after the first inspector selects a component, the information adder automatically provides an electronically selectable list of standard discrepancies for the selected component to the first inspector via the first mobile terminal, the first inspector then electronically selecting a standard discrepancy from the list while in the inspection vicinity to thereby enter the standard discrepancy as inspection data indicating that the standard discrepancy was found during an inspection of the selected component;
a second mobile terminal for a second inspector, the second mobile terminal operable with the information adder to allow the second inspector to select a component of the end-item for which the second inspector will enter inspection data while in an inspection vicinity of the selected component, wherein, after the second inspector selects a component, the information adder automatically provides an electronically selectable list of standard discrepancies for the selected component to the second inspector via the second mobile terminal, the second inspector then electronically selecting a standard discrepancy from the list while in the inspection vicinity to thereby enter the standard discrepancy as inspection data indicating that the standard discrepancy was found during an inspection of the selected component; and
a database system, the entered inspection data from the first and second inspectors being electronically transferred to the database system and correlated and maintained by the database system as inspection data for the end-item. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An automated data capture system comprising:
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an information adder;
a first terminal for a first inspector, the first terminal operable with the information adder to allow the first inspector to select a component of an end-item for which the first inspector will enter inspection data while in an inspection vicinity of the selected component, wherein, after the first inspector selects a component, the information adder automatically provides an electronically selectable list of standard discrepancies for the selected component to the first inspector via the first terminal, the first inspector then electronically selecting a standard discrepancy from the list while in the inspection vicinity to thereby enter the standard discrepancy as inspection data indicating that the standard discrepancy was found during an inspection of the selected component;
a second terminal for a second inspector, the second terminal operable with the information adder to allow the second inspector to select a component of the end-item for which the second inspector will enter inspection data while in an inspection vicinity of the selected component, wherein, after the second inspector selects a component, the information adder automatically provides an electronically selectable list of standard discrepancies for the selected component to the second inspector via the second terminal, the second inspector then electronically selecting a standard discrepancy from the list while in the inspection vicinity to thereby enter the standard discrepancy as inspection data indicating that the standard discrepancy was found during an inspection of the selected component; and
a database system, the entered inspection data from the first and second inspectors being electronically transferred to the database system and correlated and maintained by the database system as inspection data for the end-item. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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