Drawing standards management and quality control
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1. In a computer aided drafting and design environment, a system of managing and updating CADD standards from a single source comprising:
- (a) A centralized network standards distributive control system, said system comprising a first computer in data communication with a network, the user interface application of the present invention, a single source compilation of CADD standards coupled to said user interface application, and a standards control entity;
(b) A network;
(c) CADD drawing production system comprising a second computer in data communication with said network, a CADD software application, and a CADD drawing coupled to said CADD application requiring input of said standards from said compilation; and
(d) Said centralized network distributive control system coupled to said CADD drawing production system.
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Abstract
The computer implemented business method for marketing a CADD standards management system of the present invention comprises providing a CADD user with a centralized distributive control system for managing, controlling and updating CADD standards from a single source, permitting interactive input from a client, enabling data analysis of information included with the standards, and marketing the products of that system.
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22 Claims
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1. In a computer aided drafting and design environment, a system of managing and updating CADD standards from a single source comprising:
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(a) A centralized network standards distributive control system, said system comprising a first computer in data communication with a network, the user interface application of the present invention, a single source compilation of CADD standards coupled to said user interface application, and a standards control entity; (b) A network; (c) CADD drawing production system comprising a second computer in data communication with said network, a CADD software application, and a CADD drawing coupled to said CADD application requiring input of said standards from said compilation; and (d) Said centralized network distributive control system coupled to said CADD drawing production system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of CADD standards quality control comprising:
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(a) Providing a single source compilation of said CADD standards in a user interface application of the present invention on a first computer, said first computer in data communication with a network; (b) Accessing said network; (c) Accessing a second computer in data communication with said network, said second computer comprising a CADD application, and a drawing comprising said CADD standards; (d) Communicating said user interface application located on said first computer with said CADD application located on said second computer; (e) Placing said single source compilation of CADD standards on said first computer in data communication with said CADD application drawing on said second computer; (f) Comparing said standards in said drawing with said standards in said single source standards compilation; (g) Recognizing standards resident in said drawing that vary from said respective standards in said compilation; (h) Transferring a standard from said single source compilation of CADD standards on said first computer to said design drawing on said second computer; (i) Updating said drawing. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A computer implemented method of business for marketing and providing interactive, single source CADD drawing standards management and quality control to a client via a network, the steps comprising:
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(a) providing an on-line centralized network standards distributive control system, said system comprising a first computer in data communication with a network, the user interface application of the present invention, a single source compilation of client CADD standards information coupled to said user interface application, and management of said standards information by a standards control entity; (b) providing said client with access to data communication with said system, said client accessing said system via a CADD application operable on a second computer, said CADD application comprising a drawing; (c) accepting command inputs by said client to access said system and retrieve said standard information from said system compilation; (d) said client selecting standards information on said system related to said drawing resident in said CADD application on said second computer; (e) transmitting said information over said network from said system to said second computer; (f) displaying said transmitted standard information on said second computer; (g) said client importing said displayed information into said CADD application drawing; (h) said client completing said drawing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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