Electronic Supervisor
First Claim
1. A method for providing electronic supervision, the method comprising:
- retrieving specification information corresponding to a product from a database;
monitoring production of the product to determine faults occurring during the monitored production; and
saving, to the database, fault data corresponding to the determined faults occurring during the production.
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Abstract
Electronic supervision may be provided. First, a stock number may be sent to a database server. The stock number may correspond to a product comprising, for example, an electrical cable. In response to sending the database server the stock number, specification information corresponding to the product may be received from a database stored on the database server. The specification information may comprise, for an electrical cable, a number of wires, a weight per thousand feet, and a diameter. Next, product production may be monitored to determine faults occurring during production. Monitoring the production may comprise displaying a data monitoring screen to production personnel. The data monitoring screen may provide data regarding the product and product comparison against a standard maintained within the database for the product. Fault data corresponding to the determined faults occurring during the production may be saved to the database.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing electronic supervision, the method comprising:
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retrieving specification information corresponding to a product from a database; monitoring production of the product to determine faults occurring during the monitored production; and saving, to the database, fault data corresponding to the determined faults occurring during the production. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing electronic supervision, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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sending a database server a stock number corresponding to a product, the product comprising an electrical cable; in response to sending the database server the stock number, retrieving specification information corresponding to the product from a database stored on the database server, the specification information comprising at least one of the following;
a number of wires in the electrical cable, a weight per thousand feet of the electrical cable, and a diameter of the electrical cable;monitoring production of the product to determine faults occurring during the monitored production, wherein monitoring the production further comprises displaying a data monitoring screen to production personnel on a thin client, the data monitoring screen providing data regarding the product and a comparison of the product against a standard maintained within the database for the product; and saving, to the database, fault data corresponding to the determined faults occurring during the production. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for providing electronic supervision, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; retrieve specification information corresponding to a product from a database, the processing unit being operative to retrieve the specification information comprises the processing unit being operative to retrieve the specification information in response the processing unit sending a database server a machine number of a programmable logic controller, the database server containing the database, the programmable logic controller being configured to control a manufacturing line configured to manufacture the product, wherein the specification information comprises a recommended line speed for the manufacturing line; monitor production of the product to determine faults occurring during the monitored production, wherein the processing unit being operative to monitor the production further comprises the processing unit being operative to display a data monitoring screen to production personnel on a thin client; save, to the database, fault data corresponding to the determined faults occurring during the production, wherein the processing unit being operative to save the fault data comprises the processing unit being operative to save the fault data comprising a time a fault occurs, a date the fault occurs, a footage count at which the fault occurs, a machine number at which the fault occurs, a stock number of the product, a type of the fault, and physical values associated with the fault; obtain a time value from a database server containing the database; and update a supervisory controller with the obtained time value via a web interface module.
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