Electronic control batch record

• US 20090193049A1
• Filed: 05/09/2008
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Singh, Ranvijay, Puri, Srinivasulu, Durgada, Savita, Karimisetty, Srikanth
• Granted Patent: US 8,402,065 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with batch process monitoring are described. One example method may include monitoring an external batch process (e.g. food manufacture, drug manufacture). The method may include collecting data (e.g. material usage, material yield, resource usage, quality results, process parameters, actions performed on batches) from the external batch process. The method may also include generating an XML document based, at least in part, on data collected from the external batch process. The contents of the XML document are to represent a required record that relates to a consumable product manufacturing event. In one example, the record may comply with Title 21 of the United States Code.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

monitoring an external batch process to detect an occurrence of a consumable product manufacturing event (CPME) for which a record is required, the CPME being associated with the external batch process;

in response to detecting the occurrence of the CPME,

collecting a set of data from the external batch process, where the set of data includes information to be included in the required record; and

generating an extensible markup language (XML) document from the set of data, where the XML document stores data representing a state of the external batch process, and where the XML document is to include information relating to the required record; and

storing the XML document in a computer-readable medium.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, where the method includes selectively detecting pre-determined specific CPMEs for which the collecting and the generating are to be performed.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, where the data from the external batch process is collected into one or more of, a control batch record, and a database object.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 3, where the data collected from the external batch process relates to one or more of, material usage, material yield, resource usage, quality results, process parameters, and actions performed on batches.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, where the required record is a legally mandated record.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, where the legally mandated record complies with Title 21 of the United States Code (USC).

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, where the external batch process relates to food manufacture and the legally mandated record complies with Title 21 USC §

110.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, where the external batch process relates to drug manufacture and the legally mandated record complies with Title 21 USC §

211.

9. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

monitoring an external batch process to detect an occurrence of a consumable product manufacturing event (CPME) for which a record is required, the CPME being associated with the external batch process;

in response to detecting the occurrence of the CPME,

collecting a set of data from the external batch process, where the set of data includes information to be included in the required record; and

manipulating an extensible markup language (XML) document, where the manipulating includes appending information from the set of data to the XML document, and where the XML document is to include information relating to the required record; and

storing the XML document in a computer-readable medium.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the method includes selectively detecting pre-determined CPMEs for which the collecting and the manipulating are to be performed.

11. The method of claim 10, where the data from the external batch process is collected into one or more of, a control batch record, and a database object.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, where the external batch process relates to one or more of, food manufacture, and drug manufacture, and where the required record complies with one or more of, Title 21 of the United States Code (USC), Title 21 USC §

110, and Title 21 USC §

211.

13. A system, comprising:

a monitor logic to receive an update signal from an external batch process, where the update signal is provided in response to the occurrence of a consumable product manufacturing event (CPME) for which a record is required, the CPME being associated with the external batch process;

a document logic to generate an extensible markup language (XML) document in response to a generate signal received from the monitor logic, where the XML document depends on one or more of, the update signal, and data associated with the external batch process, where the data associated with the external batch process includes information to be included in the required record; and

a data store to store the XML document.

14. The system of claim 13, including a configuration logic to configure the monitor logic to selectively send the generate signal in response to detecting the occurrence of a member of a desired set of consumable product manufacturing events.

15. The system of claim 14, where the configuration logic facilitates modifying the desired set of events.

16. The system of claim 15, where the required record is a legally mandated record.

17. The system of claim 16, where the legally mandated record complies with Title 21 of the United States Code (USC).

18. The system of claim 16, where the external batch process relates to food manufacture and the legally mandated record complies with Title 21 USC §

110.

19. The system of claim 16, where the external batch process relates to drug manufacture and the legally mandated record complies with Title 21 USC §

211.

20. A system, comprising:

a monitor logic to receive an update signal from an external batch process, where the update signal is provided in response to the occurrence of a consumable product manufacturing event (CPME) for which a record is required, the CPME being associated with the external batch process;

a document logic to manipulate an extensible markup language (XML) document in response to a manipulate signal received from the monitor logic, where the manipulating includes appending information to the XML document, where the information is related to one or more of, the update signal, and data associated with the external batch process, where the data associated with the external batch process includes information to be included in the required record; and

a data store to store the XML document.

21. The system of claim 20, including an external configuration logic to configure the monitor logic to selectively send the manipulate signal in response to detecting the occurrence of a member of a desired set of consumable product manufacturing events.

22. The system of claim 21, where the configuration logic facilitates modifying the desired set of events.

23. The system of claim 22, where the external batch process relates to one or more of, food manufacture, and drug manufacture, and where the required record complies with one or more of, Title 21 of the United States Code (USC), Title 21 USC §

110, and Title 21 USC §

211.

24. The system of claim 23, where the CPME is one or more of, a start of an oven cycle, a finish of an oven cycle, a movement of a product from one stage of the external batch process to another, and a time it takes for a product to acquire a pre-determined quality.

25. A system, comprising:

means for detecting an occurrence of a consumable product manufacturing event (CPME) for which a record is required, the CPME being associated with an external batch process;

means for collecting data from the external batch process, where the data includes information to be included in the required record;

means for generating extensible markup language (XML) record based on the data collected from the external batch process, where the XML record is to include information relating to the required record; and

means for storing the XML record.