SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DATA DICTIONARY

• US 20090276438A1
• Filed: 05/05/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Bouvier, Kenneth D., Lake, Peter J., Herman, Diana L., Fay, Matthew K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,936 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/242 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2452 Query translation

Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system for facilitating transfer of data and information over a network includes a database component for storing data and information related to a machine and at least one part thereof, a communication component adapted to communicate with a user via a user device over the network, and a processing component adapted to receive a request for data and information from the user over the network via the user device and process the request by retrieving data and information from the database component related to the machine or the at least one part thereof specified by the user passed with the request. The communication component is adapted to transfer the data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof from the database component to the user device for viewing by the user on the user device.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating transfer of data and information over a network, the system comprising:

a database component for storing data and information related to a machine and at least one part thereof;

a communication component adapted to communicate with a user via a user device over the network; and

a processing component adapted to receive a request for data and information from the user over the network via the user device and process the request by retrieving data and information from the database component related to the machine or the at least one part thereof specified by the user passed with the request,

wherein the communication component transfers the data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof from the database component to the user device for viewing by the user on the user device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing component is adapted to retrieve an engineering description related to the machine or the at least one part thereof specified by the user passed with the request.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processing component is adapted to translate the engineering description into common language terms.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the processing component is adapted to identify technical synonyms of the common language terms.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a mobile communication device having a display component for displaying the transferred data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a database component for storage of the transferred data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a user input component that receives input from the user including the data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine comprises an airplane.

10. A method for facilitating transfer of data and information over a network, the method comprising:

communicating with a user via a user device over the network;

receiving a request for data and information related to a machine or at least one part thereof from the user via the user device over the network;

processing the request by accessing data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof from a database component specified by the user passed with the request; and

transferring the data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof to the user device for viewing by the user on the user device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein processing the request includes retrieving an engineering description related to the machine or the at least one part thereof specified by the user passed with the request.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein processing the request includes translating the engineering description into common language terms.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein processing the request includes identifying technical synonyms of the common language terms.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the method is performed by a server in communication with the user via the user device over the network.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the user device comprises a mobile communication device having a display component, a database component and an input component.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof to the user via the display component of the user device.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing of data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof in the database component of the user device.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving input from the user via the input component of the user device including data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the machine comprises an airplane.

20. A method for facilitating transfer of data and information over a network, the method comprising:

receiving a request for data and information related to a machine or at least one part thereof from a user via a user device over the network;

accessing data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof based on user input passed with the request;

retrieving an engineering description related to the machine or the at least one part thereof based on the accessed data and information;

translating the engineering description into common language terms;

identifying technical synonyms of the common language terms; and

transferring the technical synonyms to the user device for viewing by the user on the user device.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the method is performed by a server in communication with the user via the user device over the network.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

displaying data related to the machine or the at least one part thereof to the user via a display component of the user device;

storing data related to the machine or the at least one part thereof in a database component of the user device; and

receiving input from the user via an input component of the user device including data and information related to the machine or the at least one part thereof.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the machine comprises an airplane.