COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BILL OF MATERIAL OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

• US 20120317113A1
• Filed: 04/17/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, CHUN-SHENG, HE, FENG-LONG
• Application Number:
  US13/449,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20120317113A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/737
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials

Abstract

In a method for processing a bill of material (BOM) of an electronic product using a computing device, each electronic component of the electronic product is identified according to a function description of the electronic component, and an identification code for each of the electronic components is generated. The method creates a functional BOM of the electronic components according to characteristic data of the electronic components, and classifies the electronic components into different groups of the functional BOM according to the identification code of each of the electronic components. The method further counts a total number of the electronic components in each of the classified groups, generates assembly information of the electronic product according to the functional BOM, and displays the assembly information of the electronic product on a display device that is connected to the computing device.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a storage system;

at least one processor; and

one or more programs stored in the storage system and executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;

an component identifying module that identifies each electronic component of an electronic product according to a function description of the electronic component, and generates an identification code for each of the electronic components;

a BOM creating module that obtains characteristic data of all the electronic components from a database that is connected to the computing device, and creates a functional bill of material (BOM) of the electronic components according to the characteristic data of the electronic components;

a component classifying module that classifies the electronic components into different groups of the functional BOM according to the identification code of each of the electronic components; and

a BOM processing module that converts a format of the functional BOM to a special file format having a data counting function, counts a total number of the electronic components in each of the classified groups, generates assembly information of the electronic product according to the functional BOM, and displays the assembly information of the electronic product on a display device that is connected to the computing device.

2. The computing device according to claim 1, wherein the component identifying module further determines whether all the electronic components have been identified by checking whether each of the electronic components has an identification code.

3. The computing device according to claim 1, wherein the BOM creating module further determines whether the electronic product has a special function according to a design specification of the electronic product, and generates the functional BOM of the electronic product according to the design specification if the electronic product has the special function.

4. The computing device according to claim 1, wherein the BOM processing module further stores the assembly information of the electronic product and the functional BOM of the electronic product into the storage system.

5. The computing device according to claim 1, wherein the assembly information of the electronic product comprises the characteristic data of the electronic components that are recorded in the functional BOM of the electronic product.

6. The computing device according to claim 1, wherein the characteristic data of the electronic components comprise a name of each electronic component, a serial number of each electronic component, a customer number of each electronic component, and a function description of each electronic component.

7. A computerized method for processing a bill of material (BOM) of an electronic product using a computing device, the method comprising:

identifying each electronic component of the electronic product according to a function description of the electronic component, and generating an identification code for each of the electronic components;

obtaining characteristic data of all the electronic components from a database that is connected to the computing device, and creating a functional BOM of the electronic components according to the characteristic data of the electronic components;

classifying the electronic components into different groups of the functional BOM according to the identification code of each of the electronic components;

converting a format of the functional BOM to a special file format having a data counting function, and counting a total number of the electronic components in each of the classified groups; and

generating assembly information of the electronic product according to the functional BOM, and displaying the assembly information of the electronic product on a display device that is connected to the computing device.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

determining whether all the electronic components have been identified by checking whether each of the electronic components has an identification code.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

determining whether the electronic product has a special function according to a design specification of the electronic product; and

generating the functional BOM of the electronic product according to the design specification if the electronic product has the special function.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

storing the assembly information of the electronic product and the functional BOM of the electronic product into a storage system of the computing device .

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the assembly information of the electronic product comprises the characteristic data of the electronic components that are recorded in the functional BOM of the electronic product.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the characteristic data of the electronic components comprise a name of each electronic component, a serial number of each electronic component, a customer number of each electronic component, and a function description of each electronic component.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, causes the computing device to perform a method for processing a bill of material (BOM) of an electronic product, the method comprising:

identifying each electronic component of the electronic product according to a function description of the electronic component, and generating an identification code for each of the electronic components;

obtaining characteristic data of all the electronic components from a database that is connected to the computing device, and creating a functional BOM of the electronic components according to the characteristic data of the electronic components;

classifying the electronic components into different groups of the functional BOM according to the identification code of each of the electronic components;

converting a format of the functional BOM to a special file format having a data counting function, and counting a total number of the electronic components in each of the classified groups; and

generating assembly information of the electronic product according to the functional BOM, and displaying the assembly information of the electronic product on a display device that is connected to the computing device.

14. The medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether all the electronic components have been identified by checking whether each of the electronic components has an identification code.

15. The medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether the electronic product has a special function according to a design specification of the electronic product; and

generating the functional BOM of the electronic product according to the design specification if the electronic product has the special function.

16. The medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

storing the assembly information of the electronic product and the functional BOM of the electronic product into a storage system of the computing device.

17. The medium according to claim 13, wherein the assembly information of the electronic product comprises the characteristic data of the electronic components that are recorded in the functional BOM of the electronic product.

18. The medium according to claim 13, wherein the characteristic data of the electronic components comprise a name of each electronic component, a serial number of each electronic component, a customer number of each electronic component, and a function description of each electronic component.