METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing an article comprising:
- at a receiving station,receiving an order for the manufacture of an article at a receiving station from a purchaser;
determining a geographic location of said order;
selecting at least one manufacturing location from a database containing a list of a plurality of manufacturing locations having computer numerical controlled machine tools; and
transmitting to said computer numerical controlled machine tools at said at least one manufacturing location computer readable instructions for forming said article; and
at said at least one manufacturing location,receiving said computer readable instructions for forming said article;
transmitting said computer readable instructions for forming said article to a computer numerical controlled machine tools; and
providing said article to said purchaser.
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Abstract
A system and method for manufacturing an article comprising at a receiving station receiving an order for the manufacture of an article at a receiving station from a purchaser, determining a geographic location of the order, selecting at least one manufacturing location from a database containing a list of a plurality of manufacturing locations having computer numerical controlled machine tools and transmitting to the computer numerical controlled machine tools at the at least one manufacturing location computer readable instructions for forming the article. At the at least one manufacturing location, the computer readable instructions for forming the article are received, transmitted to a computer numerical controlled machine tool the article is provided to the purchaser.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing an article comprising:
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at a receiving station, receiving an order for the manufacture of an article at a receiving station from a purchaser; determining a geographic location of said order; selecting at least one manufacturing location from a database containing a list of a plurality of manufacturing locations having computer numerical controlled machine tools; and transmitting to said computer numerical controlled machine tools at said at least one manufacturing location computer readable instructions for forming said article; and at said at least one manufacturing location, receiving said computer readable instructions for forming said article; transmitting said computer readable instructions for forming said article to a computer numerical controlled machine tools; and providing said article to said purchaser. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A receiving station system for manufacturing an article comprising:
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a network connection for receiving an order for the manufacture of an article from a purchaser; a database containing a list of a plurality of manufacturing locations having computer numerical controlled machine tools; a processing circuit operable to receive said order, determine a geographic location of said order, select at least one manufacturing location from said database; and a transmitter operable to transmit computer readable instructions for forming said article to said computer numerical controlled machine tools at said at least one manufacturing location. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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3-1. A method for manufacturing an article comprising:
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receiving an order for the manufacture of an article at a receiving station; determining a geographic location of said order; selecting at least one manufacturing location from a database containing a list of a plurality of manufacturing locations having computer numerical controlled machine tools; and transmitting to said computer numerical controlled machine tools at said at least one manufacturing location computer readable instructions for forming said article.
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