Method and apparatus for generating a sequence of steps for use by a factory
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for generating a plurality of process steps to form a sequence of steps corresponding to a plurality of levels to operate a machine, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a pointer from a database corresponding to said sequence of said steps;
defining said sequence into at least two portions including a first portion and a second portion; and
generating the process steps from said pointer so that the process steps include a first process step corresponding to first steps of said first portion of said two portions and not corresponding to second steps of said second portion of said two portions, and a second process step corresponding to said second steps of said second portion of said two portions and not corresponding to said first steps of said first portion of said sequence.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention allows the produce or process engineering of a factory to define a sequence of steps and to associate the steps to various levels defined by the object oriented database OODB. This allows the steps to be variable name independent and allow increased flexibility in reusability of the step.
17 Citations
9 Claims
-
1. A method for generating a plurality of process steps to form a sequence of steps corresponding to a plurality of levels to operate a machine, comprising the steps of:
-
obtaining a pointer from a database corresponding to said sequence of said steps; defining said sequence into at least two portions including a first portion and a second portion; and generating the process steps from said pointer so that the process steps include a first process step corresponding to first steps of said first portion of said two portions and not corresponding to second steps of said second portion of said two portions, and a second process step corresponding to said second steps of said second portion of said two portions and not corresponding to said first steps of said first portion of said sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A method for generating a plurality of process steps for forming a sequence of steps corresponding to a plurality of levels to operate a machine, comprising the steps of:
-
obtain from a database a pointer corresponding to said sequence of the steps; defining said sequence into at least two portions, including a first portion and a second portion; and generating the process steps from said pointer so that said first portion corresponds to a first step having a first parameter value and a first name and said second portion corresponds to a second step having a second parameter value and a second name, wherein said first name equals said second name and wherein said first parameter does not necessarily equal said second parameter. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
-
-
9. An apparatus for generating a plurality of process steps to form a sequence of steps corresponding to a plurality of levels to operate a machine, comprising:
-
circuitry for obtaining a pointer from a database corresponding to said sequence of the steps; circuitry for defining the sequence into at least two portions including a first portion and a second portion; and circuitry for generating said process steps from said pointer so that said process steps include a first process step corresponding to first steps of said first portion of said two portions and not corresponding to second steps of said second portion of said two portions, and a second process step corresponding to said second steps of said second portion of said two portions and not corresponding to said first steps of said first portion of said sequence.
-
Specification