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Paperless tablet automation apparatus and method

  • US 6,400,997 B1
  • Filed: 01/06/2000
  • Issued: 06/04/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A factory floor tablet automation system for storing manufacturing data, for collecting and processing manufacturing data generated throughout a facility during manufacturing, and for making manufacturing data accessible from various locations throughout the facility;

  • the factory floor tablet automation system comprising;

    a server computer having a processor unit and storage device;

    said storage device maintaining a plurality of databases including a job assignment database, an operator assignment database, a job description database, a drawing repository, a process control database, and a time keeping database;

    a plurality of portable tablet devices, each of said plurality of portable tablet devices having a processor unit, a memory device, a display screen, an input/output device and a tablet antenna; and

    one or more transceivers located throughout the facility, each transceiver being connected to said server computer;

    said plurality of portable tablet devices being in wireless communication with said server computer through said transceivers and said tablet antennas;

    wherein a job is assigned to an operator in the facility and one of said plurality of portable tablet devices is allocated to said operator;

    said operator accessing and receiving information from said server computer and said storage device through said allocated one of said plurality of portable tablet devices;

    said server computer receiving, storing and processing information from said operator through said allocated one of said plurality of portable tablet devices for tracking a status of said job and for tracking time allocation of said operator.

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