Method to use the internet for the assembly of parts
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- sending to a manufacturer a customer request for assembly instructions for a grouping of components, where sending to the manufacturer includes scanning bar-code information from the grouping of components, grouping the bar-code information, and generating the customer request for assembly instructions based on the grouped bar-code information and on specifications defined by the manufacturer;
initiating a component grouping application software at the location where the components are received, the software performing the grouping;
sending the grouped bar-code information to a customer server, the customer server also generating the request; and
presenting to assemblers a set of assembly instructions that is customized and specific to the grouping of components.
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Abstract
A method that comprises: 1) sending to a manufacturer a customer request for assembly instructions for a grouping of components; and 2) presenting to assemblers a set of assembly instructions which are customized and specific to the grouping of components.
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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sending to a manufacturer a customer request for assembly instructions for a grouping of components, where sending to the manufacturer includes scanning bar-code information from the grouping of components, grouping the bar-code information, and generating the customer request for assembly instructions based on the grouped bar-code information and on specifications defined by the manufacturer;
initiating a component grouping application software at the location where the components are received, the software performing the grouping;
sending the grouped bar-code information to a customer server, the customer server also generating the request; and
presenting to assemblers a set of assembly instructions that is customized and specific to the grouping of components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an information device utilized by an assembler of a group of components, said device configured to group bar-code information scanned from said components;
a customer server coupled to said information device over a network, said server configured to send a request for assembly instructions, said request based on said grouped bar-code information; and
a manufacturer server able to communicate with said customer server, said manufacturer server replying to said request with a set of customized assembly instructions, said instructions specific to said group of components represented in said request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article comprising a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed cause:
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sending to a manufacturer a customer request for assembly instructions for a grouping of components, where sending to the manufacturer includes scanning bar-code information from the grouping of components, grouping the bar-code information, and generating the customer request for assembly instructions based on the grouped bar-code information and on specifications defined by the manufacturer;
initiating a component grouping application software at the location where the components are received, the software performing the grouping;
sending the grouped bar-code information to a customer server, the customer server also generating the request; and
presenting to assemblers a set of assembly instructions that is customized and specific to the grouping of components. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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