Method of integrating product information management with vehicle design
First Claim
1. A method of integrating product information management with vehicle design, said method comprising the steps ofselecting a vehicle program requirement from a library stored in a memory of a computer system, wherein the library is accessed through an information portal on the computer system;
- selecting an information database containing information related to the design of the vehicle from the library, wherein the information database is accessed through the information portal;
determining if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement; and
using the information from the information database in the design of the vehicle, if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement.
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Abstract
A method of integrating product information management with vehicle design includes the steps of selecting a vehicle program requirement from a library stored in a memory of a computer system, wherein the library is accessed through an information portal on the computer system. The method also includes the steps of selecting an information database containing information related to the design of the vehicle from the library, wherein the information database is accessed through the information portal, and determining if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement. The method further includes the steps of using the information from the information database in the design of the vehicle, if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of integrating product information management with vehicle design, said method comprising the steps of
selecting a vehicle program requirement from a library stored in a memory of a computer system, wherein the library is accessed through an information portal on the computer system; -
selecting an information database containing information related to the design of the vehicle from the library, wherein the information database is accessed through the information portal; determining if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement; and using the information from the information database in the design of the vehicle, if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of integrating product information management with vehicle design, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a vehicle program requirement from a library stored in a memory of a computer system, wherein the library is accessed through a web-based information portal on the computer system; selecting an information database containing information related to the design of the vehicle from the library, wherein the information database is accessed through the information portal; determining if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement; using the information from the information database in the design of the vehicle, if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement; selecting through the information portal additional information for determining if the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement, if the information from the information database does not correlate with the program requirement; determining if a portion of the information from the information database correlates with the program requirement based on the additional information; and using the portion of the information from the information database that correlates with the program requirement in the design of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of integrating product information management with vehicle design to verify existing information, using a computer system having a memory, a display device and a user interactive device, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a vehicle program requirement for the design of the vehicle from a library stored in a memory of the computer system, wherein the library is accessed through a web-based information portal displayed on the display device; selecting an information database of verification information for the design of the vehicle, wherein the information database is accessed through the information portal; determining if the verification information from the information database correlates with the program requirement; using the information database in the design of the vehicle if the verification information correlates with the program requirement; selecting through the information portal additional information regarding the design of the vehicle; using the additional information to determine if a portion of the verification information correlates with the program requirement; using the portion of the verification information that correlates with the program requirement if determined that a portion of the verification information correlates with the program requirement; and generating new information if a portion of the verification information does not correlate with the program requirement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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