Item specification object management system
First Claim
1. A data structure for an asset management system, the data structure stored in a computer readable media, the asset including a plurality of physical items contained in the asset and defined in the data store, the structure comprising:
- at least one item type template defining for a subset of physical items a plurality of data fields characterizing the definition for the item type; and
at least one specification for each physical item, the specification comprising a plurality of data values provided in the plurality of data fields defining the item type, said data fields including;
at least one attribute value characterizing the item, wherein the at least one attribute is a functional attribute of the item; and
at least one component value associating the at least one item type with a second item type.
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Abstract
A system and method for constructing data concerning items of an asset. The method comprises: providing a user data entry interface; receiving a plurality of data values, each into a data field of the interface, wherein the plurality of data fields comprise a specification for the item and each data field of the specification describes an attribute of the item, and storing the specification into a database on a computer system. The system includes a data store for item specification data provided on a host computer coupled to a network; and a data input toolset comprising at least an item type manager and an item specification manager.
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50 Claims
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1. A data structure for an asset management system, the data structure stored in a computer readable media, the asset including a plurality of physical items contained in the asset and defined in the data store, the structure comprising:
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at least one item type template defining for a subset of physical items a plurality of data fields characterizing the definition for the item type; and at least one specification for each physical item, the specification comprising a plurality of data values provided in the plurality of data fields defining the item type, said data fields including; at least one attribute value characterizing the item, wherein the at least one attribute is a functional attribute of the item; and at least one component value associating the at least one item type with a second item type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for constructing data concerning item specifications in a system for managing an asset, the method implemented at least in part by a computing device, the asset including a plurality of items, comprising:
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providing a user data entry interface; defining at least one item type template comprising a plurality of data fields provided by a user to describe one of said items; receiving a plurality of data values for each of said plurality of items, each value being provided into a data field of said at least one type template on the interface, wherein the plurality of data values for each item comprise a specification for said item and each data field of the specification describes a functional attribute of the item and at least one component value associating the at least one item specification with a second item type, wherein the specification further includes a virtual area association; and storing the specification into a database on a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of allowing users to manage an asset, the asset including a plurality of items having features and attributes, comprising:
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(a) providing an application server coupled to a network; (b) providing, responsive to a client request, an item specification management toolset including at least one template definition application; (c) providing at least one item type template for collecting information from a user including a plurality of data fields describing an item; and (d) receiving data from the client including at attribute value characterizing the item and at least one component value associating the at least one item type with a second item type for at least one item and storing said values in a database, wherein the at least one attribute is a functional attribute of the item. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for defining and managing an asset, the asset including a plurality of items associated with the asset, comprising:
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a data store for item specification data provided on a host computer coupled to a network, each item specification including for one of the plurality of items at least one attribute value characterizing the item and at least one component value associating the item type with a second item type, wherein the specification further includes a virtual area association; at least one item type template for collecting information from a user provided on the host computer, the template including a plurality of data fields; and a data input toolset comprising at least an item specification creation tool, item type manager and an item specification manager. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification