Method, system and computer program product for computer-assisted furnishing of materials in elevator construction

• US 7,487,001 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2002
• Issued: 02/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Begle, Guntram
• Primary Examiner(s): CABRERA, ZOILA E
• Application Number:
  US10/299,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20030126037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,268 Days
• Field of Search: 700106-107, 700114-117, 705/28, 705 22- 23, 705/29, 340/825.49, 340/825.4, 340/5.2, 340 521- 522, 340/10.51, 340/10.52
• US Class Current: 700/106
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/128 the workpiece itself serves as a record carrier, e.g. by its form, by marks or codes on it
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31386 Determine size of batch of material for each process to meet mfl rate
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49301 Identify material to be used, select between several

Abstract

A method, a system and a computer program product for computer-assisted furnishing of materials in elevator construction, wherein materials are provided with a readable or writable data transmitter, these materials are furnished, data of the data transmitter are written or read with computer assistance and these data are checked with computer assistance.

Claims

1. A method for computer-assisted furnishing of materials for elevator construction, comprising the steps of:

generating a checklist stored in a databank with details concerning materials to be furnished to an elevator construction site, said checklist comprising production-relevant data and supply-relevant data;

providing individual components with a readable or writable data transmitter;

reading or writing data of said data transmitters with computer assistance;

writing production-relevant data into said data transmitters of said individual components;

assembling at least one of the materials to be furnished from several components by comparing production-relevant data of data transmitters of said components with details of said checklist;

providing at least one of a package of materials and a pallet of materials with a readable or writable data transmitter;

reading or writing data of said data transmitters on the package or pallet of materials with computer assistance;

writing supply relevant data in the data transmitter of said at least one of a package of materials and a pallet of materials;

gathering at least one of the materials to be furnished to an elevator construction site in a warehouse on said at least one of a package of materials and a pallet of materials by comparing supply-relevant data of data transmitters of said at least one of a package of materials and a pallet of materials with details of said checklist;

furnishing said at least one of a package of materials and a pallet of materials to the elevator construction site based upon said supply-relevant data; and

, at the elevator construction site, checking completeness of furnished materials by comparing supply-relevant data of data transmitters of said at least one of a package of materials and a pallet of materials with details of such checklist.

2. A method according to claim 1, further including comparing production numbers of said production-relevant data with the details of said checklist to determine whether there is a correct combination of said components to form materials.