Component Obsolescence Registry

• US 20150169782A1
• Filed: 12/18/2013
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dassault Systemes Enovia Corporation (Dassault Systemes SA)
• Original Assignee: Dassault Systemes Delmia Corporation
• Inventors: Sistu, Sreedhar
• Granted Patent: US 9,703,888 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

An electronic obsolescence registry holds network user-searchable obsolescence information. End users and component manufacturers can post obsolescence information using hashtags to it. The registry has different entries for different pieces of component obsolescence information. Each entry employs a respective component specific hashtag. End-users search the registry for component obsolescence information relating to a certain component by using one or more hashtags associated with the certain component.

Claims

1. A computer method of providing component obsolescence information, comprising:

providing an electronic obsolescence registry for holding component obsolescence information, the registry having different entries for different pieces of the component obsolescence information;

employing component specific indices in the different entries in the registry; and

enabling an end-user to search the registry for component obsolescence information relating to a certain component using one or more indices.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein providing includes providing the electronic obsolescence registry online in a global computer network.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein providing the electronic obsolescence registry online includes providing access to the registry through a social network site structure, and

the different entries are different posts by different members of the social network.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the different entries include messages and comments about one or more of the messages.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the step of employing further includes enabling a certain entity to maintain a respective component-specific index.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the step of employing utilizes a component identifier in at least one of the component-specific indices.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein employing includes, for a subject component, using a part number of the subject component to form the component-specific index of the component.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

enabling different users to create the different entries in the registry.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8 further comprising enabling an end-user to subscribe to automatically receive component obsolescence information as respective entries are created in the registry.

10. A computer system providing component obsolescence information, comprising:

an electronic obsolescence registry for holding component obsolescence information, the registry having different entries for different pieces of the component obsolescence information, different entries employing different component specific indices; and

a search engine module enabling an end-user to search the registry for component obsolescence information relating to a certain component using one or more indices.

11. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the electronic obsolescence registry is online in a global computer network.

12. A computer system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the electronic obsolescence registry is online and configured for a social network site structure, and

the different entries are different posts by different members of the social network.

13. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the different entries include messages and comments about one or more of the messages.

14. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the registry is configured to further enable a certain entity to maintain a respective component-specific index.

15. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the registry utilizes a component identifier in at least one of the component-specific indices.

16. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 wherein, for a subject component, the registry uses a part number of the subject component to form the component-specific index of the component.

17. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 further comprising:

a first user interface to the registry enabling different users to create the different entries in the registry.

18. A computer system as claimed in claim 17 further comprising a second user interface to the registry enabling an end-user to subscribe to automatically receive component obsolescence information as respective entries are created in the registry.

19. A computer system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the indices are hashtags.

20. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium;

computer program code embodied on the computer-readable medium for configuring one or more computers to;

provide an electronic obsolescence registry for holding component obsolescence information, the registry having different entries for different pieces of the component obsolescence information;

employ component specific hashtags in the different entries in the registry; and

enable an end-user to search the registry for component obsolescence information relating to certain component using one or more hashtags.