Computer-integrated manufacturing system and method

Patent 5231585 Issued on July 27, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 27, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Assignee

Application

No. 541262 filed on 06/20/1990

US Classes:

700/96, Integrated system (Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)700/112, Having particular work transport control between manufacturing stations700/115Product tracking (e.g., having product or carrier identification)

Examiners

Primary: Ruggiero, Joseph

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Kenyon & Kenyon

International Class

G06F 015/46

Foreign Application Priority Data

1989-06-22 JP

Abstract

A production management system for managing production by using a plurality of working devices arranged in the production processes includes a host management device for managing control data necessary for producing a product, working device managing terminals provided in correspondence with working devices used for the production for processing information necessary in managing the working devices, and a terminal information management device for integrally managing information items which are processed at individual working device management terminals. Each working device management terminal is connected with the terminal information management device through a network to enable transfer of information between each working device terminal and the terminal information management device and between individual working device terminals. Further, working device terminals which require transfer of control data held by the terminal information management device and the host management device are connected to the host management device to enable exchanges of information between the connected devices.