Integration of groupware with quality function deployment methodology via facilitated work sessions

Patent 5732200 Issued on March 24, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 4, 2016. 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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Application

No. 726232 filed on 10/04/1996

US Classes:

358/1.15, Communication715/751, Computer supported collaborative work between plural users715/962, Operator interface for marketing or sales715/971COOPERATIVE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR GROUP OF USERS

Examiners

Primary: Bayerl, Raymond J.
Assistant: Sax, Steven

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Clarkson; Douglas M.

International Class

G06F 003/14

Abstract

A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as planning manuals by company personnel to produce quality products designed to satisfy customer preferences. Output documents can also be used as educational manuals and for dispersing among organizational personnel common information for integrated strategic planning and decision making for engineering and marketing teams. Facilitated collaborative work sessions among work groups inputting and sharing comments and ideas provide starting data to the network application.