System and method for rapid defect entry

US11663548B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Yang Lin · Irvine, US
• Cliff Morrison · Cambridge, CA
• Peter A. Couto · Cambridge, CA
• David W. van Heugten · Kitchener, CA
• Josh Reid · Glasgow, GB
• James Lean · Weissenburg, CA
• Jeremy M. Taylor · Baden, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 2020
• Grant date: May 30, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 30, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/30
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A defects management system includes a server, a mobile computing device, and a local hub. The server has a database configured to store a plurality of records that respectively correspond to a plurality of products in an inspection line. The mobile computing device is configured to receive user input indicating a location of a defect on a selected product among the plurality of products. The local hub, in communication with the server, is configured to receive the user input from the mobile computing device and update a record among the plurality of records that corresponds to the selected product to include a defect indication in accordance with the user input.