Methods and systems for ordering expedited production or supply of designed products
US11892817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/30
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of enabling expedited manufacture of one or more instantiations of a structure modeled as a 3D computer model, the method implemented on one or more computer devices including displaying one or more user selectable expedited manufacturing reservation options for a plurality of requests for manufacture, generating a prompt to select a user selectable expedited manufacturing reservation option, receiving an expedited manufacturing, storing the expedited manufacturing reservation, receiving a request for manufacture of one or more instantiations of a structure modeled in an associated 3D computer model from a user, compare one or more of the requests for manufacture and one or more aspects of the associated 3D computer model with the expedited manufacturing reservation, determining an applicability of the expedited manufacturing reservation to the request for manufacture, calculating a total time to complete the request for manufacture, and presenting the total time to complete the request for manufacture.
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