System for identifying a component with physical characterization
US6289292A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/317
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
With the present invention, a component may be identified based upon selected physical characteristics of the component. In one embodiment, a system is provided for storing information pertaining to components within a set of components. A characterization function, which is a function of relevant physical characteristics shared by each component within the set of components, is associated with the set of components. The system includes a characterization value test station and a database. The characterization value test station is used to determine the characterization values of the components pursuant to the characterization function. The database stores information that pertains to each component with the component's characterization value linked as an identifier to the information. In this manner, information pertaining to a component may be retrieved from the database based on the component's characterization value.
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