Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for and method of managing and tracking activities and parts

US6338045B1 · kind B1 · utility

64Cited by
20References
12Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 1998
Grant dateJan 8, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/0875
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of managing an inventory of vehicles and parts associated with the vehicles using a central computer system and at least one remote computer system operatively connected to the central computer by a communications link to exchange data therebetween. The method comprises the steps of: inputting to the remote computer system information related to each vehicle; communicating the vehicle information to the central computer; storing the vehicle information in a master parts file and a maintenance parts file; comparing the vehicle information with the data of the other vehicles contained in the master parts file and the maintenance parts file; signaling an alarm if a discrepancy exists between the vehicle information and the data of the other vehicles contained in the master parts file and maintenance parts file; inputting to the remote computer system information related to maintenance of a vehicle; communicating the maintenance information to the central computer; comparing the parts added part numbers and the parts added serial numbers with the data of the other vehicles contained in the master parts file and the maintenance parts file; signaling an alar…

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.