Customer controlled manufacturing process and user interface
US6801816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/184
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for customer manufacturing control of a process containing trade secret formulations, comprises the following steps: associating tag descriptors to a corresponding trade secret; formulating a product as a function a selected number and quantity of the tag descriptors; transmitting the tag formulation to a manufacturing system; and decoding said tag formulation into a corresponding trade secret formulation; wherein the corresponding trade secret formulation is not accessible by the customer.
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