Finishing module coordinator apparatus and method for assembler/finisher systems
US7206087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for a finishing module coordinator controller used in a finishing system comprised of finishing devices controlled separately from production equipment. The method comprises receiving finishing job description information, including identification of job segments of the job; and using such information for programming at least one finishing device. The method further comprises tracking performance of the job and adjusting the job model and device performance in response to conditions during performance of the finishing job.
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