Interfaces from external systems to time dependent process parameters in integrated process and product engineering

US7280879B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Martin Chen · Shanghai, CN
• Shailesh P. Mane · San Jose, US
• Gaurav Sharma · San Jose, US
• Qi Wang · Markham, CA
• Dallan Clancy · Belmont, US
• Mario Rothenburg · Eppelheim, DE
• Uwe Kohler · Kelkheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 2004
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2007
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/04
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for computer modeling the production process is disclosed. An integrated product and process engineering system may be a computer modeling system that models both a generic production process and a specific individual production process. The integrated product and process engineering system may store a time dependent process parameter related to the production process, having uploaded them via an interface. The time dependent process parameters may be retrieve and displayed to the user on a display using a remote function call enabled function module. The time dependent process parameters may be uploaded from an external system or revised using a remote function call enabled function module.