Automatic tracking of a lot of items through virtual sublots

US7487003B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark Anson Glavach · New Castle, US
• John Campbell · Worcester, GB
• Scott A. Miller · Hutchinson, US
• Keith A. Overstreet · Pittsburgh, US
• Randall P. Sadowski · Center Township, US
• David T. Sturrock · Evans City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2006
• Grant date: Feb 3, 2009
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/30
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system that tracks a lot of items being manufactured comprises a receiver component that receives control logics for manufacturing the lot, the control logics include information relating to number of items within the lot and number of items within sublots. A partitioning component automatically creates a plurality of virtual sublots that represent sublots being manufactured. A tracking component automatically tracks each of the sublots across multiple processes during manufacture of the items and associates tracking data with corresponding virtual sublots.