System and method for integrating asset tagging with a manufacturing process

US8350677B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

• John Mullin · Lompoc, US
• David J. Trotter · Scotland, GB
• John Herrick · Beaverton, US
• Reza Koohrangpour · Austin, US
• Stuart Ross Hobbie · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 12, 2009
• Grant date: Jan 8, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes an ordering module, an asset tagging module, a database, and a manufacturer server. The ordering module is configured to receive an order for a component from a web browser. The asset tagging module is configured to receive information for an asset tag from the web browser, and to receive a selection of a location on the component to place the asset tag. The database is configured to store the order for the component, the information for the asset tag, and the location of the asset tag on the component. The manufacturer server is configured to retrieve the order for the component, the information for the asset tag, and the location of the asset tag on the component, and to direct printing of the information on the asset tag and placement of the asset tag at the location on the component prior to placing the component in packaging for the component.