Remote control and management of a vessel forming production line
US8903528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G21/2072
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a method of remotely managing a vessel forming production line, the method comprising communicating from a remote data processing resource a plurality of consumer or event data to a controller, the controller controls a plurality of vessel forming stations having a plurality of shape forming operations and a plurality of non-shape forming operations, configuring each of the plurality of shape forming operations and the plurality of non-shape forming operations based in part on the plurality of consumer or event data to manufacture the shaped vessel, and manufacturing the shaped vessel. Other embodiments include completing a sales transaction resulting in generation of the plurality of consumer or event data, generating the plurality of consumer or event data based in part on the current status of an event, and decorating the shaped vessel based in part on the plurality of consumer or event data.
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