Gerald E Hill

US Patent:

6615096, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

Jan 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/494175

Inventors:

Douglas J. Durrant - Mission Viejo CA
Gerald L. Hill - Huntington Beach CA
Linda S. Perez - Laguna Niguel CA

Assignee:

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

G06F 1900

US Classification:

700115, 700109, 700110, 7071041

Abstract:

A method and system for providing a manufacturing information system is disclosed. The system comprises a means for receiving and storing in a data warehouse component identifiers for identifying component manufacturing parameters for a quantity of components. The system further includes product identifiers for identifying manufactured products. The system further comprises a relational means for relating the component identifiers with the product identifiers for the products in which the components are included. The system further comprises a means for receiving a sub-set of the product identifiers, wherein the sub-set of product identifiers is for identifying a sub-set of the products which have a variation in performance. The system further comprises an analytical tool for correlating at least one of the component identifiers with the received sub-set of product identifiers, thereby identifying the component manufacturing parameter identified by the at least one component identifier as a possible cause of the variation in performance.

US Patent:

6950880, Sep 27, 2005

Filed:

Aug 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/652722

Inventors:

Douglas J. Durrant - Mission Viejo CA, US
Gerald L. Hill - Huntington Beach CA, US

Assignee:

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709246, 709203, 709217, 709219

Abstract:

A quality information system for receiving and/or presenting quality information in a component exchange system and methods of manufacturing and using the same. The quality information system comprises a receiving system, a converter, and an extractor. The receiving system is capable of receiving characteristic data from at least one seller processor and/or at least one buyer processor and is capable of communicating the characteristic data to the converter. Upon receiving the characteristic data, the converter converts the characteristic data into standardized characteristic data in accordance with a data standard established by the converter. The converter then communicates the standardized characteristic data to the extractor, which can present the standardized characteristic data to each of the seller processors and/or each of the buyer processors.