| US 7,483,546 B2 | ||
| Device and method for handling installation and testing instructions | ||
| Harald Bär, Hemhofen (Germany); Günther Domauer, Hetzles (Germany); Wolfgang Esch, Diespeck (Germany); Gabriele Franz, Erlangen (Germany); Ardeshir Iranpour, Baiersdorf (Germany); and Jürgen Reinhardt, Aurachtal (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/994,009. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 103 54 810 (DE), filed on Nov. 21, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0159834 A1, Jul. 21, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—100 [382/135; 382/137; 382/187] | 19 Claims |

| 1. A device for creating, providing and documenting order-specific assembly and test instructions, comprising:
an acquisition device for inputting assembly and test instructions;
an interactive electronic documentation device connected to the acquisition device for processing the inputted assembly and
test instructions and for generating order-specific assembly and test documents based on the assembly and test instructions;
a telephone and address directory operatively connected to the interactive electronic documentation device;
a document management system connected to the interactive electronic documentation device for exchanging status messages,
the order-specific assembly and test documents, text modules, control files and order data;
a signature device for validating the order-specific assembly and test documents generated by the interactive electronic documentation
device; and
an archive system connected to the signature device and the document management system.
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