| US 7,580,769 B2 | ||
| Tool operator instructions system and method | ||
| Andrew P. Bowman, Sumner, Wash. (US); Mark E. Van Horne, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Geoffrey M. Lindblad, Snohomish, Wash. (US); Milton O. Olson, Kirkland, Wash. (US); Craig A. Neidig, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Allan M. Hansen, Glencoe, Mo. (US); Ronald H. Eastman, Wichita, Kans. (US); and Lynda L. Tuttle, Wichita, Kans. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 28, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/650,232. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0057490 A1, Mar. 17, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—179 [700/95; 700/97; 700/105; 700/106; 700/107; 700/180; 700/182] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A system for presenting a build plan of a product to a tool operator, the system comprising:
a first means for selecting a build plan in response to entered product information, the build plan including tool information
about tools for performing machining operations on the product, at east some of the tools having different versions for performing
the same machining operation, the build plan also selecting tool versions for those tools having different versions, whereby
the tool operator does not have to perform research in order to make proper tool selections; and
second means for outputting the selected build plan to the tool operator.
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