WO2001088814A2 - Systeme et procede d'achat de pieces detachees - Google Patents

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WO2001088814A2
WO2001088814A2 PCT/US2001/015534 US0115534W WO0188814A2 WO 2001088814 A2 WO2001088814 A2 WO 2001088814A2 US 0115534 W US0115534 W US 0115534W WO 0188814 A2 WO0188814 A2 WO 0188814A2
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  • This invention relates generally to the ordering of spare parts . More particularly, the present invention is an integrated system using CAD, diagrams, images, and figures to allow a buyer to visually order spare parts for equipment of all types.
  • Background of the Invention In any setting where equipment is heavily used and tied to productivity, efficiency is predicated in large measure upon the functioning of various equipment.
  • One such setting is a laboratory. When laboratory equipment ceases to function, test results are late and/or less tests are run. As a result, the laboratory loses profit. When a breakdown occurs, it is typically the scientist working in the lab, and not an engineer who designs equipment, who must order repairs and spare parts for the laboratory equipment that is no longer functioning. Thus buyers of spare parts for laboratory equipment are scientists and not engineers.
  • CAD computer-aided design
  • the present invention comprises a system and method of using computer- aided design and other diagrams and potentially digital photography by a buyer to orient himself visually with a particular piece of equipment.
  • Engineering diagrams are stored in a database and retrieved to a server and displayed over the Internet on a buyer's workstation.
  • a pointing means such as a mouse, track ball or interactive method known in the art.
  • Various layers of representation are present in the CAD database so the buyer can proceed through sequential layers of the database in increasing detail until a specific part is identified and isolated.
  • the various CAD information and layers are cross-linked in the database to ordering information such as the identification of the source of the spare part and the price.
  • Specific products or information a buyer may also need in conjunction with the requested spare part are also presented to the buyer for suggestive sale.
  • Once a buyer identifies a spare part to be ordered the buyer simply clicks on the spare part and retrieves detailed information on the spare part to be ordered including its price. The buyer subsequently clicks on an "order" button to order the desired spare part.
  • the database of the present invention comprises many different types of equipment with sequentially increasingly detailed layers of information about the parts that comprise the individual piece of equipment.
  • Figure 1 illustrates the overall architecture of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the communications sequence of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a typical CAD presentation to the laboratory workstation.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a typical parts list.
  • Figures 5 A and 5B illustrate the operation of one embodiment of the present invention Detailed Description of the Invention
  • the present invention comprises a system and method for ordering parts for equipment. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that techniques of the present invention are applicable to literally any equipment where a buyer desires to order spare parts for equipment.
  • laboratory equipment will be discussed. However, as noted above, other types of equipment will also be served well by the present invention.
  • Each laboratory has a number of different types of equipment which may, from time to time, require repairs.
  • laboratory workstation 10 logs onto the Internet 12 and contacts server 14 of the present invention.
  • Server 14 comprises communications hardware and software to communicate over the Internet. Additionally, server 14 comprises software that allows the combination of the output from a CAD program 16 with links to sources of spare parts for any part desired.
  • Laboratory workstation 10 sends a query to server 14 to determine if the particular type of equipment requiring repair is resident in the CAD program database 18.
  • Server 14 transmits the inquiry regarding specific equipment to the CAD program 16 which in turn queries its own database 18 to determine if the equipment is present in the database. If the equipment is present, an "exploded view" of the equipment is sent via server 14 back over the Internet 12 to laboratory workstation 10.
  • Workstation 10 displays the image comprising the exploded view.
  • the image comprising the exploded view can be CAD, digital, or any image format where links may be imbedded.
  • indicating means such as a mouse, track ball, touch pad, or any other pointing type device, the buyer of laboratory workstation 10 designates the particular part or sub-assembly that is desired to be purchased or replaced.
  • Each part displayed to the laboratory workstation 10 comprises an underlying link to the server database 20.
  • a message comprising the link is sent to the server 14 and then to the CAD program 16 to display a more detailed view of the particular part that is desired to be ordered.
  • the system via a lookup table or other means, retrieves information from database 20 regarding the source of the particular part is question and pricing information, if any.
  • the system further retrieves information, via a lookup table or other means, from database 20 regarding cross-referenced items, such as parts or information, without limitation. Cross-referenced parts would be parts that may also need replaced in conjunction with the selected part.
  • Cross-referenced information may include instructions on how to install the part ordered, a reminder that servicing the part is required in a certain number of years, or guarantees that come with the part.
  • the more detailed diagram of the part that is desired is then displayed on the buyer PC 10. This page is displayed to the buyer together with an indicator of whether the buyer wishes to buy the part and/or cross-referenced items or not. If the buyer wishes to buy the part(s), the buyer causes the laboratory workstation 10 to send an appropriate message over Internet 12 to server 14. Server 14 then places the order from supplier 22, who is the supplier of the spare part(s) in question. This purchase occurs via methods of electronic commerce known in the art.
  • the part or parts is delivered subsequently to the laboratory workstation location 10.
  • Electronic commerce aspects of the present invention take place, as noted above, in a normal fashion. This can comprise laboratory buyer station 10 pre- registering with server 14 with all information necessary to purchase laboratory parts. Alternatively, such information can be provided to server 14 at the time of purchase.
  • the communications sequence is illustrated.
  • buyer having a laboratory workstation sends an initial query 30 over the Internet to the server of the present invention.
  • the query contains information that allows the server to make a query 32 to the CAD to retrieve the CAD image of a particular piece of equipment.
  • the CAD system which may comprise software that is resident on the server retrieves the CAD image from its database 34.
  • the database image is then provided back to the CAD system 36, which in turn provides that image 38 in the form of a web page which is then communicated over the Internet to the buyer' s workstation 40.
  • This communication process repeats until the specific part in question is identified by the buyer, using the laboratory workstation.
  • an "order" message 42 is sent from the workstation to the server.
  • Information on the specific part is retrieved by the server from the CAD system 44, which in turn retrieves the precise information, nomenclature, and cross-references from the CAD database 46. That information is subsequently provided back to the CAD system from the database 48 and thereafter to the server 50 which converts that information into an HTML page to be displayed on the buyer's computer 52, after transmission over the Internet.
  • the buyer places the order 54 to the server of the present invention.
  • the server thereafter orders the part 56 from a third party for subsequent delivery.
  • the part may be present in the inventory of the organization that is running the server. In that case, the part can subsequently be shipped directly to the laboratory ordering the part.
  • a typical CAD presentation to the laboratory workstation is illustrated. This illustration indicates the layering of views used to identify a particular piece of equipment.
  • a spectrophotometer is used to illustrate the present invention. First, the scientist is shown a front view of the spectrophotometer 60 at a laboratory workstation (not shown). The front view of the spectrophotometer 60 is a CAD image.
  • hyperlinks to retrieve a back view 62 of the spectrophotometer, or to retrieve the" inside view 64 of the spectrophotometer are also presented. If the scientist clicks on the hyperlink to retrieve the inside view 64, a more detailed image 66, or "exploded view" with all parts comprising that equipment identified is displayed. To obtain further information, the buyer simply clicks on any one specific part to view a detailed image of the part 68.
  • the detailed image of the part 68 also has a layered link which provides detailed part information. Referring to Figure 4, when the customer selects the detailed image 68 of Figure 3, detailed information on part availability and pricing and cross-references are displayed 70. Product images 72, 74 are still available to the buyer on the detailed information page.
  • the product images 72, 74 have hyperlinks which sends the part to an order page or shopping cart of the buyer. In this manner, the buyer can simply click on the part to visually select a part for purchase.
  • the various graphical files are linked to suppliers who have a database of parts inventory and availability. In this fashion, orders are placed in an automated way with a precise part being identified. Further, the present invention allows any ambiguity in part nomenclature to be avoided by simply allowing the buyer to graphically and visually identify the part to be ordered.
  • the parts list 70 alone shows how difficult it would be for an untrained scientist to identify the correct parts without having graphic images available.
  • the present invention also comprises software that allows cross selling to customers of other parts. For example, the fact that one particular part is ordered may indicate that another part should also be ordered in the near future, such as a consumable part. These cross-selling opportunities are also identified to the buyer so that the buyer can do the most complete ordering when the original spare part is being ordered.
  • the system of the present invention is implemented on a Windows NT server having a Pentium III type processor, with associated random access memory and storage.
  • the CAD program currently used by the present invention is CAD by Auto Desk. Although this is not meant as a limitation. Other types of CAD systems may also be organized in the same manner as the present invention to allow the process of importing information and cross-linking the data to ordering information.
  • FIG. 5A and 5B the operation of one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.
  • This embodiment addresses operation of the system and method of the present invention where a buyer can access the spare parts purchasing service directly or through a supplier.
  • a buyer accesses the Internet 80 to search for products and/or spare parts.
  • the buyer may encounter the desired products and/or spare parts in two ways.
  • Buyer may view parts available through a supplier web page 82 or through a purchasing service web page 88such as the purchasing service operated by Lab Parts, Inc.
  • buyer searches for the desired parts at the supplier web page 82, buyer takes several actions.
  • Buyer can browse information about the supplier such as policies, warranties, and the like 84.
  • Buyer also can choose to browse through graphic images of the available products and parts 86.
  • each subsystem has embedded hyperlinks within the graphic image that further activate until the buyer reaches the part level.
  • the embedded hyperlink brings forward purchasing information 94 such as price and availability.
  • the purchasing service verifies whether the buyer is a service subscriber 101. If the buyer is not a service subscriber, he will not be able to enter the order until he becomes a subscriber. If the buyer is a subscriber, the selected products are entered into the buyers shopping cart 102. The buyer's shopping cart information is stored on the server operated by the purchasing service. The buyer can continue to view products and parts 88 until he is ready to enter a purchase order. Transaction approval is required in order for the buyer to place the order. A purchasing agent either approves or refuses the transaction 104. The agent verifies that the buyer has sufficient credit or otherwise is approved to do business with the suppliers of the ordered parts. The purchasing agent notifies the purchasing service of whether the buyer has been approved 106.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a flow diagram of a content management process of the present invention.
  • the content management process begins with a request 610 for either a paper drawing or an AutoCAD-compatible file from the supplier. If the source is a paper drawing 620, the paper drawing is edited 622, scanned 624 to obtain a raster image 626 that is either manually or automatically converted to a vector image 628 for input as an AutoCAD compatible drawing 632. If the source is not a paper drawing 621, the next step is to check if the source is in an AutoCAD-compatible format 630.
  • a request 610 is made for either a paper drawing or an AutoCAD-compatible file from the supplier.
  • the next step is to clean up the drawing by removing extraneous information 633 to produce a clean drawing 634.
  • a bill of materials 635 can then be used to define objects and callouts 636 to produce a baseline "DraWinG" file 637 in AutoCAD's native file format (DWG-format) with objects defined.
  • the typical DWG file is of high resolution and produces a file that is larger than a "Drawing Web Format" or DWF file of AutoDesk's proposed standard format for sharing CAD drawings over the Internet.
  • the content manager program can be executed 638 to obtain a smaller DWF file 640, a default Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) image file of the part 650 and the database entries 660.
  • the content manager application of the present invention is a program written to take baseline DWGs created in AutoCAD and automatically generate the associated Hyperlinks, DWFs, GIFs, and database entries used by the present invention. Due to the fact that these generated items need to be transferred to a web server, it may be preferable to have the actual placement of files be attended by an operator, with no automation for the final placement of files. However, the content manager application automatically creates all necessary files.
  • Figure 7 illustrates a typical embodiment of the main window of the application.
  • Execute the automated content manager application procedures which will create the DWF files, a database input file, and default GIF images. This can be accomplished by selecting the appropriate radio buttons in the main window (see figure 9) or by selecting the Options button in the main window and selecting the appropriate Default Actions from pull-down menus under the General tab of the Options window, as illustrated in figure 10. 4. Upload the DWF files and GIF images to the web server and copy to the appropriate directories. 5. Upload the database input file and copy to the appropriate directory. 6. The UpdateDatabase procedure will be set up as a Scheduled Task on the server, so it will run automatically at a certain time of day (likely at a slow time, however the load it exerts is not a barrier to running the procedure at any time).
  • the Options screen of figures 10 and 11 is accessed through the main content manager application screen (figures 7-9) with the Options button in the lower right corner of the screen.
  • the user can set the input and output directories, the hyperlinks to insert into the drawings, and the default actions to take when running the content manager application.
  • the user Under the Default Actions of the General tab, the user can specify whether the content manager application will perform each specified action on all loaded documents, selected documents, or none of the documents by default.
  • the default actions can be applied to the generation of DWF files, the GIF images or the hyperlinks. Hyperlinks specifies the string to insert into the DWF files when linking to the associated parts or subassemblies (which are drawings).
  • the Hyperlink For Drawings option specifies what text to insert as the URL for objects that are recognized as Drawings.
  • the Hyperlink For Parts option specifies what text to insert as the URL for objects that are recognized as Parts. Both of these options will be the exact text that will be inserted as the URL, with the exception of the pound sign "#" signifying that the name of the object will be substituted there.
  • Objects are recognized as Drawings if a DWG file exists in the input directory bearing the name of the object. Drawings only exist for subassemblies.
  • the File Locations tab has an Input Directory entry that specifies where to look for the DWG files that need to converted, and also specifies where the existing product information flat file (e.g., "Products.System") is, if it exists.
  • the Output Directory under the File Locations tab specifies where the DWF and GIF output files will be written. Any existing files will always be overwritten without any sort of notification.
  • the main screen of the content manager application contains data entry fields for each product contained in the drawings.
  • Each object is named in the drawings by the product id of the object.
  • the fields that need to be entered are as follows: - ProductID - This is entered by default, since this must match up with the object name - SKU- This is the supplier's SKU, which can be extracted from the ProductID.
  • the ProductID is a System prefix, consisting of a System identifier ("LP"), followed by the supplier id, then followed by the supplier's SKU. Hence, an SKU can be determined by removing the "LP-xxxx-" prefix.
  • LP System identifier
  • - Name The name is the name of the part, and can be any text string up to 80 characters.
  • the name will also be used in the hyperlink as the text displayed in the status bar (the bar at the bottom of the browser window).
  • - Description This is a short description of the product, and can be any text string up to 100 characters in length. This will be displayed on the product information page when a user chooses to view information about a part.
  • - Applications To add an application, click the Add button directly under the Applications list box and enter a string in the resulting input box.
  • An application can be any string to specify how the product would be used. Applications will very likely be a selected from a set group of applications by the system, however content manager application allows any text to be entered into this box. This text will be used from the main product search page, and displayed in the product detail page.
  • Child Products A child product is added by clicking the Add button directly under the Child Products list box and entering the ProductID of the child product, and can be removed by selecting the child product to remove from the list box and clicking the Remove button under the Child Products list box.
  • a child product needs to be specified for each product that is a direct component of the product being edited. Child Products will only exist for Instruments and Sub-Assemblies. For example, a catapult would be an instrument, and its child products would be the launcher, that pulley thing to pull down the launcher, the lever to lock it down and launch it.
  • the pulley may be sold as a sub-assembly containing child products such as the chain that actually does the pulling, the wheel the chain wraps around, etc.
  • Related Products are added by clicking the Add button underneath the Related Products list box and entering a ProductID of a related product, and they are removed by selecting the product to remove and clicking the Remove button underneath the Related Products list box.
  • Related products are used for cross selling in the Product Detail screen.
  • the Height, Width, Length, and Weight fields are not currently used, but are kept for future functionality of automatically calculating shipping charges.
  • - In Stock This indicates whether or not the product is actually in stock. This can be tied in to each supplier's system to keep a live status of the product.
  • the content manager application After all data is entered for the products, the content manager application is ready to generate all of the files for use on the web site. Pressing the Go button in the lower right corner generates all of the files. As illustrated in figure 12, the content manager application can automatically generate lists of missing information. Once everything has been generated (all GIF images and DWF files will be in the output directory specified in Options), it is time to move everything from the output file location to where it goes on the web site. These files are preferably placed in a supplier specific subdirectory on the web site. In a preferred embodiment, no part of this is automatic until there is an established level of confidence in the system. Until that point, a system operator will copy these files to a test server before being put out on the Internet.
  • the web site is stored at d: ⁇ System ⁇ development ⁇ wwwroot ⁇ .
  • the files are sent using FTP to the System web server.
  • an operator connects, such as through Terminal Services, to the web server and copies the files to the appropriate supplier's directories.
  • An example of a supplier's images and drawings directories is as follows: D : ⁇ System ⁇ development ⁇ wwwroot ⁇ supplier ⁇ ⁇ suppliername ⁇ ⁇ instruments ⁇ images The above is where the GIF images would go.
  • D: ⁇ System ⁇ development ⁇ wwwroot ⁇ supplier ⁇ suppliername ⁇ instruments ⁇ drawings The above is where the DWF files would go.
  • UpdateDB the data saved from the content manager application is inserted into the database by another program, called UpdateDB.
  • UpdateDB another program
  • this program is intended to run automatically on the server, it can be run interactively.
  • the operator can specify the input directory, and then click Run to insert everything into the database. It will automatically log errors to the Event Log if there are any, but you can see any errors in the status list while it runs.
  • a system and method for Internet based ordering of parts for scientific instruments and other products have been illustrated. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that using other types of servers and other types of image display software packages are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as disclosed.

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L'invention concerne un système et un procédé d'utilisation de la conception assistée par ordinateur (CAO) et d'images produits pour orienter visuellement un acheteur avec un équipement particulier. Les schémas d'ingénierie sont mémorisés dans une base de données, extraits pour un serveur et affichés sur un poste de travail d'acheteur. Au moyen de la CAO, chaque composant d'un équipement est identifié et peut être sélectionné à l'aide d'un moyen de pointage. Par la sélection d'une pièce dans un schéma, un acheteur obtient des informations supplémentaires sur ladite pièce, de sorte que la commande de ladite pièce puisse s'effectuer. Des représentations en couches dans une base de données de CAO permettent à l'acheteur de continuer sa recherche dans la base de données de manière de plus en plus détaillée, jusqu'à ce qu'une pièce spécifique soit identifiée et isolée. Les couches sont reliées de manière croisée dans la base de données aux informations de commande. Les produits et informations dont un acheteur peut avoir besoin conjointement avec la pièce détachée demandée sont également présentés à l'acheteur. Lorsque l'acheteur identifie une pièce détachée à commander, la sélection de la pièce induit l'extraction des informations de commande détaillées, dont la tarification. L'acheteur clique ensuite sur un bouton de </= commande >/= pour commander la pièce détachée voulue. Le système construit une base de données de pièces détachées ayant été commandées. La base de données est indexée par d'autres variables comprenant la commande de l'organisme, et l'équipement auquel la pièce détachée appartient. L'exploration en profondeur des données peut s'effectuer pour aider au stockage des pièces détachées les plus susceptibles de manquer et pour la fourniture d'informations aux concepteurs de l'équipement scientifique, relatives à la manière d'améliorer la qualité dudit équipement. Les pièces détachées qui seront nécessaires peuvent également être présentées à l'acheteur.
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