公开(公告)号：DE69026573D1

公开(公告)日：1996-05-23

申请号：DE69026573

申请日：1990-08-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FATH JANET L ,  FERRITER KATE M

IPC: B23Q41/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for permitting the selective suspension and resumption of computer based manufacturing processes which include a plurality of manufacturing operations. A plurality of sequentially ordered textual instructions are displayed (34, 36, 38, 40), each corresponding to a particular one of said plurality of manufacturing operations. The particular one of said plurality of manufacturing operations under current execution (38) is determined and its corresponding textual instruction is graphically designated such that upon suspension of the manufacturing process prior to completion thereof the operation in question may be rapidly and accurately determined upon resumption of the process. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a graphic image of the product being manufactured is also displayed (30), including a plurality of reference numerals (1, 2, 3, 4) which correspond to the plurality of sequentially ordered textual instructions. The reference numeral within the graphic image which corresponds to the textual instruction under current execution is also preferably graphically designated (3) so that the manufacturing technician may accurately resume the process.

公开(公告)号：DE69026573T2

公开(公告)日：1996-10-24

申请号：DE69026573

申请日：1990-08-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FATH JANET L ,  FERRITER KATE M

IPC: B23Q41/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for permitting the selective suspension and resumption of computer based manufacturing processes which include a plurality of manufacturing operations. A plurality of sequentially ordered textual instructions are displayed (34, 36, 38, 40), each corresponding to a particular one of said plurality of manufacturing operations. The particular one of said plurality of manufacturing operations under current execution (38) is determined and its corresponding textual instruction is graphically designated such that upon suspension of the manufacturing process prior to completion thereof the operation in question may be rapidly and accurately determined upon resumption of the process. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a graphic image of the product being manufactured is also displayed (30), including a plurality of reference numerals (1, 2, 3, 4) which correspond to the plurality of sequentially ordered textual instructions. The reference numeral within the graphic image which corresponds to the textual instruction under current execution is also preferably graphically designated (3) so that the manufacturing technician may accurately resume the process.

公开(公告)号：CA2023617A1

公开(公告)日：1991-04-24

申请号：CA2023617

申请日：1990-08-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ABRAHAM ROBERT L ,  BAKER BRIANA J ,  FATH JANET L ,  KROSNER STEPHEN P ,  PRIVEN MICHAEL P

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/00

Abstract: AN9-89-003 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A COMPLEX HIERARCHY OF DATA OBJECTS The method and apparatus of the present invention may be utilized to process a complex hierarchy of interrelated data objects so that a system user may rapidly and efficiently traverse the hierarchy from a first selected data object within the hierarchy to a second selected data object without the necessity of manually returning to a known point or "root" within the hierarchy. Each time the system user traverses the hierarchy from a known point to a selected data object, the data objects encountered during the traverse are stored, along with a set of actions which were necessary to traverse the hierarchy to that point. Upon an indication by the user that a second selected data object is required, the system will automatically display the existing path from the known point within the hierarchy to the selected data object in current utilization and the user is then permitted to alter the data objects and actions contained therein to reflect a "path" to a second data object. Thereafter, the system will automatically traverse the complex hierarchy along this newly created path to arrive at the second selected data object. In one embodiment of the present invention, a selected path to a known data object may be saved or "bookmarked" to permit the user to selectively return to that particular data object at any time in the future.