Patent ID: 9460170
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a computerized managing server connected to a wide-area-network, coupled to a data repository, and executing software from a non-transitory medium; a database application as a part of the software; a plurality of company sites, each having a unique site identification code; one or more machine tools at each company site, the machine tool defined as a machine adapted for holding and shaping workpieces, each machine tool associated with a unique machine tool identification code; a tool holder as a part of each machine tool, the tool holder associated with a unique tool holder identification code; a plurality of shaping tools adapted for being held in the tool holder and driven to shape a workpiece, each shaping tool associated with a unique shaping tool identification code; sensors coupled to each machine tool, sensing operating conditions for each shaping tool in use; and local computerized apparatus at each company site, coupled to electronic circuitry at the one or more machine tools, coupled to the wide-area-network, and adapted to receive data from the electronic circuitry at the one or more machine tools, and to send and receive data over the wide-area network to and from the computerized managing server; wherein the local computerized apparatus transmits cutting tool locations relative to company site, machine tool, and tool holder, transmits dynamic data regarding shaping tool operating conditions for each shaping tool, including forces and time of application of said forces, to the computerized managing server, and wherein the database application executing at the computerized managing server retrieves from the data repository static information regarding each cutting tool, including at least cutting tool type and new condition, receives the dynamic data regarding each cutting tool, processes the static and dynamic data together, periodically generating updated status for each shaping tool, generates predictions, based upon the updated data, for each shaping tool, and provides access to subscribers to the updated data and predictions.