Patent ID: 6928396
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: G05B,G06F,G06Q,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A server-based system for a fabricator evaluating detailed instructions contained within a request for a proposal to view a design model, comprising: a memory for storing the design model provided by a designer seeking a proposal for manufacturing an item represented by the design model, the memory resident at a first location, the designer resident at a second location and the fabricator resident at a third location, where the first location is separate from both the second and third locations; and a server system for enabling a fabricator connected over a network to access the design model; the server system having a software component for presenting the design model to the fabricator through the network; and where the software component is resident at the server system and accessible by the designer at the second location and the fabricator at the third location, and wherein the software component includes a substantially platform independent client side application to be run on the system of the fabricator, where the application permits the manipulation of the design model.