Patent ID: 6738680
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for providing dimensionally corrected and functionally enhanced parts to a manufacturer, wherein each part has a dimensional optimal target specification for a designated portion of the part, an upper dimensional specification limit for said designated portion of the part, and a lower dimensional specification limit for said designated portion of the part, the method comprising:offering the manufacturer a plurality of options regarding dimensionally correcting and functionally enhancing raw parts provided by the manufacturer, said options including a raw parts option, a portion option and a material option, wherein said raw parts option includes: an option to select a population of the raw parts for dimensionally correcting and functionally enhancing without regarding to said upper dimensional specification limit for said designated portions of said raw parts or said lower dimensional specification limit for said designated portions of said raw parts, and an option to select only said raw parts for dimensionally correcting and functionally enhancing from said population of raw parts that fall within a predefined range of less than the upper dimensional specification limit for said designated portion and greater than the lower dimensional specification limit for said designated portion; determining the options selected by the manufacturer; applying said selected dimensionally correcting and functionally enhancing material to said designated portion of each of said selected raw parts using the selected material based on the raw parts option selected by the manufacturer; and providing the dimensionally corrected and functionally enhanced parts to the manufacturer.