Patent ID: 7895315
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G05B,G06F,G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A computer system including computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing production events information recording system for use in a manufacturing environment, the computer system comprising: a production database comprising a set of tables for storing production event information; a production event object for generating, in response to a triggering production event, a production event message including a set of data corresponding to a production event; an extensible production event message schema, stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium, that accommodates production event message schema extensions to pre-defined production event message, definitions; production database services for processing the production event message generated by the production event object, the production database services including a production server for processing information content within the production event message prior to tabling the set of data corresponding to the production event in the production database, and wherein the production event messages are generated and processed in accordance with the extensible production event message schema; and wherein the production event message schema extensions include production server version definitions specifying one of potentially many production server versions maintained by the production database services.