Patent ID: 7467073
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus, the method comprising: determining an overall condition of items in an apparatus regardless of the condition of each of the items based on obtained data; determining whether each of the items satisfies one or more operation specifications based on the obtained data; identifying one or more systems in the apparatus; identifying components in each of the systems; determining a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components; applying a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy; and assessing in at least one processing system a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items based on the determined overall condition of the items regardless of a condition of each of the items, the determined satisfaction of the operation specifications, the determined functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components, and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and displaying one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.