Patent ID: 8756230

Claim:
A computerized method capable of facilitating a validation process utilizing one or more computerized servers and one or more computerized validation workstations comprising: storing a part identifier for each of a plurality of parts in a database on the one or more computerized servers; storing an item identifier for each of a plurality of validation items in a database on the one or more computerized servers, wherein each validation item includes validation instructions for visually inspecting a pre-existing characteristic of at least one of the plurality of parts, an image of an example conforming part, an image of an example non-conforming part, and an indication of whether results associated with the validation item is to be reported to a customer; storing a path identifier for each of one or more validation paths in a database on the one or more computerized servers, each validation path comprising one or more validation items in a particular order, and wherein each validation path is associated with at least one of the plurality of parts; identifying a current part to be validated at an inspection workstation based on input received from the inspection workstation; selecting a validation path to be used to validate the current part based on the at least one part associated with the selected validation path; generating a list of validations to be displayed on the inspection workstation including all validation items in the selected validation path; generating information describing a current validation item selected from the generated list of validations for display on the at least one inspection workstation, wherein the information for display includes validation instructions, an image of a conforming part, and an image of a non-conforming part; receiving input from the inspection workstation indicating the results of a validation item based on a visual inspection of the current part; storing a record of information including a processed part identifier describing the current part in a database; storing a record of information including the processed part identifier and the results of the current validation item in a database; completing the validation of a part as passed once input has been received for all validation items of the selected validation path that indicates conformance; and completing the validation of a part as failed once input has been received for a validation item that indicates non-conformance.