Patent ID: 7493183

Claim:
Apparatus for facilitating entry of data descriptive of a piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement for matching with a replacement mechanical seal, comprising: a graphical user interface for displaying a template having fields and for receiving in said fields input data descriptive of dimensions of said piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement, said graphical user interface arranged to associate graphical information with fields of said template to guide the obtaining of said input data; and a first database comprising data representative of predetermined criteria for input data appropriate to be received in specific fields of said template, said criteria pertinent to identifying erroneous inputs of data for dimensional matching of said piece of equipment with said replacement mechanical seal; said graphical user interface further arranged to utilize data from said first database to verify, that input data received in specific fields of said template regarding said piece of equipment requiring a seal replacement does not include erroneous inputs of data inconsistent with said predetermined criteria.