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A method of monitoring product development
Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices Inc
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Filing: 1991-07-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A method and structure for monitoring product development is provided. In accordance with the method of this invention the product development is divided of plurality of stages. Each stage in turn includes a set of requirements which must be completed in order for the stage to be completed. Each requirement is provided with a unique identifier for ease of reference to the requirement. Each requirement also has associated with it an indicia for indiciating the status of that requirement (i.e. whether the requirement is complete or not). Each stage and its requirements are capable of being visually displayed, typically on a display unit connected to a computer system. Thus a user is capable of easily determining the instantaneous status of the development of the product by reviewing each of the requirements of each of the stages of the product development and determining from the display the status of each requirement.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S. Turnbull
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/08; G06Q10/087; G06Q10/0875; G07; G07C; G07C3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of monitoring product development comprising: providing a plurality of stages for said product development wherein said stages are capable of being displayed on a display unit of a computer system; providing for each of said stages, a set of requirements with each requirement having a unique iden- tifierwherein the set of requirements defines the product development operations in the stage and the identifier for each requirement in the set of requirements is capable of being displayed within the stage on said display unit; providing for each requirement a means for determining the completion status of that requirement; and indicating the completion of each requirement as each requirement is completed so that the status of the product development is indicated by the number of requirements capable of being shown as complete on said display unit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of monitoring product development comprising: providing a plurality of stages for said product development wherein said stages are capable of being displayed on a display unit of a computer system; providing for each of said stages, a set of requirements with each requirement having a unique iden- tifierwherein the set of requirements defines the product development operations in the stage and the identifier for each requirement in the set of requirements is capable of being displayed within the stage on said display unit; providing for each requirement a means for determining the completion status of that requirement; and indicating the completion of each requirement as each requirement is completed so that the status of the product development is indicated by the number of requirements capable of being shown as complete on said display unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of Claim 1 further comprising: describing each requirement within said computer system wherein in response to a user(i) selecting a requirement on said display unit and (ii) providing a predetermined input command from a data input means, the description for the selected requirement is displayed on the display unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of Claim 1 further comprising: providing, for each of said stages, gate means having an open and a closed state, wherein said gate means is opened only when all of the requirements for the stage have been successfully completed and the subsequent stage is entered upon opening of the gate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of Claim 1 further comprising: storing the results and data for each requirement in said computer so that in response to a user (i) selecting a requirement on said display unit and (ii) providing a predetermined input command from a data input means, the results and data for the selected requirement are displayed on the display unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of Claim 4 further comprising: generating a passport for said product upon completion of all the requirements in stages prior to introduction of the product to market wherein said passport contains the results and data for all the requirements in stages prior to introduction of the product to market.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
52 words
A system for monitoring product development comprising: means for indicating at least one stage to depict the status of the development of a product; means for providing for said at least one stage a set of requirements; and means for associating with each requirement an indicia of the status of that requirement.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
52 words
A system for monitoring product development comprising: means for indicating at least one stage to depict the status of the development of a product; means for providing for said at least one stage a set of requirements; and means for associating with each requirement an indicia of the status of that requirement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as in Claim 6 including means for indicating the specific details of each requirement associated with each stage in said system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system as in Claim 7 including means for indicating the particular data generated to satisfy each requirement indicated as completed in said system to allow a determination to be made as to whether such data is actually sufficient to satisfy such requirement.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system as in Claim 8 including means for printing selected data with respect to the product to create a record of the characteristics of the product.
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