Abstract:
A computer based scheduling and rescheduling method, apparatus and system for an electronic calendar. The electronic calendar illustrates a time progression of scheduled tasks in a horizontally or vertically oriented view of time. The electronic calendar and its graphical user interface (GUI) provide a viewing pattern for the user. Direction in the viewing pattern is synonymous with increasing/decreasing dates-times in the time progression of scheduled tasks. A scheduling-rescheduling engine schedules into the calendar user requested tasks and automatically reschedules impacted previously scheduled tasks. The scheduling-rescheduling engine also schedules user selected resources (e.g., people, robots, tools, etc.) per scheduled task.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for defining a group of virtual objects representative of physical objects includes receiving a user input via an input device, wherein the user input relates to at least one virtual object. The method also includes using a processor to determine a purpose of the user input, modifying an object group with respect to the virtual object based on the purpose of the user input, and storing the relationship between the object group and the object in a memory area.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for validating a bill of material (BOM) structure having a plurality of nodes includes creating a directed acyclic graph of a process based on the BOM, wherein the directed acyclic graph includes the BOM structure and a process network, determining a status of at least one process in the process network, and comparing the status of the process to an associated node.
Abstract:
Computer method and apparatus in a PLM system defines completeness of an end-item set for a given product demand set. The BOM for the product demand set is represented in a tree-based graph structure. Completeness of end-items is determined and/or validated such that one can build the target product set from the set of end-items. Shared items, parts and subassemblies of the given product are taken into account.
Abstract:
Computer simulation generates improved 3D images of human movement involving an object associated with the human character. A set of axes in 3 dimensional space is originally defined for tracking orientation of the human character in a 3D image. This set of axes is subsequently automatically applied to and used for object(s) carried by the human character. The object is displayed at a constant (same, unchanged) orientation while the human character is illustrated moving in certain ways in succeeding 3D images.
Abstract:
Computer method and apparatus in a PLM system defines completeness of an end-item set for a given product demand set. The BOM for the product demand set is represented in a tree-based graph structure. Completeness of end-items is determined and/or validated such that one can build the target product set from the set of end-items. Shared items, parts and subassemblies of the given product are taken into account.
Abstract:
Computer simulation generates improved 3D images of human movement involving an object associated with the human character. A set of axes in 3 dimensional space is originally defined for tracking orientation of the human character in a 3D image. This set of axes is subsequently automatically applied to and used for object(s) carried by the human character. The object is displayed at a constant (same, unchanged) orientation while the human character is illustrated moving in certain ways in succeeding 3D images.