Appeal No. 1997-3141
Application No. 08/327,347
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A method for processing products of first and
second types, each different than the other, in a
manufacturing facility comprising a first assembly
line for normally processing the first type of
product and for storing first processing information
relevant to the processing of the first type
of product, the manufacturing facility further
comprising a second assembly line for normally
processing the second type of product and for
storing second processing information relevant to
the processing of the second type of product,
wherein the first and second assembly lines are
controlled, respectively, by first and second
line controllers, the method comprising the steps
of:
the first line controller receiving a
first product and reading product
identification information
therefrom;
the first line controller determining
whether the product identification
information associated with the first
product is indicative of the first type
of product or of the second type of
product without referencing any
information other than that stored
by the first line controller;
the first line controller utilizing the
first processing information stored therein
for independently processing, without
reference to any information other than
that stored by the first line controller,
the first product in response to
determining that the first product is of
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