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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Ishizuka, Kyoto, JP;
Kyoji Yamashita, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electronics Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
In a production line for obtaining a final product by performing a plurality of process steps on each of a plurality of products, when one of the process steps is finished, measured data is obtained by measuring the characteristics of a product on which the process step has been performed. Based on the measured data obtained, the performance of a final product is expected. And based on the expected performance of the final product, the number of products estimatingly finished for each performance rank thereof is calculated.