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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Stefan Dendl, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Adam Stollarski, Tokyo, JP;
Hans-ulrich Von Helmolt, Heidelberg, DE;
Wolfram Schick, Karlsruhe, DE;
Carsten Kreuels, Contwig, DE;
Stefan Dendl, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Adam Stollarski, Tokyo, JP;
Hans-Ulrich Von Helmolt, Heidelberg, DE;
Wolfram Schick, Karlsruhe, DE;
Carsten Kreuels, Contwig, DE;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for identifying replacement parts. Replacement parts may be identified although they do not correlate to obsolete parts on a one-to-one basis. Both replaced parts and their substitutes may be tracked by, for example, associating an identifier with the part. Each identifier may be a string of characters that uniquely refers to the part. The identifier of the replaced part may be linked to an array of identifiers, each corresponding to a replacement part. A user may enter the identifier of the replaced part and retrieve data corresponding to each of the substitutes. During the lifecycle of the product, replacement parts may be replaced. Data may be retrieved showing a hierarchy describing a history of multiple replacements. The user need not know that a part has been replaced to retrieve re-designed or remanufactured part information.