US Patent:
20160048789, Feb 18, 2016
Inventors:
- Grand Cayman, KY
Dana Burrows Martin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Xiao Ying Lin - Fremont CA, US
International Classification:
G06Q 10/06
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/24
H04L 29/08
Abstract:
The present disclosure discloses a communication device and server configured to provide to a user a display containing a networked structure comprising (a) a first set of nodes comprising plural members and (b) plural branches interconnecting at least some of the nodes in the first set of nodes, each node in the first set of nodes corresponding to a part, component, and/or product and each branch representing a type of relationship between the corresponding interconnected nodes, whereby the displayed networked structure shows, for a selected part, component, or product, upstream materials, parts, and/or components used to manufacture the selected part, component, or product and downstream parts, components, and/or products manufactured using the selected part, component, or product.