Server-Based Dental Prosthesis Order Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing production processes for dental prostheses and other medical products are inefficient and time-consuming due to the need for manual data processing and transmission across spatially distant locations, leading to delays and errors, which hinder rapid and precise production, especially when dealing with individually planned products requiring specific materials and production facilities.
Innovation Solution
A server system that establishes data connections between order computers, production planning computers, and production control computers to automate the control and management of production orders, enabling efficient bundling of orders, optimizing production planning, and ensuring sufficient material availability by transmitting geometric and production data, as well as material status information, to facilitate timely and accurate production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data processing and transmission is used across spatially distant locations, then existing production processes can be maintained, but production time increases and errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data processing and transmission with an automated server-based system that electronically manages production orders, materials, and timelines. The server automatically receives order data, determines production timelines, notifies facilities, and tracks material usage, eliminating manual intervention and reducing both time and errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between order sources and production facilities. This server acts as a central mediator that receives order information, processes production timeline determinations, and automatically transmits relevant data to production facilities and material management systems, streamlining communication and reducing delays.
2Adaptability or versatility
If individual products are produced according to individual anatomical conditions, then customization and quality are improved, but production complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal server-based production management system that handles diverse individualized dental product orders through a single integrated platform. The server can process various order types, manage different material inventories, and coordinate multiple production facilities, reducing the complexity that would otherwise arise from managing customized individual productions separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes detailed parameter data from digital impressions and anatomical measurements to automatically determine production timelines and requirements. By converting individual anatomical parameters into standardized production data that the server can process, the system maintains high customization while managing complexity through parameter-based automation.
3Productivity
If production orders are bundled together, then production efficiency is improved, but material availability and production timing become more difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback system where the server continuously monitors material inventory levels at production facilities and automatically adjusts production timelines and order bundling decisions. The server receives material usage data from facilities and uses this feedback to determine when additional materials are needed, ensuring material availability while maintaining production efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent determines production timelines and notifies production facilities of material requirements in advance of actual production needs. By performing preliminary actions of timeline determination and material notification, the system ensures materials are available when needed for bundled production orders, maintaining both efficiency and reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a server for sending and receiving data, in particular for an order control of production orders, wherein the server is adapted to establish a data connection with a plurality of order computers arranged distanced from the server at an orderer location and to receive an order data package containing geometric anatomy information, in particular about a digital dental impression of a patient and address information about the order computer, from each one of these order computers.