Class [009]
Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;, namely, PROGRAMS USED FOR (1) DATABASE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT APPLICATION PROCEDURES; (2) DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCT DATA, CAD DRAWINGS AND BILLS OF MATERIALS; (3) WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS PROCESSES, ENGINEERING RELEASE CONTROL, ENGINEERING CHANGE MANAGEMENT, PARTS MANAGEMENT, AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES; (4) COLLABORATIVE AND AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT INFORMATION; (5) ENABLING MOBILE USERS TO SECURELY ACCESS AND COLLABORATE ON PRODUCT CONTENT USING WIRELESS DEVICES, namely, [ PAGERS, ]CELLULAR PHONES, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS, AND COMPUTERS; (6) FACILITATING DIRECT INTERNET ACCESS AND ALLOWING USERS TO DEFINE, STORE, CHANGE AND MANAGE PRODUCT CONTENT INFORMATION; (7) ALLOWING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS TO PACKAGE AND DIRECTLY TRANSFER BUILD-AND-CHANGE PACKAGES; (8) ENABLING SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS BOTH TO CREATE AND VIEW PRODUCT CONTENT INFORMATION IN THE PRODUCT DEFINITION EXCHANGE FORMAT; (9) ALLOWING SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS TO SECURELY ACCESS ALL OF THE FUNCTIONALITY PROVIDED BY ELECTRONIC WEB HUBS UTILIZING STANDARD COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR THE GLOBAL INFORMATION COMPUTER NETWORK; (10) ALLOWING MANUFACTURERS TO SECURELY PROVIDE INTERNAL USERS AND SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS WITH ACCESS TO SOFTWARE CONTENT COMPILATION WITHOUT REQUIRING TRAINING, CONFIGURATION, INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE AT THE PARTNER SITE; (11) ALLOWING USERS TO SEND AND RECEIVE SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION IN A SECURE, PERSONALIZED MANNER OVER THE GLOBAL INFORMATION COMPUTER NETWORK, COMPRISING SOFTWARE PERFORMING COLLABORATION ON PRODUCT CONTENT, EXCHANGE AND MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT BUILD-AND-CHANGE PACKAGES, AND SOURCE AND PROCUREMENT OF CUSTOM AND STANDARD COMPONENTS; (12) CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN A SOFTWARE DATABASE APPLICATION, USED TO MANAGE PRODUCT CONTENT CONFIGURATIONS, SUPPLY CHAIN CONTENT AND COMMUNICATION, AND THE ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER PROCESS AND MANUFACTURING CHANGE ORDER PROCESS IN A COLLORBATIVE MANUFACTURING NETWORK; AND USERS' MANUALS SOLD THEREWITH AS A UNIT