Thomas J Czaplicki

US Patent:

20020091706, Jul 11, 2002

Filed:

Sep 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/948139

Inventors:

Jonathan Anderson - Grand Rapids MI, US
Lynne Bosgraaf - Grand Haven MI, US
Thomas Czaplicki - Hudsonville MI, US
Stephanie Elhart - Holland MI, US
Michael Suman - Holland MI, US
Kim Van Order - Hamilton MI, US
James Geschke - Holland MI, US
John Waraniak - West Bloomfield MI, US
Mark Zeinstra - Holland MI, US

Assignee:

JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

International Classification:

G06F017/00
G06F017/60

US Classification:

707/104100, 709/217000, 705/001000

Abstract:

A vehicle history and personalization system accessible by a plurality of users is disclosed. The vehicle history and personalization system includes a communications network. The vehicle history and personalization system also includes a server computer in communication with the communications network and a client computer in communication with the communications network. The vehicle history and personalization system further includes a vehicle history database accessible by the server computer. The vehicle history database includes information for individual vehicle relating to the design and manufacturing history of the individual vehicle. The vehicle history and personalization system also includes a program running on the server computer. The program is configured to provide access to the vehicle specific data stored in the vehicle history database based on a vehicle's specific identifier provided to the server computer by the client computer.

US Patent:

20020082950, Jun 27, 2002

Filed:

Sep 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/946786

Inventors:

Jonathan Anderson - Grand Rapids MI, US
Simon Bach - Northville MI, US
Curtis Bastianelli - Canton MI, US
Lynn Bosgraaf - Grand Haven MI, US
Shaun Challoner - Koln, DE
Thomas Czaplicki - Hudsonville MI, US
Tamara Essenburgh - West Olive MI, US
Stephanie Elhart - Holland MI, US
Lawrence Fieroh - Troy MI, US
Gerald Ferguson - Clarkston MI, US
Jonathan Karel - Caledonia MI, US
James King - Ann Arbor MI, US
James Kremkow - Hudsonville MI, US
Alok Kumar - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Reginald Layton - Kenosha WI, US
Douglas McLeod - Holland MI, US
Jeffrey Reest - Holland MI, US
Randall Stroup - Hamilton MI, US
Michael Suman - Holland MI, US
Nancy Vitale - Dearborn MI, US
John Waraniak - West Bloomfield MI, US

Assignee:

JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/027000

Abstract:

A product planning development and program management information system and method is disclosed. This system is accessible by a plurality of users. The system includes a communications network with a server computer in communication with the communications network and a client computer in communication with the communications network. A first program runs on the server computer. The first program is configured to provide access to a product planning environment through the client computer. The product planning environment has fields for entry of a target price and has fields for displaying a calculated price. The calculated price is based on selections of product characteristics and part selections being made by a user of the first program. The first program provides a display of the product as configured by the user. Further, a second program is in communication with the first program. The second program uses data from the first program and is configured to provide product program management functions.