Method and apparatus for maintaining and configuring systems

Details Method and apparatus for maintaining and configuring systems Method and apparatus for maintaining and configuring systems

1996-09-03

1998-10-20

Kriess, Kevin A.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364488, G06F 100

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058256512

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides the ability to interactively select and configure a product among a set of related products based on availability and compatibility of features and options. It does not impose an order in the selection of products, features or options; only valid selections can be made at any time. To create an electronic representation of the product information to achieve the above goal, the invention provides a framework for defining a systems by defining the components of the system using elements contained in a parts catalog and defining relationships between the components of a system. A configuration system validates a configuration using the system definition, the current state of the configuration and user input.

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