Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
2004-09-09
2010-11-30
Nguyen, Kevin (Department: 2173)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
On-screen workspace or object
C713S001000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07844919
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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Agarwal Ajay
Gupta Neeraj
Veeraraghavan Venky
Chambers Kent B.
Hamilton & Terrile LLP
Nguyen Kevin
Versata Development Group, Inc.
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