Smart configurator

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1997-11-12

2000-05-16

Teska, Kevin J.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Electronic shopping

705 29, 700 95, 700 97, 700105, 700107, G06F 1760

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060649828

ABSTRACT:
A tool for smart system configuration assists in needs assessment, product/options selection, pricing, and distribution. The tool recommends a system configuration that most nearly meets a customer's needs, based upon the results of an interactive customer product selection session in which the customer progresses through a dialog that is implemented in a series of cascading style sheets. The tool is customizable to meet customer-specific requirements. A proposal template is provided to collect customer input and merge customer responses during the product selection session into fields within a proposal template. The tool is written in client-side JavaScript and Dynamic HTML. Product pricing information provided by the tool is readily updated, for example using push technology.

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Varney, "Arm Your Salesforce With the Web", Datamation, vol. 42 Issue 16, p. 72 (download copy), Oct. 1996.

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