Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-03
2006-01-03
Cabrera, Zoila (Department: 2125)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S107000, C709S241000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06983187
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure relates to a method and system for automatically generating selection conditions associated with component variants represented in a hierarchical node structure in a product configuration system. The selection conditions relate to a determination of when component variants are to be included in a configurable product. The method and system may involve receiving relationship information for component variants at a first node level of the node structure, and determining what combinations may be formed from the component variants based on the relationship information. The method and system may further involve forming assembly variants corresponding to the combinations, at a second node level higher than the first node level, and forming selection conditions corresponding to the assembly variants based on selection conditions corresponding to the component variants.
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Cabrera Zoila
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