公开(公告)号：US07860690B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-28

申请号：US11010415

申请日：2004-12-14

Applicant: Srikanth Gadamsetty ,  Chad Johnson ,  Tim Howland ,  Don Dehm ,  Peter Brumm ,  Raj Rajbhandari ,  Dinesh Deva

Inventor： Srikanth Gadamsetty ,  Chad Johnson ,  Tim Howland ,  Don Dehm ,  Peter Brumm ,  Raj Rajbhandari ,  Dinesh Deva

IPC: G06F17/50 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06G7/48

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0603 ,  G06Q30/0601

Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments and applications of the invention, an automated custom configuration system (and method) is provided for facilitating the configuration and customization of desired products, services, or other objects that require users to gather and assimilate disparate relevant information (e.g., knowledge of makes, models, types, features, options, limitations, codes, and prices of the desired product/service (or group of the same) to be configured and customized). In accordance with a preferred embodiment, custom configuration may be facilitated through a parametric drawing engine which provides illustrations of configuration data. User modification of an element of an illustrated object may cause the parametric drawing engine to determine and display a corresponding modification in the remaining elements of the illustration such that the connections of the modified element to the remaining elements remains the same and the parameters of the object adhere to the relevant design rules, or other requirements of a given vendor or manufacturer. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a change in an attribute of an element of an illustrated object (e.g., color, material, texture, etc.) causes the engine to determine and display corresponding changes in the attributes of certain other elements.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的优选实施例和应用，提供了自动化定制配置系统（和方法），用于促进需要用户收集和吸收不同相关信息的所需产品，服务或其他对象的配置和定制（例如， 关于要配置和定制的所需产品/服务（或组）的制造商，型号，类型，功能，选项，限制，代码和价格的知识。 根据优选实施例，可以通过提供配置数据的图示的参数绘图引擎来促进定制配置。 用户对所示对象的元素进行修改可能导致参数化绘图引擎确定并在图示的其余元素中显示相应的修改，使得修改后的元素与其余元素的连接保持不变，并且对象的参数 遵守相关设计规则或给定供应商或制造商的其他要求。 根据优选实施例，所示对象的元素（例如，颜色，材料，纹理等）的属性的改变使得引擎确定并显示某些其他元素的属性中的相应变化。

公开(公告)号：US20050144090A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-30

申请号：US11010415

申请日：2004-12-14

Applicant: Srikanth Gadamsetty ,  Chad Johnson ,  Tim Howland ,  Don Dehm ,  Peter Brumm ,  Raj Rajbhandari ,  Dinesh Deva

Inventor： Srikanth Gadamsetty ,  Chad Johnson ,  Tim Howland ,  Don Dehm ,  Peter Brumm ,  Raj Rajbhandari ,  Dinesh Deva

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0603 ,  G06Q30/0601

Abstract: In accordance with preferred embodiments and applications of the invention, an automated custom configuration system (and method) is provided for facilitating the configuration and customization of desired products, services, or other objects that require users to gather and assimilate disparate relevant information (e.g., knowledge of makes, models, types, features, options, limitations, codes, and prices of the desired product/service (or group of the same) to be configured and customized). In accordance with a preferred embodiment, custom configuration may be facilitated through a parametric drawing engine which provides illustrations of configuration data. User modification of an element of an illustrated object may cause the parametric drawing engine to determine and display a corresponding modification in the remaining elements of the illustration such that the connections of the modified element to the remaining elements remains the same and the parameters of the object adhere to the relevant design rules, or other requirements of a given vendor or manufacturer. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a change in an attribute of an element of an illustrated object (e.g., color, material, texture, etc.) causes the engine to determine and display corresponding changes in the attributes of certain other elements.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的优选实施例和应用，提供了自动化定制配置系统（和方法），用于促进需要用户收集和吸收不同相关信息的所需产品，服务或其他对象的配置和定制（例如， 关于要配置和定制的所需产品/服务（或组）的制造商，型号，类型，功能，选项，限制，代码和价格的知识。 根据优选实施例，可以通过提供配置数据的图示的参数绘图引擎来促进定制配置。 用户对所示对象的元素进行修改可能导致参数化绘图引擎确定并在图示的其余元素中显示相应的修改，使得修改元素与其余元素的连接保持不变，并且对象的参数 遵守相关设计规则或给定供应商或制造商的其他要求。 根据优选实施例，所示对象的元素（例如，颜色，材料，纹理等）的属性的改变使得引擎确定并显示某些其他元素的属性中的相应变化。