Computer-based method of structuring product configuration information and configuring a product
CA 2244388 A1 · Owner: Kegley, Kelly John · Inventors: Strevey, Thomas Scott; Kegley, Kelly John
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A computer based method of collecting, structuring and displaying product, configuration information and using the product configuration information to produce a computer program that validates product option selections and configures a product, is disclosed. The computer based method is used to create a Knowledge Map that contains product information objects. A product information object can be one of: a product option object, representing a customer option; a product module object, representing a collection of product parts plans, tools, functional tests, inspections or software; a grouping object, grouping product options or modules; or a relational object representing a relation between …
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- Filed July 27, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 27, 2018.
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