Intelligent multimedia e-catalog
First Claim
1. A computer implemented intelligent product catalog system comprising:
- an application server having a processor and a memory accessing a first electronic portal of a first vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options and accessing a second electronic portal of a second vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options;
a syndication and publishing system configured to;
syndicate at least a portion of the product options from the first catalog with at least a portion of the product options from the second catalog to create syndicated catalogs;
store the syndicated product options from the first and second catalogs, respectively, according to a scalable electronic object model; and
the configuration business rules objects being stored according to a scalable hierarchy and a meta data system based on;
(i) sub-product options storing product part replacements, (ii) product accessories compatible with the multivendor product solution, (iii) rules for product building solutions; and
(iv) product substitution rules for the multivendor product solution;
one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the one or more user applications executing, in computer memory, the one or more user applications configured to design the multivendor product solution based on at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs;
a configurator configured to use configuration rules that specify certain compatibility requirements of the product options from the first and second, the configuration rules specifying valid configurations of the first and second product catalogs options for a multivendor product solution, the configurator in communication with the one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, configuring the multivendor product solution using at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs; and
the one or more user applications configured to implement changes to the configuration rules, from the first and second vendors, without any custom reprogramming by storing the configuration rules separate from application code of the one or more user applications that are configured to design the multivendor production solution using a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs.
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Abstract
An intelligent product catalog system provides for electronic creation, management and viewing of product information using a multimedia display system. A central database repository stores the product information and provides for an unlimited number of product attributes and dynamic reconfiguration of the product information. The central database repository comprises a meta data system, a scheme system and an object model system. A plurality of applications access the central database repository, the applications being automatically adaptive to the dynamic reconfiguration of the product information. A user interface provides display, sorting and filtering of the product information including the unlimited number of product attributes.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented intelligent product catalog system comprising:
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an application server having a processor and a memory accessing a first electronic portal of a first vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options and accessing a second electronic portal of a second vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options; a syndication and publishing system configured to; syndicate at least a portion of the product options from the first catalog with at least a portion of the product options from the second catalog to create syndicated catalogs; store the syndicated product options from the first and second catalogs, respectively, according to a scalable electronic object model; and the configuration business rules objects being stored according to a scalable hierarchy and a meta data system based on;
(i) sub-product options storing product part replacements, (ii) product accessories compatible with the multivendor product solution, (iii) rules for product building solutions; and
(iv) product substitution rules for the multivendor product solution;one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the one or more user applications executing, in computer memory, the one or more user applications configured to design the multivendor product solution based on at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs; a configurator configured to use configuration rules that specify certain compatibility requirements of the product options from the first and second, the configuration rules specifying valid configurations of the first and second product catalogs options for a multivendor product solution, the configurator in communication with the one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, configuring the multivendor product solution using at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs; and the one or more user applications configured to implement changes to the configuration rules, from the first and second vendors, without any custom reprogramming by storing the configuration rules separate from application code of the one or more user applications that are configured to design the multivendor production solution using a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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