System and method of creating mass-customized multi-component articles
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3-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of choosing the multiple-components article to be assembled is undertaken by the consumer.
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Abstract
A method for mass-customizing and assembling multi-component articles includes the steps of choosing the article and selecting the components attachable to the three-dimensional structure of the article, searching a database of constituent components that permits a consumer to choose the desired constituent component (s) compatible with a consumer'"'"'s previously selected components and combining the attributes of the constituent components to determine performance attributes of multi-component combinations.
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3-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of choosing the multiple-components article to be assembled is undertaken by the consumer.
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20. A method for mass-customizing and assembling automobiles, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting constituent components adaptable to said automobile;
searching a database wherein said database is in part a catalog of said constituent components that permits a consumer to choose one or more desired constituent conponents that are compatible with a consumer'"'"'s previously selected components; and
combining the attribute of said constituent components to determine performance attributes of multi-component combinations. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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