Custom engineered product system and process
First Claim
1. A method for providing custom-engineered products, comprising:
- providing an online catalog having an unavailable product/attribute selector;
receiving a selection of an unavailable product/attribute that requires one or more of engineering and testing before it may be produced.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing custom engineered products. A customer may select from identified unavailable products, attributes, or variances stored in a memory or may input a desired specification. The processor may then be used to compare the customer selection to available products for alternative suggestions and for advanced material ordering among other uses. The processor may also be used to determine the cost of the resources required to provide the custom engineered product. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
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41 Claims
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1. A method for providing custom-engineered products, comprising:
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providing an online catalog having an unavailable product/attribute selector;
receiving a selection of an unavailable product/attribute that requires one or more of engineering and testing before it may be produced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing available and unavailable products/attributes and for operating an associated computer system having at least one of each of the following:
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a central processing unit (CPU);
a visual interface in communication with the CPU;
a memory in communication with the CPU; and
a user interface selection device in communication with the CPU;
the method comprising;
displaying a list of available products, stored in a memory of the computer system, on a visual interface of the computer system; and
providing an unavailable product/attribute selector in the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for offering products, comprising:
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providing a set of available product data records in a memory, each available product data record containing a specification for an associated available product;
providing a set of unavailable product data records in the memory, each unavailable product data record containing a specification for an associated unavailable product;
displaying the set of available product data records and the set of unavailable product data records on a visual display;
receiving an input, via a user interface selection device, of a user selection from the set of unavailable product data records. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A method for offering custom products, comprising:
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receiving into a processor an input, via a user interface selection device, of a specification for an unavailable product;
executing a resource costing module in the processor to determine the resource cost for creating the unavailable product;
transmitting from the processor via electronic transmission a price based upon the resource cost.
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38. A method for offering products, comprising:
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providing a set of available product data records in a memory, each available product data record containing a specification for an associated available product;
providing a set of variance data records in the memory, each variance data record containing an allowed variance to an associated available product;
displaying the set of available product data records and the set of variance data records on a visual display;
receiving an input, via a user interface selection device, of a user selection from the set of variance data records.
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39. A memory structure implemented in a computer system, comprising:
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a read/write memory device coupled to the computer system providing the memory structure;
an available product list implemented in the read/write memory;
an unavailable product/attribute selector implemented in the read/write memory allowing selection of products/attributes not currently available from a given provider. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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Specification