NETWORK BASED SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES A DATABASE OF SIMULATION SOLUTIONS
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a client system, comprising:
- receiving, at a server computer system, first input from a client system over a network requesting access to a first plurality of configuration diagrams in a configuration diagram database, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective simulation system and comprises a solution to a respective simulation task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices, and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input;
receiving, at the server computer system, user input to browse the configuration diagram database from the client system over the network; and
the server computer system providing one or more of the plurality of configuration diagrams to the client system over the network for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system in response to said user input to browse the configuration diagram database.
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Abstract
System and method for configuring a client system, e.g., a measurement system. First input is received from a client system over a network requesting access to a plurality of configuration diagrams comprising respective solutions to respective tasks. At least a subset of the plurality of configuration diagrams is displayed on a display device of the client system for viewing by a user. Second input is received from the client system selecting one of the displayed configuration diagrams indicating a solution for a task to be performed by the client system. The solution is provided to the client system over the network, and may include the selected configuration diagram and/or pricing information for proposed products. The configuration diagrams are stored in a configuration diagram database. The stored configuration diagrams may be pre-defined solutions for pre-defined tasks, generated in response to received user requirements, and/or received from client systems and/or vendors.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a client system, comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer system, first input from a client system over a network requesting access to a first plurality of configuration diagrams in a configuration diagram database, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective simulation system and comprises a solution to a respective simulation task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices, and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input; receiving, at the server computer system, user input to browse the configuration diagram database from the client system over the network; and the server computer system providing one or more of the plurality of configuration diagrams to the client system over the network for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system in response to said user input to browse the configuration diagram database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for configuring a client system to perform a desired task, the system comprising:
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a server computer system, comprising; a network interface for coupling to a network, wherein the server computer system is operable to communicate with a client computer over the network; a processor; and a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium stores a configuration diagram database, and wherein the memory medium further stores program instructions for; wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to; receive first input from the client system over a network requesting access to a first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective simulation system and comprises a solution to a respective simulation task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices, and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input; provide at least a subset of the plurality of configuration diagrams for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system; receive second input from the client system over the network selecting one of the at least a subset of the first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein the selected configuration diagram indicates a solution for a simulation task to be performed by the client system; and provide the solution to the client system over the network.
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28. A computer-accessible memory medium comprised on a server computer system, wherein the memory medium stores program instructions for configuring a client system to perform a desired task, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor of the server computer system to perform:
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receiving first input from the client system over a network requesting access to a first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective simulation system and comprises a solution to a respective simulation task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input; and providing at least a subset of the plurality of configuration diagrams for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system; receiving second input from the client system over the network selecting one of the at least a subset of the first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein the selected configuration diagram indicates a solution for a simulation task to be performed by the client system; and providing the solution to the client system over the network.
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29. A computer-accessible memory medium comprised on a server computer system, comprising:
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a configuration diagram database; and program instructions for configuring a client system to perform a desired task, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor of the server computer system to perform; receiving first input from the client system over a network requesting access to a plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective simulation system and comprises a solution to a respective simulation task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices, and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input; and providing at least a subset of the plurality of configuration diagrams to the client system over the network for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method for configuring a client system to perform a desired task, the method comprising:
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the client system accessing a configuration diagram server computer system over a network, wherein the configuration diagram server computer system comprises a configuration diagram database comprising a first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams iconically represents a simulation system, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices; browsing one or more configuration diagrams from the configuration diagram database at the client system, wherein each of the one or more configuration diagrams comprises a solution for a respective simulation task; the client system providing input over the network to the configuration diagram server computer system selecting one of the one or more configuration diagrams from the configuration diagram database, wherein the selected configuration diagram iconically represents one or more products as proposed hardware products for the client system to perform a desired simulation task, and wherein said input is provided in response to user input; and the client system receiving information related to the one or more products from the configuration diagram server computer system over the network. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for configuring a client system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer system, requirements over a network for a simulation task to be performed by a client system; the server computer system automatically analyzing the received requirements; the server computer system determining a configuration diagram from a configuration diagram database in response to said analyzing, wherein the configuration diagram iconically represents a proposed system configuration for the client system for performing the simulation task, wherein the configuration diagram specifies a solution for the client system to perform the simulation task, and wherein the configuration diagram comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices; and the server computer system providing the determined configuration diagram to the client system over the network for display to a user of the client system; wherein the determined configuration diagram is usable to configure the client system, thereby enabling the client system to perform the simulation task. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A system for configuring a client system to perform a task, the system comprising:
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a server computer system, comprising; a network interface for coupling to a network, wherein the server computer system is operable to communicate with a client computer over the network; a processor; and a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium stores a configuration diagram database, and wherein the memory medium further stores program instructions for; wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to; receive requirements over the network for a simulation task to be performed by a client system; automatically analyze the received requirements; determine a configuration diagram from a configuration diagram database in response to said analyzing, wherein the configuration diagram iconically represents a system configuration for the client system for performing the simulation task, wherein the system configuration specifies a solution for the client system to perform the simulation task, and wherein the configuration diagram comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices; and provide the determined configuration diagram to the client system over the network for display to a user of the client system; wherein the selected configuration diagram is usable to configure the client system, thereby enabling the client system to perform the simulation task.
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39. A computer-accessible memory medium which stores program instructions for configuring a client system to perform a desired task, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to perform:
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receiving, at a server computer system, requirements over a network for a simulation task to be performed by a client system; the server computer system automatically analyzing the received requirements; the server computer system determining a configuration diagram from a configuration diagram database in response to said analyzing, wherein the configuration diagram iconically represents a system configuration for the client system for performing the simulation task, wherein the system configuration specifies a solution for the client system to perform the simulation task, and wherein the configuration diagram comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices; and the server computer system providing the determined configuration diagram to the client system over the network for display to a user of the client system; wherein the selected configuration diagram is usable to configure the client system, thereby enabling the client system to perform the simulation task.
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40. A method for configuring a client system, comprising:
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receiving, at a server computer system, first input from a client system over a network requesting access to a first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams represents a respective system and comprises a solution to a respective simulation task, wherein each configuration diagram in the first plurality of configuration diagrams comprises a plurality of device icons coupled by link icons, wherein the device icons represent electronic devices, wherein at least one of the electronic devices performs a simulation operation, wherein the link icons represent physical connectivity between the electronic devices, and wherein said first input is provided in response to user input; the server computer system providing at least a subset of the plurality of configuration diagrams for display on the client system for viewing by a user of the client system; receiving, at a server computer system, second input from the client system over the network selecting one of the at least a subset of the first plurality of configuration diagrams, wherein the selected configuration diagram indicates a solution for a simulation task to be performed by the client system; and the server computer system providing the solution to the client system over the network.
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Specification