Method and System for Determining an Alternative Configuration of a Molding Machine Component and Presenting Such Alternative Configuration to a Customer
First Claim
1. A method (300) for determining an alternative configuration for a customer configuration of a molding machine component, the method (300) comprising:
- receiving (302) an indication of the customer configuration for at least a portion of the molding machine component from a customer (204);
determining (304) the alternative configuration for at least a portion of the customer configuration;
generating (306) a variance parameter, based on the customer configuration and the alternative configuration.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention teach a method and system for determining an alternative configuration of a molding machine component and presenting such alternative configuration to a customer. For example, a method (300) for determining an alternative configuration for a customer configuration of a molding machine component is provided. The method (300) comprises: receiving (302) an indication of the customer configuration for at least a portion of the molding machine component from a customer (204); determining (304) an alternative configuration for at least a portion of the customer configuration; generating (306) a variance parameter, based on the customer configuration and the alternative configuration.
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1. A method (300) for determining an alternative configuration for a customer configuration of a molding machine component, the method (300) comprising:
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receiving (302) an indication of the customer configuration for at least a portion of the molding machine component from a customer (204); determining (304) the alternative configuration for at least a portion of the customer configuration; generating (306) a variance parameter, based on the customer configuration and the alternative configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system (200) for determining an alternative configuration for a customer configuration of a molding machine component, the system (200) comprising:
a processing entity (212) associated with a vendor (206) of the molding machine component, the processing entity (212) operatively coupled to a communication network (208), the processing entity (212) being operable to; receive an indication of the customer configuration for at least a portion of the molding machine component from a customer (204); determine the alternative configuration for at least a portion of the customer configuration; generate a variance parameter, based on the customer configuration and the alternative configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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