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Method, and system for product configuration

  • US 5,963,953 A
  • Filed: 03/30/1998
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of configuring a complex composite product from a partial composite product and an enumeration of unsatisfied requirements of the complex composite product, said complex composite product being subject to rules,a ordering the enumeration of unsatisfied requirements;

  • b choosing an item in the ordered list of unsatisfied requirements;

    c within the selected item of the ordered list;

    i) determining if there is a list of subordinate unsatisfied requirements, and if a subordinate list of unsatisfied requirements exists, recursively returning to step b;

    ii) if no subordinate lists of unsatisfied requirements exists, matching components currently unsatisfied requirement to create a list of components;

    iii) ordering the list of components;

    iv) changing the quantity of components ordered in step iii) to satisfy the unsatisfied requirement for the component; and

    b returning to step a if there are remaining unsatisfied requirements.

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