Method and system for modeling data
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1. A method of processing data comprising:
- reading at least one constraint-based configuration file;
processing the at least one constraint-hased configuration file into an interactive decision map file;
creating an index of visual information for the decision map file;
mapping the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages; and
updating a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file.
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Abstract
A method and system for processing data are described. In one embodiment, a constraint-based configuration file is generated from a pre-defined data configuration domain at a server. In addition, the constraint-based configuration file is mapped into a plurality of display pages at a client, and a page of the plurality of display pages is updated directly from the constraint-based configuration file.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of processing data comprising:
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reading at least one constraint-based configuration file;
processing the at least one constraint-hased configuration file into an interactive decision map file;
creating an index of visual information for the decision map file;
mapping the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages; and
updating a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
updating at least one selection based upon at least one user input to provide visual feedback to enable a user to discern between valid and invalid selection options.
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3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying a page of the plurality of pages using a graphical user interface (GUI).
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4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one constraint-based configuration file is received in a compressed format.
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5. The method of claim 1 wherein mapping is performed on a compressed at least one constraint-based configuration file.
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6. The method of claim 1 wherein the constraint-based configuration file is an array of truth tables.
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7. The method of claim 1 wherein the constraint-based configuration file contains only valid data combinations.
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8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping is performed by creating an index of information for the constraint-based configuration file.
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9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping and updating are performed at a client.
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10. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating at least one selection based upon at least one user input to provide visual feedback to enable a user to discern between valid and invalid selection options.
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11. A method of processing data comprising:
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generating at least one constraint-based configuration file from at least one predefined data configuration domain at a server;
mapping the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages at a client;
updating a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file; and
updating at least one selection based upon at least one user input to provide visual feedback to enable a user to discern between valid and invalid selection options. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
displaying a page of the plurality of pages using a graphical user interface (GUI).
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13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
defining at least one data configuration domain.
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14. The method of claim 13 wherein defining further comprises:
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entering configuration domain relations; and
defining GUI tags for the configuration domain relations.
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15. The method of claim 13 wherein defining further comprises modeling the data configuration domain into an extended markup language (XML) configuration file.
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16. The method of claim 11 wherein generating further comprises:
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combining user interface definition tags, the configuration domain and relation definitions; and
compiling the combined data.
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17. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
compressing the at least one constraint-based configuration file.
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18. The method of claim 11 wherein mapping is performed on a compressed at least one constraint-based configuration file.
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19. The method of claim 11 wherein generating further comprises compiling product components into an interactive decision map.
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20. The method of claim 19 wherein the interactive decision map is an array of truth tables.
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21. The method of claim 11 wherein the constraint-based configuration file contains only valid data combinations.
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22. The method of claim 11 wherein mapping further comprises:
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reading the at least one constraint-based configuration file;
processing the at least one constraint-based configuration file into an interactive decision map file; and
creating an index of visual information for the decision map file.
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23. A system for processing data comprising:
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means for generating at least one constraint-based configuration file from at least one pre-defined data configuration domain at a server;
means for mapping the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages at a client;
means for updating a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file; and
means for updating at least one selection based upon at least one user input to provide visual feedback to enable a user to discern between valid and invalid selection options.
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24. A system for processing data comprising:
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means for reading at least one constraint-based configuration file. means for processing the at least one constraint-based configuration file into an interactive decision map file;
means for creating an index of visual information for the decision map file;
means for mapping from the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages; and
means for updating a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An article of manufacture including one or more computer-readable media with executable instructions therein, which, when executed by a processing device causes the processing device to:
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generate at least one constraint-based configuration file from at least one predefined data configuration domain;
map the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages at a client;
update a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file; and
update at least one selection based upon at least one user input to provide visual feedback to enable a user to discern between valid and invalid selection options.
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29. An article of manufacture including one or more computer-readable media with executable instructions therein, which, when executed by a processing device causes the processing device to:
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read at least one constraint-based configuration file;
process the at least one constraint-based configuration file into an interactive decision map file;
create an index of visual information for the decision map file;
map the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages; and
update a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the at least one constraint-based configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for processing data comprising:
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a compiler to generate at least one constraint-based configuration file from the at least one data configuration domain;
a browser to receive the at least one constraint-based configuration file at a client; and
an applet to map the at least one constraint-based configuration file into a plurality of display pages at the client, to update a page of the plurality of display pages directly from the received at least one constraint-based configuration file, and to update at least one selection based upon at least one user input to provide visual feedback to enable a user to discern between valid and invalid selection options. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
a modeler to define the at least one data configuration domain.
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35. The system of claim 34 wherein the modeler further compresses the at least one constraint-based configuration file.
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36. The system of claim 34 wherein the modeler further:
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enters configuration domain relations; and
defines GUI relations for the configuration domain relations.
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37. The system of claim 34 wherein the modeler further models the data configuration domain into an extended markup language (XML) configuration file.
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38. The system of claim 33 further comprising:
an application programming interface (API) to display a page of the plurality of pages using a graphical user interface (GUI).
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39. The system of claim 33 wherein the compiler further:
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combines user interface definition tags, the configuration domain, and relation definitions; and
compiles the combined data.
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40. The system of claim 33 wherein the applet maps the plurality of pages on a compressed at least one constraint-based configuration file.
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41. The system of claim 33 wherein the compiler compiles product components into an interactive decision map.
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42. The system of claim 41 wherein the interactive decision map is an array of truth tables.
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43. The system of claim 33 wherein the constraint-based configuration file contains only valid data combinations.
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44. The system of claim 33 wherein the applet further:
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reads the at least one constraint-based configuration file;
processes the at least one constraint-based configuration file into an interactive decision map file; and
creates an index of visual information for the decision map file.
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