Method and apparatus for product comparison
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1. A method of comparing products wherein at least one of the products is automatically generated, the method comprising:
- receiving data from a first computer system, wherein the received data includes product configuration data;
processing the received data with a second computer system to generate a first product configuration;
providing data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first product configuration;
receiving an auto-generate request, separate from the received data, from the first computer system to automatically generate a second product configuration that is comparable to the first product configuration, wherein the auto-generate request includes data representing criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration;
processing the auto-generate request with the second computer system to automatically generate the second product configuration in accordance with the criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; and
providing data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first and second product configurations and allow comparison of features of the first and second product configurations.
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Abstract
A method of comparing products is disclosed. The method includes selecting a first configuration representing a first product with a first attribute, selecting a second configuration representing a second product with a second attribute, and displaying the first attribute and the second attribute. As will be noted, the first attribute is defined in the first configuration, and the second attribute is defined in the second configuration.
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1. A method of comparing products wherein at least one of the products is automatically generated, the method comprising:
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receiving data from a first computer system, wherein the received data includes product configuration data; processing the received data with a second computer system to generate a first product configuration; providing data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first product configuration; receiving an auto-generate request, separate from the received data, from the first computer system to automatically generate a second product configuration that is comparable to the first product configuration, wherein the auto-generate request includes data representing criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; processing the auto-generate request with the second computer system to automatically generate the second product configuration in accordance with the criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; and providing data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first and second product configurations and allow comparison of features of the first and second product configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; a computer readable medium coupled to said processor; and computer code encoded in said computer readable medium and executable by said processor to cause said processor to; receive data from a first computer system, wherein the received data includes product configuration data; process the received data to generate a first product configuration; provide data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first product configuration; receive an auto-generate request, separate from the received data, from the first computer system to automatically generate a second product configuration that is comparable to the first product configuration, wherein the auto-generate request includes data representing criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; process the auto-generate request with the second computer system to automatically generate the second product configuration in accordance with the criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; and provide data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first and second product configurations and allow comparison of features of the first and second product configurations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising code encoded in said computer program product to cause a computer system to:
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receive data from a first computer system, wherein the received data includes product configuration data; process the received data to generate a first product configuration; provide data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first product configuration; receive an auto-generate request, separate from the received data, from the first computer system to automatically generate a second product configuration that is comparable to the first product configuration, wherein the auto-generate request includes data representing criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; process the auto-generate request to automatically generate the second product configuration in accordance with the criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; and provide data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first and second product configurations and allow comparison of features of the first and second product configurations. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 35)
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28. A computer system to compare products wherein at least one of the products is automatically generated, the computer system comprising:
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means to receive data from a first computer system, wherein the received data includes product configuration data; means to process the received data with a second computer system to generate a first product configuration; means to provide data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first product configuration; means to receive an auto-generate request, separate from the received data, from the first computer system to automatically generate a second product configuration that is comparable to the first product configuration, wherein the auto-generate request includes data representing criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; means to process the auto-generate request with the second computer system to automatically generate the second product configuration in accordance with the criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; and means to provide data to the first computer system to allow the first computer system to display the first and second product configurations and allow comparison of features of the first and second product configurations. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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36. A computer system to allow a user to compare multiple product configurations, the computer system comprising:
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a processor, a computer readable medium coupled to said processor; and computer code encoded in said computer readable medium and executable by said processor to cause said processor to; communicate with a web site computer system; transmit data to the web site computer system, wherein the transmitted data includes product configuration data to allow the web site computer system to generate a first product configuration; transmit an auto-generate request, separate from the transmitted data, to the web site computer system to automatically generate a second product configuration that is comparable to the first product configuration, wherein the auto-generate request includes data representing criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration and process the auto-generate request to automatically generate the second product configuration in accordance with the criteria to establish a basis for comparability between the first product configuration and the second product configuration; receive data from the web site computer system to display the first product configuration and display the second, automatically generated product configuration and allow comparison of features of the first and second product configurations. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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