Intelligent multimedia E-catalog
First Claim
1. A computer implemented intelligent product catalog system comprising:
- one or more computing devices having a processor and a memory accessing a first portal of a first vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options and accessing a second portal of a second vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options;
a parametric database schema configured to define product options from the first and second catalogs;
a syndication and publishing system configured to syndicate at least a portion of the product options from the first catalog with at least a portion of the product options from the second catalog to create syndicated catalogs;
a content translator in communication with the syndication and publishing system, the content translator configured to convert unstructured content from the first and second catalogs into structured content using the parametric database schema to create at least a portion of the product options of the syndicated catalogs;
one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application being processed by one or more computing devices having a processor and a memory, the one or more user applications configured to design a multivendor product solution based on at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs;
a configurator configured to use configuration rules that specify certain compatibility requirements of the product options from the first and second, the configuration rules specifying valid configurations of the first and second product catalogs options for a multivendor product solution, the configurator in communication with the one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, to facilitate the design of the multivendor product solution using at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs; and
the one or more user applications configured to implement changes to the configuration rules, from the first and second vendors, without any custom reprogramming by storing the configuration rules separate from application code of the one or more user applications that are configured to design the multivendor production solution using a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs.
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Abstract
An intelligent product catalog system provides for electronic creation, management and viewing of product information using a multimedia display system. A central database repository stores the product information and provides for an unlimited number of product attributes and dynamic reconfiguration of the product information. The central database repository comprises a meta data system, a scheme system and an object model system. A plurality of applications access the central database repository, the applications being automatically adaptive to the dynamic reconfiguration of the product information. A user interface provides display, sorting and filtering of the product information including the unlimited number of product attributes.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer implemented intelligent product catalog system comprising:
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one or more computing devices having a processor and a memory accessing a first portal of a first vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options and accessing a second portal of a second vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options; a parametric database schema configured to define product options from the first and second catalogs; a syndication and publishing system configured to syndicate at least a portion of the product options from the first catalog with at least a portion of the product options from the second catalog to create syndicated catalogs; a content translator in communication with the syndication and publishing system, the content translator configured to convert unstructured content from the first and second catalogs into structured content using the parametric database schema to create at least a portion of the product options of the syndicated catalogs; one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application being processed by one or more computing devices having a processor and a memory, the one or more user applications configured to design a multivendor product solution based on at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs; a configurator configured to use configuration rules that specify certain compatibility requirements of the product options from the first and second, the configuration rules specifying valid configurations of the first and second product catalogs options for a multivendor product solution, the configurator in communication with the one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, to facilitate the design of the multivendor product solution using at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs; and the one or more user applications configured to implement changes to the configuration rules, from the first and second vendors, without any custom reprogramming by storing the configuration rules separate from application code of the one or more user applications that are configured to design the multivendor production solution using a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An intelligent product catalog method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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processing, by one or more computer processor, a first portal of a first vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options and-a second portal of a second vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options; defining product options from the first and second catalogs using a parametric database schema; syndicating at least a portion of the product options from first catalog with at least a portion of the product options from the second catalog to create syndicated catalogs defined according to the parametric database schema; using one or more executing user applications, designing a multivendor product solution based on at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs, the one or more user applications using configuration rules to design the multivendor product solution, the configuration rules defining compatibility requirements of the product options from the first and second product catalogues such that the configuration rules set forth valid configurations of the first and second product options for a multivendor product solution; and facilitating changes to be made to the configuration rules without any custom reprogramming by storing the configuration rules separate from application code of the one or more user applications that are configured to design a multivendor production solution using a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs.
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22. An intelligent product catalog method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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executing, by one or more computer processor, a first portal of a first vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options and a second portal of a second vendor having an electronic catalog providing product options; syndicating at least a portion of the product options from first catalog with at least a portion of the product options from the second catalog to create syndicated catalogs; executing one or more user applications, including a bill of materials application, to design a multivendor product solution based on at least a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs, the one or more user applications using configuration rules to design the multivendor product solution, the configuration rules specifying certain compatibility of the product options from the first and second product catalogues such that the configuration rules set forth valid configurations of the first and second product options for a multivendor product solution; and facilitating changes to be made to the configuration rules without any custom reprogramming by storing the configuration rules separate from application code of the one or more user applications that are configured to design a multivendor production solution using a portion of the product options from the syndicated catalogs.
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