Platform-independent, usage-independent, and access-independent distributed quote configuraton system
DCFirst Claim
1. In a computer network, a quote configurator comprising:
- a client module, the client module having a user interface to receive quote input and command selections from a user, the quote input and command selections including product selection and selection of information indicative of business rules; and
a server coupled to the client module across the network, the server having access to quote data and business rules, the server including a server interface configured to receive the quote input and command selections from the client module, the server validating the quote input based on the quote data and the business rules,said user interface and said server interface being comprised of platform independent byte-codes.
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Abstract
A platform-independent, usage-independent, location-independent quote configuration system is described. The present invention, operating in a computer network, is a quote configurator comprising, 1) a client module, the client module having a platform-independent user interface for receiving quote input and command selections from a user, the quote input and command selections including product selection and selection of information indicative of business rules, and 2) a server coupled to the client module across the network, the server having access to quote data and business rules, the server including a platform-independent server interface configured to receive the quote input and command selections from the client module, the server validating the quote input based on the quote data and the business rules.
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24 Claims
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1. In a computer network, a quote configurator comprising:
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a client module, the client module having a user interface to receive quote input and command selections from a user, the quote input and command selections including product selection and selection of information indicative of business rules; and a server coupled to the client module across the network, the server having access to quote data and business rules, the server including a server interface configured to receive the quote input and command selections from the client module, the server validating the quote input based on the quote data and the business rules, said user interface and said server interface being comprised of platform independent byte-codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for configuring quotes comprising:
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receiving quote input and command selections from a user via a user interface in a client module, the quote input and command selections including product selection and selection of information indicative of business rules; sending said quote input and command selections to a server across a server interface, said user interface and server interface being comprised of platform independent byte-codes; accessing quote data and business rules; and validating the quote input based on the quote data and the business rules. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. On a computer useable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, a client module for causing the computer to configure quotes, the client module comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to receive quote input and command selections from a user via a user interface, the quote input and command selections including product selection and selection of information indicative of business rules; computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to send said quote input and command selections to a remote server across a server interface; and computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to receive validation information from the remote server indicating whether the quote input is valid based on quote data and the business rules, said user interface and said server interface being comprised of platform independent byte-codes.
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24. On a computer useable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, a server for causing the computer to configure quotes, the server comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to receive quote input and command selections from a remote client module across a server interface; computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to access quote data and business rules; and computer readable program code configured to cause the computer to validate the quote input based on the quote data and the business rules, said server interface being comprised of platform independent byte-codes.
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