Methods and apparatus for maintaining business rules in a configuration system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9524506
APP PUB NO 20130103806A1
SERIAL NO

13279015

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Methods and apparatus for maintaining businesses rules in a configuration system are disclosed. The presently disclosed system allows systems to be configured using a plurality of rules that are syndicated by a plurality of different manufacturers. Each manufacturer syndicates a portion of the overall system attributes and/or configuration rule set for use by others. Configuration users, such as the sales channel, may then create additional rules and/or configure products with the most recent version of the component attributes and configuration rules, and no single entity is burdened with maintaining the entire attribute and/or rule set.

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  • BIGMACHINES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duffy, Martin Daniel Elk Grove Village, US 1 1
Handorf, Timothy William Trevor, US 2 3
Haussler, Christopher Arlington Heights, US 1 1

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