| US 7,568,155 B1 | ||
| Visual configurator | ||
| Christopher E. Axe, San Jose, Calif. (US); and Marco S. Casalaina, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 10, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/636,418. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—246 [715/243; 715/244] | 27 Claims |
| 1. A method for visually configuring a product by placing a plurality of selectable components into a plurality of slots,
comprising:
(a) initializing a configuration layout with proper state;
(b) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectable objects, and of one of the plurality of slots in which the
selected object may be placed;
(c) providing visual feedback indicating a validity of the selections;
(d) receiving a placement of the selected object;
(e) receiving input regarding the placement from a remote inference engine;
(f) updating the visual feedback as needed based on the received input; and
(g) repeating steps (b) through (f) until no more selections are received.
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