| US 7,603,191 B2 | ||
| System and method for design of a component | ||
| William Gross, Pasadena, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Idealab, Pasadena, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/356,430. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/653552, filed on Feb. 16, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0253214 A1, Nov. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—97 [703/1; 705/26; 705/400] | 32 Claims |
| 1. A design system accessible to a designer and a plurality of manufacturers, the design system comprising:
a code stored on a computer readable medium, that when executed by a computer is configured to provide:
a first user interface configured to receive design information for a component from the designer;
a second user interface configured to receive manufacturing information from the plurality of manufacturers, wherein the manufacturing
information comprises at least process cost information;
a database comprising the manufacturing information associated with each of the plurality of manufacturers; and
a cost estimation module configured to:
generate a cost estimate for producing the component for each of the plurality of manufacturers, wherein the cost estimate
is at least partially based on the process cost information and on a payment history associated with the designer, and
output the cost estimate for one or more of the plurality of manufacturers to the first user interface.
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