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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Bryan Roger Goodman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Melinda Kaye Hunsaker, Canton, MI (US);
Yu-ning Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gintaras Vincent Puskorius, Novi, MI (US);
Bryan Roger Goodman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Melinda Kaye Hunsaker, Canton, MI (US);
Yu-Ning Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gintaras Vincent Puskorius, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method or system that is capable of configuring a product. The computer-implemented method or system receiving a product configuration matrix from a computer storage medium. The computer-implemented method or system also receiving user input defining a user selection of at least one feature or component of the product. The computer-implemented method or system generating a binary representation of the user selection. The computer-implemented method or system deriving a resolution matrix. The method or system comparing the resolution matrix and the binary representation of the user selection to determine whether one or more of the selected product features or components in the user selection are valid for the product. The computer-implemented method or system also generating a validation result that identifies one or more valid product features or components within the user selection.