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US 2004/0006610 A1Published application
Architecture and method for configuration validation web service
OwnerAnjali Anagol-Subbarao, Rajesh Pradhaninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a web service that validates a product configuration. In one embodiment, a configuration validation web service request is received from a client via a computer network. A central product catalog and a configurator database are invoked to determine if the product configuration is a valid configuration. A response is sent to the client via the computer network indicating if the product configuration is a valid configuration.
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A method for producing a web service comprising:
- providing at least one server computer in communication with a computer network;
- receiving a product configuration validation web service request from a client sent to the server computer via the computer network;
- determining if the product configuration is a valid configuration in response to the request;
- responding to the client via the server computer and the computer network indicating if the product configuration is a valid configuration.
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An apparatus for validating a product configuration comprising;
- at least one server computer in communication with a computer network;
- an interface module in communication with the server computer, the interface module comprising software for receiving a service request from a client to validate at least one product configuration, passing the service request and at least one product configuration to at least one other component of the apparatus, and passing an answer to the client in response to the service request;
- an implementation module in communication with the interface module, the implementation module comprising software for assimilating data provided by at least one other component of the apparatus to answer the service request;
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- a fulfillment module in communication with the implementation module, the fulfillment module comprising software for interacting with a configurator database and determining the validity of the product configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.