Usage Based Process For Selecting Hardware And Software In A Build To Order Environment
OwnerSabrina Sellers, Trisha Collierinventors
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Abstract
A usage based process for selecting hardware and software in a build to order environment. During the configuration of an information handling system, the usage based process presents a survey to a customer and uses information derived from the survey to automatically populate an information handling system configuration. In certain embodiments, the process of auto-populating the information handling system configuration includes a configuration accuracy analysis to assure that the various components identified for the auto-population provide a completed and accurately configured information handling system.
Claims18
A system for enabling configuration of an information handling system comprising:
- a configurator, the configurator configuring a system with options selected according to user input;
- a survey module, the survey module enabling obtaining information from a user and identifying a preferred configuration based upon the information from the user;
- an automatic population module, the automatic population module automatically populating an information handling system configuration based upon the preferred configuration;
- a database, the database receiving information from and supplying information to the configurator, the survey module and the automatic population module.
A method of enabling configuration of an information handling system comprising:
- configuring a system with options selected according to user input;
- enabling obtaining information from a user and identifying a preferred configuration based upon the information from the user;
- automatically populating an information handling system configuration based upon the preferred configuration;
- and,
- receiving information from and supplying information to the configurator, the survey module and the automatic population module via a database.
An on-line store for enabling configuration of an information handling system comprising:
- means for configuring a system with options selected according to user input;
- means for enabling obtaining information from a user and identifying a preferred configuration based upon the information from the user;
- means for automatically populating an information handling system configuration based upon the preferred configuration;
- and,
- a database, the database receiving information from and supplying information to the means for configuring, the means for surveying and the means for automatic populating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.