# US 2017/0255984 A1 · Generating proposed model list for proposed state analysis > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0255984 A1 - Document ID: US20170255984A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/058,370 - Filed: 2016-03-02 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-02 - Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd. - Inventors: Kenji HAGIWARA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170255984A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services} - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - G06Q 10/06315: {Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis} - G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems, apparatuses, applications and methodologies are configured for a user to generate, based on a proposed model list, a proposed state analysis of a proposed fleet of devices, for a customer. By limiting the devices that can be added to the proposed fleet to those encompassed by the proposed model list, the objective of arriving at a proposal for the customer becomes a manageable task. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device marketing application configured to generate a proposed state analysis of a proposed fleet of devices for a customer, the device marketing application including one or more programs of instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by a computer to configure the computer to comprise: a registration module that includes a registration user interface to receive user selection of a device model from a system database, the registration module registering the selected device model amongst proposed device models maintained by the registration module; and a selection module that includes a selection user interface to display a proposed model list including the proposed device models registered by the registration module, and receive user selection of a proposed model from the displayed list of proposed device models and add a specified device of the selected model to the proposed fleet of devices for the proposed state analysis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection user interface provided by the selection module additionally displays a current model list of device models amongst a current fleet of devices employed by the customer, and the selection user interface permits the user to select a current model from the current model list and add the selected current model to the proposed fleet of devices for the proposed state analysis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 2, wherein the selection user interface is configured to operate in any of (ii) a current models only mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add only a device of a model selected from the current model list to the proposed fleet of devices, (ii) a proposed models only mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add only a device of a model selected from the proposed model list, and (iii) a proposed models and current models mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add a device of a model selected from the current model list or the proposed model list. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 3, wherein in the current models only mode, the selection user interface displays only the current model list and does not display the proposed model list, in the proposed models only mode, the selection user interface displays only the proposed model list and does not display the current model list, and in the proposed models and current models mode, the selection user interface displays both of the current model list and the proposed model list. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 3, wherein in the current models only mode, the proposed state analysis is generated based on only devices of models in the current model list, and in the proposed models only mode, the proposed state analysis is generated based on only devices of models in the proposed model list. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection module automatically populates the proposed model list with available models identified in a contract database. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the registration module automatically registers amongst proposed device models maintained by the registration module device models amongst a current fleet of devices employed by the customer, and the registration module permits the user to unregister a current model from the proposed device models maintained by the registration module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proposed model list is available for generating multiple proposed state analyses and multiple proposed fleets of devices, for the customer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the same proposed model list is available for generating proposed state analyses and proposed fleets of devices, for multiple customers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the same proposed model list is available for generating multiple proposed state analyses based on respective proposed fleets of devices, for multiple sites of the customer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proposed model list is available to each user amongst multiple users. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device marketing application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the proposed model list displayed in the selection user interface includes device information including device manufacturer, device type, recommended volume, and at least one of purchase price and rental price. ### Claim 13 A method performed by a device marketing application including one or more programs of instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and executed by a computer, the method comprising: providing a registration user interface to receive user selection of a device model from a system database; registering the selected device model amongst proposed device models; providing a selection user interface to display a proposed model list including the proposed device models, and to receive user selection of a proposed model from the displayed list of proposed device models; adding a specified device of the selected model to a proposed fleet of devices; and generating a proposed state analysis of the proposed fleet of devices. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: permitting the user to select any of (ii) a current models only mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add to the proposed fleet of devices only a device of a model selected from a current model list of device models amongst a current fleet of devices employed by the customer, (ii) a proposed models only mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add only a device of a model selected from the proposed model list, and (iii) a proposed models and current models mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add a device of a model selected from the current model list or the proposed model list; displaying in the selection user interface, in the current models only mode, only the current model list and not displaying the proposed model list; displaying in the selection user interface, in the proposed models only mode, only the proposed model list and not displaying the current model list; and displaying in the selection user interface, in the proposed models and current models mode, both of the current model list and the proposed model list. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: permitting the user to select any of (ii) a current models only mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add to the proposed fleet of devices only a device of a model selected from a current model list of device models amongst a current fleet of devices employed by the customer, (ii) a proposed models only mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add only a device of a model selected from the proposed model list, and (iii) a proposed models and current models mode in which the selection user interface permits the user to add a device of a model selected from the current model list or the proposed model list, wherein in the current models only mode, the proposed state analysis is generated based on only devices of models in the current model list, and in the proposed models only mode, the proposed state analysis is generated based on only devices of models in the proposed model list. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: automatically populating the proposed model list with available models identified in a contract database. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: providing the same proposed model list for generating multiple proposed state analyses and multiple proposed fleets of devices, for the customer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: providing the same proposed model list for generating proposed state analyses and proposed fleets of devices, for multiple customers. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: providing the same proposed model list for generating multiple proposed state analyses based on respective proposed fleets of devices, for multiple sites of the customer.