US 2017/0286909 A1 · Configure-Price-Quote Systems For Partner Networks

Abstract

An apparatus and method for configuration-price-quoting in a shareable manner across multiple sites with multiple users is presented. Some embodiments include a multiuser site on a global computer network. Embodiments may generate or receive product models for a multiuser site. The product models may be shareable amongst users of the multiuser site. Embodiments may enable the users to setup access rights of other users to the product models, such that different users have access rights to different product models of other users. Embodiments may enable some users to modify or extend the shared product models, or include them in models of their own. Each product model may relate to one or more respective manufacturable products. Each product model may include: product data of the manufacturable product, configuration rules, and prices for the manufacturable product. A user with access rights to shared product models may execute the product model to produce a certain price quote for a user-selected configuration of the corresponding manufacturable product. Users may create price quotes for configured products from multiple manufacturers. Users may create configurations of systems that include configurable products from multiple manufacturers.

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Dependent claims

A computer apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
memory with computer code instructions stored thereon, the memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor such that, when executed by the at least one processor, the computer code instructions cause the computer system to implement:
a multiuser site on a global computer network;
a configuration module communicatively coupled to the multiuser site for generating or receiving product models shareable amongst users of the multiuser site;
and an administration module enabling the users to setup access rights of other users to the product models, such that different users have access rights to different product models of other users;
wherein each product model relates to one or more respective manufacturable products and includes:
product data of the manufacturable product, configuration rules, and prices for the manufacturable product,
wherein a user with access rights to the product model executes the product model to produce a certain price quote for a user-selected configuration of the corresponding manufacturable product or service.

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Configure-Price-Quote Systems For Partner Networks

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