Automated method and system for object configuration
US7869981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0875
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated system and method is provided for configuring an object (e.g., a room). In accordance with a preferred embodiment, configuration is facilitated through the use of layering functionality and frame-based inferences to evaluate stored knowledge of object attributes. The frame-based inferences may be supplemented by a rules-based inference system. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a graphics-based user interface may be used to permit interactive configuration using two-dimensional and three-dimensional models of the object, and incorporating engineering specifications, as well as functional and physical attributes.
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