Arrangement for guiding user design of comprehensive product solution using on-the-fly data validation
US8630917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method guides a user in designing a product defined by data. The method involves examining (420) items of the data to detect whether each item conforms to rules (106) or violates the rules; performing (431 . . . ) at least one action in response to a detection of a rule violation; displaying (450) the data to the user in a manner emphasizing at least one particular data item that caused the rule violation; receiving (460) any new data input from the user; and repeating the examining, action performing, and displaying steps using the new data. The displaying step may involve displaying data defining a current state of the product in a tabular (spreadsheet) format, including displaying data detected to have caused the rule violation in a first manner that is visibly distinct from displaying other data that is not detected to have caused the rule violation.
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