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`(Currently Amended) A method for using computer assisted configuration
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`technology lo generate one or more attribute prioritized configuration answers to one or
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`more configuration queries, the method comprising:
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`receiving one or more configuration queries from a client system, wherein the
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`configuration queries include a selection of one or more parts of a product;
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`processing the one or more configuration queries using a combined configuration
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`the product attributes.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein to determine valid
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`configuration answers prioritized by one or more predetermined attributes comprises:
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`processing valid configuration answers with an attribute based preference
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`The method of claim 1 wherein providing at least a subset
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`predetermined number of attribute-prioritized valid configuration answers to a user.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein providing at least a subset
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`selected number of attribute-prioritized valid configuration answers to a user.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more
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`products from the group comprising: vehicles, computers, and financial products.
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`(Currently Amended) A computer system to generate one or more
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`a storage medium having data encoded therein, the data comprising processor
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`receiving one or more configuration queries from a client system;
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`processing the one or more configuration queries using a combined
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`providing at least a subset of the valid configuration answers to the client
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the code for
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`configuration answers to a user.
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`respective configuration answers;
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`retrieving the stored predetermined values associated with a particular valid
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`one or more of the configuration queries.
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the one or more
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`configuration queries comprise configuration queries to configure at least one of the
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`products from the group comprising: vehicles, computers, and financial products.
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`(Currently Amended) A computer storage medium comprising data
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`providing the valid configuration answers to the client system, wherein the valid
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein lhe data
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the data
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`predetermining values of one or more combinations of attributes associated with
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the one
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`the products from the group comprising: vehicles, computers, and financial products.
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`(Currently Amended) A computer system to generate one or more
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`attribute prioritized configuration answers to one or more configuration queries, the
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`system comprising:
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`means for receiving one or more configuration queries from a client system;
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`means for processing the one or more configuration queries using a combined
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`configuration rules-attributes model to detemrine valid configuration
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`means for prioritizing the valid configuration answers prieritizea by one or more
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`client system, wherein the valid configuration answers are prioritized by
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`The computer system of claim 19 further comprising:
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`means for predetermining values of one or more combinations of attributes associated
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`with respective configuration answers;
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`means for storing the predetermined values; and
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`means for retrieving the stored predetermined values associated with a particular
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`(New) The method of claim 1 further comprising:
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`wherein prioritizing the valid configuration answers by one or more product attributes
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`in the combined configuration rules-attributes model further comprises
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`prioritizing the valid configuration answers by each selected product attribute.
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`(New) The computer system of claim 7 wherein the data further comprises
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`receiving a selection of at least one of the one or more product attributes to be
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`prioritizing the valid configuration answers by each selected product attribute.
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`(New) The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the data further
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`receiving a selection of at least one of the one or more product attributes to be
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`prioritized; and
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`prioritizing the valid configuration answers by each selected product attribute.
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`(New) The computer system of claim 19 wherein the system further
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`comprises:
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`means for receiving a selection of at least one of the one or more product attributes to
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`be prioritized; and
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`means for prioritizing the valid configuration answers by each selected product
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`WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
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`The method of claim I wherein to determine valid configuration
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`processing valid configuration answers with an attribute based preference
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`The method of claim I wherein providing at least a subset of the valid
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`The method of claim I wherein providing at least a subset of the valid
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`configuration answers to the client system comprises providing a user selected
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`The method of claim 1 further comprising:
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`predetermining values of one or more combinations of attributes associated
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`storing the predetermined values; and
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`retrieving the stored predetermined values associated with a particular valid
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`The method of claim I wherein the one or more configuration queries
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`A computer system to generate one or more attribute prioritized
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`configuration answers to one or more configuration queries, the system comprising:
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`a storage medium having data encoded therein, the data comprising processor
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`configuration rules-attributes model to determine valid
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`configuration answers prioritized by one or more
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`predetermined attributes; and
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`providing at least a subset of the valid configuration answers to the
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the data further comprises
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`processor executable code for:
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`processing valid configuration answers with an attribute based preference
`algorithm.
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the code for providing at least
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`for providing a predetermined number of attribute-prioritized valid configuration
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`answers to a user.
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the code for providing at least
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the data further comprises
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`The computer system of claim 7 wherein the one or more configuration
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`the group comprising: vehicles, computers, and financial products.
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`A computer storage medium comprising data embedded therein to
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`receiving one or more configuration queries from a client system;
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`answers prioritized by one or more predetermined attributes; and
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`providing the valid configuration answers to the client system.
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the data further
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`processing valid configuration answers with an attribute based preference
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`The computer storage medium ofclaim 13 wherein the code for
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the code for
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the data further
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`predetermining values of one or more combinations of attributes associated
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`storing the predetermined values; and
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`The computer storage medium of claim 13 wherein the one or more
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`products from the group comprising: vehicles, computers, and financial products.
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`A computer system to generate one or more attribute prioritized
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`configuration answers to one or more configuration queries, the system comprising:
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`means for receiving one or more configuration queries from a client system;
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`means for processing the one or more configuration queries using a combined
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`answers prioritized by one or more predetermined attributes; and
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`means for providing at least a subset of the valid configuration answers to the
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`client system.
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