	US 11,741,006 B1
	Configuration mapping using a multi-dimensional rule space and rule consolidation
Aditya P. Kulkarni, Bangalore (IN); and Sourabh Kukreja, Jabalpur (IN)
Assigned to Trilogy Intellectual Property Holdings, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Trilogy Intellectual Property Holdings, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/692,014.
Application 16/692,014 is a continuation of application No. 15/174,480, filed on Jun. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,488,844, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 15/174,480 is a continuation of application No. 13/743,269, filed on Jan. 16, 2013, granted, now 9,390,009, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 13/743,269 is a continuation of application No. 13/176,283, filed on Jul. 5, 2011, granted, now 8,364,628, issued on Jan. 29, 2013.
Application 13/176,283 is a continuation of application No. 11/684,904, filed on Mar. 12, 2007, granted, now 7,987,149, issued on Jul. 26, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/780,965, filed on Mar. 10, 2006.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06F 12/06 (2006.01); G05B 19/4097 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06N 5/04 (2023.01); G06N 5/025 (2023.01); G06N 5/022 (2023.01)

CPC G06F 12/0646 (2013.01) [G05B 19/4097 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35061 (2013.01); G06N 5/022 (2013.01); G06N 5/025 (2013.01); G06N 5/04 (2013.01)]

26 Claims

1. A method of using a computer system to map a first set of configuration rules to a second set of configuration rules, the method comprising:

accessing, from a first memory, multiple, part-to-part mapping rules;

combining the multiple, part-to-part mapping rules into a consolidated configuration mapping rule that maps parts in the first set of configuration rules to parts in the second set of configuration rules, wherein the first set of configuration rules includes a first configuration rule and the second set of configuration rules includes a second configuration rule, and each configuration mapping rule includes a set of parts of a product;

storing the consolidated configuration mapping rule in a second memory; and

applying the consolidated configuration mapping rule by a processing engine to produce mappings of end configurations of the product associated with the consolidated configuration mapping rule and compute demand of feature mixes of the products.