Patent ID: 9741065
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04M

Claim:
1. A method for selecting components of an information technology (“IT”) solution, the method comprising the steps of: a computer displaying a first set of components available for selection by a customer for creating an IT solution by having a solution modeling program generate an unpopulated framework using information included in a framework list and using rules included in framework rules in combination with modeling components to determine the first set of components to create the IT solution; the computer receiving selection from the customer of one of the first set of components for the IT solution; the computer determining that subsequent use of the one component of the first set requires a service wherein the service establishes and maintains consistency of the one component performance, functional and physical attributes of the one component, and design and operations information during a life cycle of the one component, and identifying a second set of components based on compatibility with the one component and ability to use the same service as the one component, rendering a populated framework by replacing the first set of components and the second set of components with images and illustrating a connectivity between the images wherein the populated framework connects a starting point of the IT solution to an end point of the IT solution, and displaying the second set of components to the customer; the computer receiving selection from the customer of one of the second set of components for inclusion in the IT solution; and the computer designing the IT solution to (a) include the one component from the first set and the one component from the second set and (b) share the same service during use of the one component from the first set and the one component from the second set.