Patent ID: 6803926
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for dynamically displaying pricing data on a client display device comprising:establishing a communications interface between a client computer and a server computer; requesting pricing data from the client to the server for at least one object; generating pricing data with associated options and rules for selection and combination of the associated options for each object at the server; transmitting the pricing data, associated options, and rules for selection and combination of the associated options from the server to the client; displaying a first set of pricing results on the client display device; providing a user interface on the client display device for user interaction with the pricing data and selection and combination of the associated options; using the rules to prevent a user from encountering a conflict by automatically correcting any conflicts to prevent the conflicts from being displayed during the user interaction with the pricing data, the rules for selection and combination containing all potential conflicts that may occur during the user interaction and corresponding safeguards to prevent the user from encountering and viewing a conflict during the user interaction with the pricing data; and dynamically updating the pricing data using the client computer to process the update and displaying the pricing data on the client display device in response to user interaction with the pricing data and associated options, and rules for selection and combination.