Patent Document ID: 9639803
Application ID: 14551580

Base Claim:
1. A method for using computer assisted configuration technology to solve product configuration problems using configuration sub-models, the method comprising: performing with the computer assisted configuration technology; receiving one or more configuration queries from one or more computer systems; dividing one or more configuration queries into multiple configuration sub queries, wherein the one or more configuration queries represent one or more questions involving parts and part relationships in a configuration of a configurable product, the multiple configuration sub-queries represent the one or more configuration queries, and the parts represent a composition of matter of the configurable product; processing each sub-query using at least one configuration sub-model per sub-query, wherein the configuration sub-models collectively model a configurable product; generating a response to the one or more configuration queries based upon the processing of each sub-query using at least one configuration sub-model per sub-query; and providing the response to the one or more configuration queries as data for display by one or more display devices.

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Claim 7:
7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least two sub-queries include overlapping information.