Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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US Patent 5500802 - System and method for creating configurators using templates
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May 31, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractThe present invention is a system that allows the user to create, modify, or delete a configurator using templates. Once the configurator is constructed, the present invention allows the user to generate specific configurations using the constructed configurator. Templates are objects that are created by the configurator generator and recognized and used by the configurator to create configurations. Templates are stored in a persistent storage area of the configurator generator and are recalled when a change or deletion to the resulting configurator is desired. The configurator generator provides the user with a simple, intuitive, and computer assisted way of producing or modifying templates. A user defines a specific domain that describes an end product through a graphical interface of the system thereby creating a set of templates. The system then takes the user-defined templates to create configurations of the end product. | InventorsApplicationNo. 250817 filed on 05/31/1994US Classes:700/182Including CAD, CAM, or CIM techniqueExaminersPrimary: McElheny, Donald Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4875162, Automated interfacing of design/engineering software with project management softwareIssued on: 10/17/1989 Inventor: Ferriter, et al.4964060, Computer aided building plan review system and process Issued on: 10/16/1990 Inventor: Hartsog5019992, System for designing intercommunication networks Issued on: 05/28/1991 Inventor: Brown, et al.5033014, Integrated manufacturing system Issued on: 07/16/1991 Inventor: Carver, et al.5109337, Conceptual design tool Issued on: 04/28/1992 Inventor: Ferriter, et al.5165015, Electronic template system and method Issued on: 11/17/1992 Inventor: Coggins5201046, Relational database management system and method for storing, retrieving and modifying directed graph data structures Issued on: 04/06/1993 Inventor: Goldberg, et al.5216612, Intelligent computer integrated maintenance system and method Issued on: 06/01/1993 Inventor: Cornett, et al.5255207, Method for designing and detailing cabinets Issued on: 10/19/1993 Inventor: Cornwell5321620Inference planning system Issued on: 06/14/1994 Inventor: Tanaka, et al. International ClassG06F 017/50 |
