Quotation System With Automatic Attribute Inheritance for Shape Variants

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Solution Overview

Problem

In conventional systems, changing basic shape data of an article requires users to manually reset attribute information for related shape data, leading to increased processing time and potential errors due to manual input.

Innovation Solution

A quotation system that automatically associates related attribute information with related shape data based on a predetermined condition, using storage means to store basic and related shape data and attribute information, and employing data acquisition, determination, and association means to automate the setting of attribute information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users manually reset attribute information when basic shape data is changed, then attribute information can be accurately set for related shape data, but processing time increases and errors may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of attribute informationVSAvoidprocessing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically copying attribute information from basic shape data to related shape data when changes are detected. This preliminary automatic association eliminates the need for users to manually reset attribute information, thereby reducing processing time while maintaining accuracy through systematic data inheritance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service by automatically detecting changes in basic shape data and autonomously updating related shape data with appropriate attribute information. This self-service mechanism eliminates manual user intervention, reducing both processing time and the potential for human error in attribute information setting.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually input attribute information, then flexibility in setting custom values is achieved, but errors such as accidental omission may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in setting attribute valuesVSAvoidcompleteness of attribute information

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by automatically detecting which attribute information should be inherited from basic shape data and applying it to related shape data. This feedback mechanism ensures that no attribute information is accidentally omitted while still allowing users to modify specific values when needed, thus maintaining both completeness and flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses copying by automatically replicating attribute information from basic shape data to related shape data. This copying mechanism ensures that all necessary attribute information is transferred systematically, preventing omissions while allowing users to adjust copied values as needed for specific cases.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If automatic association of attribute information is implemented, then processing time is reduced and errors are minimized, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedesign processing efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies universality by creating a multi-functional automatic association mechanism that handles multiple attributes (tolerances, materials, surface finishes) through a single integrated process. This universal approach automates what would otherwise require multiple separate manual operations, improving productivity while managing system complexity through consolidation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces the mechanical manual process of resetting attribute information with an automated computational system. This substitution eliminates repetitive manual operations and reduces human error, significantly improving design processing efficiency while the automated nature of the system manages its own complexity through algorithmic processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20250232341A1Quotation system, quotation method, and quotation program

Publication Date: 2025.07.17 MISUMI

AI summary

A quotation system which receives shape data of an article configured from a plurality of elements from a client terminal and which provides quotation information of the article has: storage means storing basic shape data and related shape data different from the basic shape data, and storing basic attribute information associated with at least one basic element of the basic shape data; data acquisition means acquiring the basic shape data and the related shape data; determination means determining whether the relationship between the related shape data and the basic shape data satisfies a predetermined condition; association means, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, associating related attribute information, including information that is common to the basic attribute information, with at least one related element of the related shape data, and storing the related attribute information in the storage means; and quotation means preparing quotation information of an article corresponding to the related shape data on the basis of the related shape data and the related attribute information which are stored in the storage means.