PRODUCT CONFIGURATION SERVER FOR EFFICIENTLY DISPLAYING SELECTABLE ATTRIBUTE VALUES FOR CONFIGURABLE PRODUCTS

摘要

A computer implemented system (110) leverages binary decision diagram (BDD) structures (702) to provide selectable attribute values for one or more configurable products. The BDD structures (702) may define offering attribute nodes (704 712) and non offering attribute nodes (714 718). The offering attribute nodes (704 712) may represent product attribute values selectable by the user based on product configuration rules and the non offering attribute nodes (714 718) may represent product attribute values not selectable by the user based on the product configuration rules. The computer implemented system (110) may further include at least one memory storage device (202) that stores one or more product configuration rules used to define permissible product configurations and attributes of the products. By evaluating the BDD structures (702) and the product configuration rules the computer implemented system (110) may prepare a customized set of product records for transmission to a user wherein the customized set of product records contains product attribute values corresponding to the offering attribute nodes.