Software design support apparatus
US5430873A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
During a software designing operation, a designer accesses a level prescribing unit through an interaction managing control unit. The level prescribing unit provides the guidance to specification information and design parts, etc. at a desired design level. If the designer selects and inputs specification information or design parts, the design editor corresponding to the design specification information in a design editor unit is activated, so that the designer is guided and aided through a display to produce a desired software. At this time, the information about the state of the editing operation "completed" or "not completed" is stored with the directory. The designed document satisfying a specific condition, for example, a document determined to be "design completed", is stored as a data base by a design data base storing unit. To update the information stored in the design data base, a design information inconsistency correction support unit presents the designer with the part of the information affected by the update, thereby supporting the correction.
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