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Design support system

US7409324B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 2005
Grant dateAug 5, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The design support system regarding the present invention comprises a node data storage means that stores node data to generate functional models which present a group of function nodes which are functions divided from performance function of apparatus which is an objective to be designed and a group of part nodes which realize the functions in mutual relations, a functional model generating means that generates the functional models in reference to the node data storage means, a node designation receiving means that receives the designation of a node among the functional models, a node selection means that selects a node which has a mutual relation with nodes to which the designation are given, a display unit that displays the node selected by the node selection means.

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