Design support program and design support method
US7415399B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A design support method capable of verifying correct processing operation of software for controlling a paper transport mechanism by using a computer includes a displaying step of displaying a simulation screen relating to transport of virtual paper on a display unit of the computer, a jam setting step of presetting a condition for causing a paper jam with respect to the virtual paper, a jam causing step of causing the paper jam in accordance with the condition preset in the jam setting step, a selecting step of, when the paper jam is caused by the jam causing step, selecting a sheet of virtual paper, the sheet being subjected to the paper jam, by an instruction from a user, and a deleting step of deleting the sheet of virtual paper selected by the selecting step from the simulation screen.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.