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Design support apparatus, design support method, and computer product for designing function module from specification description

US7752576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2006
Grant dateJul 6, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/30
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input unit inputs specification description that includes a plurality of pieces of processing information each indicative of a processing performed by a design object and association information indicative of associations among the processing information. A node generating unit generates a node for each of the processing information. A link generating unit generates, based on the association information, a link that couples nodes generated by the node generating unit. A sub-chart generating unit configured to generate a plurality of sub-charts by dividing a chart indicating a content of the specification description, based on the node and the link. A function-module generating unit generates, for each of the sub-charts, a function module that executes a function based on the processing information corresponding to the node in the sub-chart and the association information corresponding to the link in the sub-chart.

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