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Enable top-down service design

US8086992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2007
Grant dateDec 27, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a software development application that supports development using a top-down approach. The user creates a high-level system design for a system in the top-down design software development application. The user describes a behavior of the system by attaching technology-neutral original system endpoints and respective contracts to a plurality of system components. The user delegates each original system endpoint to a member endpoint of a corresponding technology-specific member component. The user supplies a concrete implementation for each of the corresponding technology-specific member components. Throughout this iterative development process, the high level system design is preserved.

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