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Data processing method and system

US8201160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2006
Grant dateJun 12, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/206
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data processing method including receiving a model of a directed graph, the model defining one or more nodes and edges of the directed graph, each node having a corresponding behavior defining the execution of the node, and each edge having corresponding data defining a directional link from one node to another node and having a corresponding condition defining when the edge is to be traversed; executing, according to a predefined priority, a series of transformation rules, the transformation rules comprising a first rule for the elimination of an edge that links a node to itself, and a second rule for the elimination of an edge that links a node to another node, each rule including an update operation defining a new behavior for the or each node affected by the elimination of the edge; and creating an output according to the performance of the transformation rules.

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