Using web model feeds to version models which are defined in modeling languages
US8601440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Versions of a model in UML or another modeling language can be published on web feeds, such as RSS or Atom web feeds. A model feed includes a sequence of incremental differences to a base version of a model; the base version can be an empty model or a snapshot of another model feed, for example. Stream charts show the relationship between model feeds. A selected sequence of incremental differences can be applied, in forward or reverse, to animate changes in a model. A developer working on a different computer than another developer can create new model versions which use some elements from a published feed and other elements introduced by the local developer. New model versions and semantic information about the sequence taken to reach them can be shared through web feeds.
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