Methods and apparatus for including a confidential structural component in a third party remote product simulation
US9374223B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of allowing inclusion of a structural component which is the confidential property of an owner in a third party remote product simulation, the method comprising, in owner modelling software: importing a component model including geometry of the component, mesh data and at least one material property of the component; encrypting a secure part of the component model which is to remain confidential to the owner using a software key, and leaving an interface part of the component model unencrypted; adding a restriction to the component model before the component model is exported, the restriction specifying simulation result data which is not to be visible to the third party; and exporting the partially encrypted component model to the third party for use in third party modelling software.
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