Method and system for creating designs using internet-based...

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1998-11-13

2001-09-25

Homere, Jean R. (Department: 2177)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S202000, C709S219000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06295535

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to computer-implemented engineering design systems. More particularly, the invention relates to computer-implemented networked engineering design systems.
Previous approaches to engineering modeling have been localized, non-proprietary and limited in the information available from the model. Whenever two engineering models were to be merged in order to provide greater analytical capability, typically one model's proprietary data and methods could be examined by the other model.
This exemplary disadvantage is particularly problematic when the models are from two different companies both striving to preserve the confidentiality of their respective proprietary modeling data and methods. Another exemplary disadvantage is that merging of the two models from two different developers so that the two models can communicate is difficult since the two models probably utilize two different input and output formats. This exemplary disadvantage grows even more problematic as the number of models to be merged increases.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, an apparatus and method are provided for collaborafively generating characteristic data regarding at least one characteristic of a component. A querying ontological data structure is provided for structuring characteristic data transmitted across the network. A querying communicator which is connected to the network generates and structures based upon the querying ontological structure a first query which regards a first characteristic of the component and wherein the first query is to be sent across the network. The first component characteristic communicator which is connected to the network receives via the network the generated first query from the querying communicator. A first component characteristic determinator which is connected to the first characteristic communicator determines first characteristic data regarding the first characteristic of the component based upon the first query. The first characteristic communicator structures the determined first characteristic data based upon the querying ontological data structure and communicates the determined first characteristic data via the network.
In an alternate embodiment, the present invention utilizes computer agent technology for determining the characteristic data. In this alternate embodiment, a computer agent encapsulates the characteristic determining data and methods in order to hide the data and methods from the querying communicator or any other remote entity connected to the network.


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