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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Sap SE, Walldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Raghavendra Rao M G, Walldorf, DE;
Maximilian Stefanac, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
SAP SE, Walldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/901 (2019.01); G06F 16/2455 (2019.01); G06F 16/22 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/9024 (2019.01); G06F 16/2246 (2019.01); G06F 16/2272 (2019.01); G06F 16/24556 (2019.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for representing a dynamic hierarchical system as a composite graph data structure. Members of a system are represented as primary nodes of a tree. Multiple system states have respective trees, which can be overlaid to obtain a composite graph. The composite graph can be augmented with secondary nodes for member attributes, and further nodes for state-dependent values of the attributes. Methods of processing bottom-up, top-down, and filtered queries are disclosed. Applications to military, manufacturing, and communication networks are provided.