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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2000
Thomas S. Paterson, Woodside, CA (US);
Samuel Holtzman, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alex L. Bangs, La Selva Beach, CA (US);
Entelos, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of generating a display, or representation, of a simulation model within a graphical user interface (GUI) is described. The simulation model includes a number of objects, which may include state, function, link and modifier objects. The method commences with the display of node representations for at least first and second objects. Thereafter, a link representation, which represents an underlying link object, is selected from a predefined set of link representations to represent a desired relationship condition between the first and second objects. Each link representation of the set is associated with a distinct relationship condition. Each relationship condition may further be defined in terms of an underlying equation. Thereafter, the selected link representation is shown to extend between the respective node representations representing the first and second objects. Thus, the type of relationship condition which exists between the first and second objects is apparent from the link representation which extends between the relevant node representations.