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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Mikito Iwamasa, Tokyo, JP;
Tadatoshi Ishii, Matsudo, JP;
Mikito Iwamasa, Tokyo, JP;
Tadatoshi Ishii, Matsudo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A movability determining section checks the movability of an descriptive element comprised in a specification having a hierarchical structure. The descriptive element of which the movability is checked is moved in the hierarchical structure by a specification moving section. For the movement, a preparation is made as follows. The specification moving section, if necessary, moves a communication channel included in the descriptive element to make sure that a constraint with respect to the level to which the communication channel belongs is satisfied after the movement. After the preparation, the specification moving section moves a behavior included in the descriptive element upward/downward across levels in the hierarchical structure. A specification correcting section corrects the specification so as not to violate an execution order constraint.