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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Rolf Fritz, Waldenbuch, DE;
Markus Kaltenbach, Leinfelden, DE;
Ulrich Mayer, Schoenbuch, DE;
Thomas Pflueger, Leinfelden, DE;
Cordt Starke, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Jan Van Lunteren, Gattikon, CH;
Rolf Fritz, Waldenbuch, DE;
Markus Kaltenbach, Leinfelden, DE;
Ulrich Mayer, Schoenbuch, DE;
Thomas Pflueger, Leinfelden, DE;
Cordt Starke, Weil der Stadt, DE;
Jan Van Lunteren, Gattikon, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and system for the design and implementation of state machine engines. A first constraints checking step checks a state transition function created by a designer against constraints imposed by the implementation technology in order to detect all portions of the state transition function that are in conflict with the constraints. A subsequent conflict resolution step tries to determine one or more suggested ways to meet the conflicting constraints, by investigating how the original state transition function can be modified such that all constraints are met. A final presentation and selection step provides the designer textual and/or graphically results of the constraints check and suggested modifications. The modifications can be accepted interactively, or the state transition function can be changed manually. In the latter case, the modified state transition function will be processed starting again with the constraints checking step.