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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Haiqi Liang, Beijing, CN;
Dong Liu, Beijing, CN;
Ying Liu, Beijing, CN;
Zhong Tian, Beijing, CN;
Jian Wang, Beijing, CN;
Xin Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Jun Zhu, Beijing, CN;
Haiqi Liang, Beijing, CN;
Dong Liu, Beijing, CN;
Ying Liu, Beijing, CN;
Zhong Tian, Beijing, CN;
Jian Wang, Beijing, CN;
Xin Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Jun Zhu, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system modeling facilitating method and apparatus, wherein, entities and interactions among the entities are introduced gradually starting from critical entities in a system to form an abstract view of the entities. An associated sub-module is built for at least one of the entities and interfaces to other entities are formed for the sub-module. Representations of behaviors and logical relations among the behaviors, as well as links between its interfaces and representations of behaviors are built. When an entity is extended to be a sub-module, other entities appear in abstract form, forming a local view of sub-module together with the other entities shown in abstract form. A global view can be formed by combining the sub-modules depicted in the local view based on the interaction described in the abstract view.