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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Pradeepan Srinivasan, South Lyon, MI (US);
Christopher A. Gillanders, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Daniel G. Bolstrum, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Trenton W. Haines, Novi, MI (US);
Pradeepan Srinivasan, South Lyon, MI (US);
Christopher A. Gillanders, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Daniel G. Bolstrum, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Trenton W. Haines, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
An interface control module includes a link generation module that generates a first link between a provider module and a consumer module. An interface contract module generates an interface contract. The interface contract corresponds to an interface of a product that includes the first link. The interface contract defines the interface based on a bill of materials (BOM). An interface assembly module assembles modules including the provider module and the consumer module to generate the product. An interface viewing module displays logical and physical views of the product on a display at least one of before and after assembly of the product.