公开(公告)号：US06430730B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-06

申请号：US09498122

申请日：2000-02-04

申请人： Bhalchandra Ghatate ,  Joseph Liemandt ,  Andrew Price

发明人： Bhalchandra Ghatate ,  Joseph Liemandt ,  Andrew Price

IPC分类号： G06F1750

CPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F2217/06 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99936

摘要： The present invention employs a generative approach for configuring systems such that a system may be configured based on component or resource requests, or input in the form of need. The present invention provides a constraint-based configuration system using a structural model hierarchy. The structural aspects of the model provide the ability to define a model element as being contained in, or by, another model element. In addition, the structural model provides the ability to identify logical datatype and physical interconnections between elements and establish connections between elements. To configure a system, the present invention accepts input in the form of requests (e.g., component or resource) or needs, such as an expression of a need for a desktop computer system to be used in a CAD (i.e., computer-aided design) environment. Using this information, the present invention configures a system by identifying the resource and component needs, constraints imposed on or by the resources or components identified, and the structural aspects of the system. In one embodiment, a flash configuration cache is utilized to speed up the process of configuring an end product, such as a user computer. In another embodiment, a bundling cache is used to speed up the process of bundling.

摘要翻译： 本发明采用生成方法来配置系统，使得可以基于组件或资源请求或以需要的形式输入系统。 本发明提供一种使用结构模型层次结构的基于约束的配置系统。 模型的结构方面提供了将模型元素定义为包含在另一个模型元素中或由另一个模型元素定义的能力。 此外，结构模型提供了识别元素之间的逻辑数据类型和物理互连的能力，并建立元素之间的连接。 为了配置系统，本发明以请求（例如，组件或资源）或需求的形式接受输入，例如表示对在CAD中使用的台式计算机系统的需求（即，计算机辅助设计 ） 环境。 使用该信息，本发明通过识别资源和组件需求，由识别的资源或组件施加的约束，以及系统的结构方面来配置系统。 在一个实施例中，利用闪存配置高速缓存来加速诸如用户计算机的最终产品的配置过程。 在另一个实施例中，使用捆绑高速缓存来加速捆绑的过程。

公开(公告)号：US6115547A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-05

申请号：US403418

申请日：1995-03-13

申请人： Bhalchandra Ghatate ,  Joseph Liemandt ,  Andrew Price

发明人： Bhalchandra Ghatate ,  Joseph Liemandt ,  Andrew Price

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F2217/06 ,  Y10S707/99932 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99936

摘要： The present invention employs a generative approach for configuring systems such that a system may be configured based on component or resource requests, or input in the form of need. The present invention provides a constraint-based configuration system using a structural model hierarchy. The structural aspects of the model provide the ability to define a model element as being contained in, or by, another model element. In addition, the structural model provides the ability to identify logical datatype and physical interconnections between elements and establish connections between elements. To configure a system, the present invention accepts input in the form of requests (e.g., component or resource) or needs, such as an expression of a need for a desktop computer system to be used in a CAD (i.e., computer-aided design) environment. Using this information, the present invention configures a system by identifying the resource and component needs, constraints imposed on or by the resources or components identified, and the structural aspects of the system. In one embodiment, a flash configuration cache is utilized to speed up the process of configuring an end product, such as a user computer. In another embodiment, a bundling cache is used to speed up the process of bundling.

公开(公告)号：US06965902B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-15

申请号：US10017319

申请日：2001-10-19

申请人： Bhalchandra Ghatate

发明人： Bhalchandra Ghatate

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F9/45 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06F9/45508 ,  G06F8/437 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A method and apparatus for managing functions (e.g., that express business rules) to allow calling functions, maintaining functions, and providing of an execution framework for functions. In one embodiment, there are a number of functions to be maintained. An object technology infrastructure is formed to store data and metadata for the functions. For example, metadata about a function can include data describing what that function does, a “cost” associated with that function, how to execute that function, the input and output parameters required by that function. The exposure of the metadata regarding the functions' input and output parameters allows an engine to track input/output relationships between the functions and, in essence, define the order of execution.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理功能（例如，表达业务规则）以允许调用功能，维护功能以及为功能提供执行框架的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，存在要维护的许多功能。 形成对象技术基础设施来存储功能的数据和元数据。 例如，关于功能的元数据可以包括描述该功能的功能的数据，与该功能相关联的“成本”，如何执行该功能，该功能所需的输入和输出参数。 关于功能的输入和输出参数的元数据的曝光允许引擎跟踪功能之间的输入/输出关系，并且实质上定义执行顺序。

公开(公告)号：US06338069B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-08

申请号：US09210340

申请日：1998-12-11

申请人： Bhalchandra Ghatate

发明人： Bhalchandra Ghatate

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F9/45508 ,  G06F8/437 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： A method and apparatus for managing functions (e.g., that express business rules) to allow calling functions, maintaining functions, and providing of an execution framework for functions. In one embodiment, there are a number of functions to be maintained. An object technology infrastructure is formed to store data and metadata for the functions. For example, metadata about a function can include data describing what that function does, a “cost” associated with that function, how to execute that function, the input and output parameters required by that function. The exposure of the metadata regarding the functions' input and output parameters allows an engine to track input/output relationships between the functions and, in essence, define the order of execution.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理功能（例如，表达业务规则）以允许调用功能，维护功能以及为功能提供执行框架的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，存在要维护的许多功能。 形成对象技术基础设施来存储功能的数据和元数据。 例如，关于功能的元数据可以包括描述该功能的功能的数据，与该功能相关联的“成本”，如何执行该功能，该功能所需的输入和输出参数。 关于功能的输入和输出参数的元数据的曝光允许引擎跟踪功能之间的输入/输出关系，并且实质上定义执行顺序。

公开(公告)号：US06317749B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US09164092

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Bhalchandra Ghatate

发明人： Bhalchandra Ghatate

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F17/30595 ,  G06F17/30607 ,  Y10S707/99943 ,  Y10S707/99944

摘要： A method and apparatus for providing relationship objects and various features to relationship and other objects. According to one aspect of the invention, a system is described that includes a number of base objects that contain data describing disparate sources of an enterprise. In addition, the system includes a number of relationship objects that express relationships between different ones of the plurality of base objects.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向关系和其他对象提供关系对象和各种特征的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面，描述了一种系统，其包括包含描述企业的不同来源的数据的多个基本对象。 此外，该系统包括表示多个基础对象中的不同基础对象之间的关系的多个关系对象。