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Determining compatibility of multiple specifications

a technology of compatibility and multiple specifications, applied in the field of product configuration, can solve problems such as incompatibility of multiple specifications, and achieve the effect of reducing the number of specifications

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-09-08
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The present invention provides a method for evaluating the specification data of two or more components. This involves receiving informational data about the components, deriving interactions within them, evaluating the data and interactions, and determining if there are any incompatibility issues. The invention can also provide a computer program product and a computer system for performing the evaluation. The technical effects include improved efficiency in identifying and addressing potential compatibility issues, reducing the risk of malfunctions in complex systems, and improving overall system performance.

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When multiple components (and hence multiple specifications) across multiple modes of contact (e.g., electrical, mechanical, chemical, etc.) are involved, the multiple specifications may not be compatible with each other.

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[0011]Engineers sort through simple and complex specifications when drafting and designing new products and services. Incompatible specifications are often not intuitive and not apparent to the engineer working on the design project and would require some sort of method(s) to identify such incompatibility issues. Incompatible specifications impede the design process and lead to poorly designed products. Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for identifying incompatibility issues at different stages of the design process by taking into account how components interact with one another.

[0012]The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the Figures. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a data processing environment, generally designated 100, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 provides only an illustration of implementation and does not imply any limitations with regard to the environments ...

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for evaluating specification data of two or more components. In one embodiment, informational data, including specifications, provides details on these two or more components. The system then derives a set of interactions within these two or more components. From the informational data, in conjunction with interactions within the two or more components, it is determined whether one or more incompatibility issues exist. In instances where one or more incompatibility issues exist, the issue is highlighted and given a description.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to the field of product configuration and more specifically to identifying compatibility issues between product specifications having multiple components.[0002]Specifications are an integral part of the engineering field for developing new products. A specification is a type of technical standard in the form of a specific set of explicit requirements (in a good, material, process, service, system, or work) as dictated by a customer, which a vendor delivers to the customer. An engineer (working for the vendor) fields technical requests and in order to draft solutions, he or she must interpret and deliver against simple and complicated specifications. When multiple components (and hence multiple specifications) across multiple modes of contact (e.g., electrical, mechanical, chemical, etc.) are involved, the multiple specifications may not be compatible with each other. The identification and sorting through speci...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/08
CPCG06Q10/0875
Inventor KLINE, ERIC V.
Owner AIRBNB