Method for integrating models in a modelling tool into an object oriented repository

Patent 6327698 Issued on December 4, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 23, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Kolluru, Nookaiah Venkatabutchi

Application

No. 219614 filed on 12/23/1998

US Classes:

717/104, Modeling717/108Object oriented

Examiners

Primary: Chaki, Kakali
Assistant: Chavis, John Q.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Kozak; Alfred W., Starr; Mark T., Rode; Lise A.

Foreign Patent References

0769739 EP 04/12/1997

International Class

G06F 009/44

Abstract

A method is disclosed for use in a software development system having a repository, wherein the method uses an object-oriented tool to capture models from and populate models in the repository. The method includes the steps of importing a first software model from the repository into the object-oriented tool; disposing the imported first software model in the object-oriented tool for development by a user a second software model based upon the first software model; and, exporting the second software model to the repository.