Querying a database with thickness criterion
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for querying a database, the method comprising:
- running a query on a database, the database comprising 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, the query including a thickness criterion, and the running being performed by a processor;
returning by the processor, as results of the query, respective 3D modeled objects of the database, the processor returning from the database a respective 3D modeled object based on an extent to which the respective 3D modeled object has a thickness that meets the thickness criterion of the query, wherein;
the respective 3D modeled object has a volume V and a surface S,the thickness of the respective 3D modeled object is proxied in the database by a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, such that the processor returns the respective 3D modeled object in the results of the query based on comparing (a) the thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object to (b) the thickness criterion of the query, andthe thickness signature is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function ƒ
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Abstract
The invention notably relates to a computer-implemented method for querying a database that comprises 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts. The method comprises the steps of providing a query that includes a thickness criterion and returning, as results of the query, respective 3D modeled objects of the database based on an extent to which the respective 3D modeled object has a thickness that respects the thickness criterion. The thickness of the respective 3D modeled object is proxied by a thickness signature that corresponds to the evaluation of a function of the type ƒ(x)=
Such a method improves the querying of a database that comprises 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for querying a database, the method comprising:
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running a query on a database, the database comprising 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, the query including a thickness criterion, and the running being performed by a processor; returning by the processor, as results of the query, respective 3D modeled objects of the database, the processor returning from the database a respective 3D modeled object based on an extent to which the respective 3D modeled object has a thickness that meets the thickness criterion of the query, wherein; the respective 3D modeled object has a volume V and a surface S, the thickness of the respective 3D modeled object is proxied in the database by a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, such that the processor returns the respective 3D modeled object in the results of the query based on comparing (a) the thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object to (b) the thickness criterion of the query, and the thickness signature is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function ƒ
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7. A data storage and retrieval system for 3D modeled objects, the system comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a database recorded thereon; and a processor coupled to the computer readable storage medium, the processor programmed to configure the database with 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, each respective 3D modeled object of the database having a volume V and a surface S, wherein each respective 3D modeled object of the database is associated to a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, and the thickness signature of a respective 3D modeled object is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function ƒ
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8. A computer-implemented method for constructing a database, the method comprising:
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adding to a database recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, each respective 3D modeled object having a volume V and a surface S, the adding being performed by a processor; and associating by the processor, each respective 3D modeled object of the database to a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, wherein the thickness signature of a respective 3D modeled object is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function ƒ
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11. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having code instructions stored thereon, the storage medium operatively coupled to a processor, such that when executed by the processor for querying a database, the code instructions cause the processor to; run a query on the database, the database comprising 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, the query including a thickness criterion; and return, as results of the query, respective 3D modeled objects of the database, the processor returning from the database a respective 3D modeled object based on an extent to which the respective 3D modeled object has a thickness that meets the thickness criterion of the query, wherein; the respective 3D modeled object has a volume V and a surface S, the thickness of the respective 3D modeled object is proxied in the database by a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, such that the processor returns the respective 3D modeled object in the results of the query based on comparing (a) the thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object to (b) the thickness criterion of the query, and the thickness signature is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function of the type
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12. A computer system for querying a database, the system comprising:
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a processor; and memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory having recorded thereon code instructions, such that when executed by the processor, the computer code instructions cause the system to; run a query on a database configured in the memory, the database comprising 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, the query including a thickness criterion; and return, as results of the query, respective 3D modeled objects of the database, the processor returning a respective 3D modeled object based on an extent to which the respective 3D modeled object has a thickness that meets the thickness criterion of the query, wherein; the respective 3D modeled object has a volume V and a surface S, the thickness of the respective 3D modeled object is proxied in the database by a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, such that the processor returns the respective 3D modeled object in the results of the query based on comparing (a) the thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object to (b) the thickness criterion of the query, and the thickness signature is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function ƒ
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13. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having code instructions stored thereon, the storage medium operatively coupled to a processor, such that when executed by the processor for constructing a database, the code instructions cause the processor to; add to the database recorded on the storage medium, 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts, each respective 3D modeled object having a volume V and a surface S; and associate each respective 3D modeled object of the database to a thickness signature of the respective 3D modeled object, wherein the thickness signature of a respective 3D modeled object is a value that corresponds to an evaluation of a function ƒ
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