Mechanical-electrical template based method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for identifying at least a section of a first schematic associated with at least a section of a second schematic wherein each of the first and second schematics includes a set of components for configuring a system to perform a process and wherein the components of the first and second schematics are first and second different types, respectively, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) identifying the components of the first type included in the first section of the first schematic;
b) examining the second schematic to identify at least one instance of components of the second type that are associated with the identified components of the first type; and
c) when at least one instance of components of the second type is identified, rendering the at least one instance accessible.
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Abstract
A method for identifying at least a section of a first schematic associated with at least a section of a second schematic wherein each of the first and second schematics includes a set of components for configuring a system to perform a process and wherein the components of the first and second schematics are first and second different types, respectively, the method comprising the steps of identifying the components of the first type included in the first section of the first schematic, examining the second schematic to identify at least one instance of components of the second type that are associated with the identified components of the first type and when at least one instance of components of the second type is identified, rendering the at least one instance accessible.
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79 Claims
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1. A method for identifying at least a section of a first schematic associated with at least a section of a second schematic wherein each of the first and second schematics includes a set of components for configuring a system to perform a process and wherein the components of the first and second schematics are first and second different types, respectively, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying the components of the first type included in the first section of the first schematic;
b) examining the second schematic to identify at least one instance of components of the second type that are associated with the identified components of the first type; and
c) when at least one instance of components of the second type is identified, rendering the at least one instance accessible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for generating electrical schematics including electrical icons indicating electrical components useable to control mechanical components that are indicated by mechanical icons on pre-existing mechanical schematics, the method comprising the steps of:
using a processor to perform the steps of;
a) identifying at least one sub-set of mechanical components on the mechanical schematic;
b) identifying electrical components suitable for controlling the identified at least one sub-set of mechanical components; and
c) using the identified electrical components to generate an electrical schematic for controlling the identified at least sub-set of mechanical components on the mechanical schematic. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for use with pre-existing electronically stored electrical and mechanical schematics where the electrical schematics indicate a control system to be used to control mechanical components corresponding to the mechanical schematics, the method for identifying mechanical components on the mechanical schematics that are not supported by the control system defined by the electrical schematics, the method comprising the steps of:
using a processor to perform the steps of;
a) identifying at least a sub-set of mechanical components in the mechanical schematics that are not supported by the electrical components in the electrical schematics; and
b) indicating the identified sub-set of mechanical components. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for use with pre-existing electronically stored electrical and mechanical schematics where the electrical schematic indicates a control system to be used to control mechanical components corresponding to the mechanical schematic, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) monitoring for changes to the mechanical schematic;
b) for each change to the mechanical schematic, storing an indication of the change in a database; and
c) after a change to the mechanical schematic is stored in the database and during an electrical schematic modifying process, when the mechanical schematic is accessed, indicating the changes to the mechanical schematic in a distinguishing manner. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method for use with pre-existing electronically stored electrical and mechanical schematics where the electrical schematic indicates a control system to be used to control mechanical components corresponding to the mechanical schematics, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) monitoring for changes to the mechanical schematic; and
b) for each change to the mechanical schematic, providing suggested changes to the electrical schematic. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method for use with pre-existing electronically stored electrical and mechanical schematics where the electrical schematic indicates a control system to be used to control mechanical components corresponding to the mechanical schematics, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a visual interface;
b) displaying at least a segment of the mechanical schematics via the interface;
c) when at least one mechanical component is selected on the mechanical schematics, identifying components on the electrical schematics associated with the selected mechanical component on the mechanical schematic; and
d) displaying at least the identified electrical components. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A method for identifying sections of an existing schematic that are consistent with best design practices, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a template set, each template specifying a sub-set of components and relationships that are consistent with best design practices; and
examining the existing schematic to identify sections of the existing schematic that are inconsistent with the best design practices specified in the template set. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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