Device and method for comparing structural components
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Abstract
A device and a method for comparing calculations for product components used in different product types. According to the invention, a list of product types, a list of parts valid for all product types, a database comprising descriptions of structural parts and a database comprising calculations for the components is used. The descriptions and calculations relate to one component each on the list of parts and are specific of one product type each. Once a component is input, all descriptions and calculations for said component are determined and compared with each other. Said comparison allows to find the technical reasons for the differences in the calculations for the same component in different product types.
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34 Claims
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17. A device for comparing calculations for product components in different product types, the device comprising:
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an electronic product type listing of a plurality of product types;
an electronic parts lists valid for each product type in the product type listing and including a breakdown of a product of the product type into a plurality of components and including at least one feature of each component;
an electronic component description database including a plurality of automatically analyzable component descriptions for each component occurring in the parts list, each component description corresponding to at least one of the plurality of components and being valid for at least one product type in the product type listing and including at least one characteristic of the at least one feature;
an electronic calculation database having calculations corresponding to a component occurring in the parts list and to a product type in the product type listing;
a component selecting unit configured to select at least one component occurring in the parts list;
a determining unit configured to automatically determine all calculations in the calculation database relating to a selected component and configured to determine the product types of the determined calculations; and
a comparison unit configured to generate a comparison of a plurality of determined calculations and the component descriptions in effect for a selected component and for determined product types. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for comparing calculations for product components in different product types, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic product type listing of a plurality of product types, each product type corresponding to one or more products;
providing an electronic parts list valid for each product of the product types including a breakdown of each product into a plurality of components and including at least one feature of each component;
saving a plurality of automatically analyzable component descriptions for each component occurring in the parts list in an electronic description database, each component description being valid for at least one product type occurring in the listing and including at least one characteristic of at least one feature of each component;
saving a plurality of calculations relating to a component occurring in the parts list and a product type occurring in the product type listing in an electronic calculation database;
selecting at least one component occurring in the parts list;
determining a set of the plurality of calculations that relate to the selected component in the electronic calculation database;
determining a set of the plurality of component descriptions that are valid for the selected component and for the product types to which the set of calculations refer; and
generating a comparison of the set of calculations and the set of component descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 33, 34)
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30. A method for comparing calculations for product components in different product types, the method comprising:
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providing an electronic product type listing of a plurality of product types, each product type corresponding to one or more products, providing an electronic attribute list containing attributes of a calculation and possible values of the attributes, the attribute list being valid for all components and all product types of the listing;
providing an electronic parts list valid for each product of the product types of the listing, and including a breakdown of each product into a plurality of components and at least one features of each component;
saving automatically analyzable component descriptions for each component occurring in the parts list in an electronic description database, each component description being valid for at least one product type occurring in the listing and including characteristics of the features of the component in this product type, saving calculations relating to at least one component occurring in the parts list and at least one product type occurring in the product listing, and assigning attribute-attribute value pairs comprising attributes and attribute values of the attribute list in an electronic calculation database;
selecting at least one attribute of the attribute list and at least one possible value of a selected attribute;
determining a set of the calculations saved in the calculation database to which a selected attribute-attribute value pair is assigned;
determining a set of component descriptions that are valid for the component and for the product types corresponding to the set of calculations; and
generating a comparison of the set of calculations and the set of component descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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