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User interactive control of computer programs and corresponding versions of input/output data flow

  • US 5,005,119 A
  • Filed: 08/29/1989
  • Issued: 04/02/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of for tracking program execution and versions on a digital computer during a computeraided engineering design operation, said computer including means for interacting with a human user and memory means for storing programs and data, said method comprising the steps of:

  • a) identifying on the digital computer each program to be controlled;

    b) identifying for each said program input and output data set requirements;

    c) defining a relationship amongst said programs and their respective input and output data set requirements;

    d) identifying an input data folder and an output data folder for respectively representing said input and output data set requirements for each said program;

    e) identifying through user interaction each said user selected input data set;

    f) verifying the presence of each said user selected input data set in each said input data folder of each said user selected program;

    g) issuing computer commands effective to execute each said user selected program on each said user selected input data set, each said user selected program generating an output data set upon completing execution;

    h) placing each said output data set generated by each said user selected program into said output data folder thereof; and

    i) automatically identifying for each said output data set a respective input data set which was utilized to generate said output data set, thereby tracking design versions resulting from said computeraided engineering design operation.

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