Specification of an artificial limb
First Claim
1. A method of constructing an artificial limb from individual components comprising providing a plurality of logical unit tables arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, providing a plurality of component records located in at least one of the logical unit tables arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class, providing an interface field located in each respective component record arranged to hold data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, selecting a component record, generating a list of compatible component records from a logical unit table other than the logical unit table containing the selected component record, which are compatible with the selected component taking account of the information contained in the interface fields of the selected component record and the component records in the other logical unit table, and constructing an artificial limb including the component to which the selected component record relates and at least one component to which one of the compatible component records relates.
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Abstract
A method of constructing an artificial limb from individual components comprising providing a plurality of logical unit tables (2A, 2B) arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, providing a plurality of component records (4A, 4B) located in at least one of the logical unit tables (2A, 2B) arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class providing an interface field (6A, 6B) located in each respective component record (4A, 4B) arranged to hold data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, selecting a component record (4A, 4B) generating a list of compatible component records from a logical unit table (2A, 2B) other than the logical unit table containing the selected component record (4A, 4B), which are compatible with the selected component taking account of the information contained in the interface fields (6A, 6B) of the selected component record (4A, 4B) and the component records in the other logical unit table (2A, 2B), and constructing an artificial limb including the component to which the selected component relates and at least one component to which one of the compatible component records relates.
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17 Claims
- 1. A method of constructing an artificial limb from individual components comprising providing a plurality of logical unit tables arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, providing a plurality of component records located in at least one of the logical unit tables arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class, providing an interface field located in each respective component record arranged to hold data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, selecting a component record, generating a list of compatible component records from a logical unit table other than the logical unit table containing the selected component record, which are compatible with the selected component taking account of the information contained in the interface fields of the selected component record and the component records in the other logical unit table, and constructing an artificial limb including the component to which the selected component record relates and at least one component to which one of the compatible component records relates.
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6. A method of specifying the components of an artificial limb comprising providing a plurality of logical unit tables arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, providing a plurality of component records located in at least one of the logical unit tables arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class, providing an interface field located in each respective component record arranged to hold data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, selecting a first component record, generating a first list of compatible component records from a logical unit table other than the logical unit table containing the selected first component record, which are compatible with the first selected component taking account of the information contained in the interface fields of the first selected component record and the component records in the other logical unit table.
- 7. Apparatus for specifying the components of an artificial limb comprising a plurality of logical unit tables arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, a plurality of component records located in at least one of the logical unit tables arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class, an interface field located in each respective component record arranged to hold data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, user input means for selecting a component record, and output means for outputting a list of compatible component records from a logical unit table other than the logical unit table containing the selected component record, which are compatible with the selected component taking account of the information contained in the interface fields of the selected component record and the component records in the other logical unit table.
- 12. A computer system including a plurality of logical unit tables arranged to contain data related to a respective class of individual components of an artificial limb, a plurality of component records located in at least one of the logical unit tables arranged to hold interface data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, the computer system being operable to select a component record and to generate a list of compatible component records from a logical unit table other than the logical unit table containing the selected component record, which are compatible with the selected component taking account of the interface data of the selected component record and the interface data of the component records in the other logical unit table.
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17. A computer system for specifying the components of an artificial limb including a plurality of logical unit tables arranged to contain data related to a respective class of the components, a plurality of component records located in at least one of the logical unit tables arranged to hold data related to a respective plurality of components of the same class, an interface field located in each respective component record arranged to hold data related to an interface of the component to which the component record relates, and arranged to select a first component record and to generate a first list of compatible component records from a logical unit table other than the logical unit table containing the selected first component record, which are compatible with the first selected component taking account of the information contained in the interface fields of the first selected component record and the component records in the other logical unit table.
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