Modeling when connections are the problem
First Claim
1. A method for modeling connections of a system having a plurality of components and connections, the connections being located to connect the components to each other, the method comprising:
- modeling components of the system;
modeling signal levels for nodes of the system as a variable, wherein the nodes of the system are representative of the connections; and
modeling each potential component terminal connection of the connections which could potentially influence the signal level on each of the nodes as a qualitative variable, wherein each node of the system is modeled with n+1 variables, and the components which are modeled include devices which explicitly determine whether drive outputs can be directly modeled.
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Abstract
A method and computer program product models connections for a system having a plurality of components, having component terminals, and connections. The connections are located to selectively connect the components of the system to each other. The method and computer product models signal levels for nodes of the system as a variable wherein the nodes of the system are representative of the connections. Each potential component terminal connection of the connections that could potentially influence the signal level on each of the nodes is modeled, as a qualitative variable. This results in each node of the system being modeled with n+1 variables.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for modeling connections of a system having a plurality of components and connections, the connections being located to connect the components to each other, the method comprising:
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modeling components of the system; modeling signal levels for nodes of the system as a variable, wherein the nodes of the system are representative of the connections; and modeling each potential component terminal connection of the connections which could potentially influence the signal level on each of the nodes as a qualitative variable, wherein each node of the system is modeled with n+1 variables, and the components which are modeled include devices which explicitly determine whether drive outputs can be directly modeled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for modeling connections of a system having a plurality of components and connections, the connections being located to connect the components to each other, the method comprising:
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modeling components of the system; modeling signal levels for nodes of the system as a variable, wherein the nodes of the system are representative of the connections; and modeling each potential component terminal connection of the connections which could potentially influence the signal level on each of the nodes as a qualitative variable, wherein each node of the system is modeled with n+1 variables and a change in causality is represented by an increased complexity of the model having a worst case linear increase in the number of modeled components.
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15. A computer program product for use with a computing device, the computer product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions, wherein when executed by a processor the instructions perform the following operations; modeling components of a system, modeling connections of the system having a plurality of components and connections, the connections being located to selectively connect the components to each other, the modeling of the connections including, modeling signal levels for nodes of the system as a variable, wherein the nodes of the system are representative of the connections; and modeling each potential component terminal connection of the connections which could potentially influence the signal level on each of the nodes as a qualitative variable, wherein each node of the system is modeled with n+1 variables, wherein the components which are modeled include devices which explicitly determine whether drive outputs can be directly modeled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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