Automated structuring
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1. A method for automated structuring of data representing a system of tangible items, comprising:
- receiving, at a data processing system, first item information describing a first tangible item in the system;
receiving, at the data processing system, first item position information describing a position of the first tangible item;
receiving, at the data processing system, second item information describing a second tangible item of the system;
receiving, at the data processing system, second item position information describing a position of the second tangible item;
using the data processing system to automatically characterize a component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item based at least in part upon the first item position information and the second item position information, wherein characterizing the component/subcomponent relationship comprises the data processing system identifying a third item and a fourth item having a previously characterized component/subcomponent relationship; and
using the data processing system to associate the first item information and the second item information to reflect the component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item, wherein associating the first item information and the second item information comprises the data processing system copying an association between third item information and fourth item information that reflects the previously characterized component/subcomponent relationship to associate the first item information and the second item information, wherein the associating of the first item information and the second item information transforms a collection of data to reflect the component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for the automated structuring of data representing a tangible system. The method includes receiving first item information describing a first tangible item of the system, receiving first item position information describing a position of the first item, receiving second item information describing a second tangible item of the system, receiving second item position information describing a position of the second item, and characterizing a relationship between the first item and the second item based at least in part upon the first item position information and the second item position information.
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1. A method for automated structuring of data representing a system of tangible items, comprising:
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receiving, at a data processing system, first item information describing a first tangible item in the system; receiving, at the data processing system, first item position information describing a position of the first tangible item; receiving, at the data processing system, second item information describing a second tangible item of the system; receiving, at the data processing system, second item position information describing a position of the second tangible item; using the data processing system to automatically characterize a component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item based at least in part upon the first item position information and the second item position information, wherein characterizing the component/subcomponent relationship comprises the data processing system identifying a third item and a fourth item having a previously characterized component/subcomponent relationship; and using the data processing system to associate the first item information and the second item information to reflect the component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item, wherein associating the first item information and the second item information comprises the data processing system copying an association between third item information and fourth item information that reflects the previously characterized component/subcomponent relationship to associate the first item information and the second item information, wherein the associating of the first item information and the second item information transforms a collection of data to reflect the component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for the automated structuring of data representing a system of tangible items, comprising:
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receiving, at a data processing system, first item information describing a first tangible item in the system; receiving, at the data processing system, first item position information describing a position of the first tangible item; receiving, at the data processing system, second item information describing a second tangible item of the system; receiving, at the data processing system, second item position information describing a position of the second tangible item; using the data processing system to automatically characterize a structural relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item based at least in part upon the first item position information and the second item position information, wherein characterizing the structural relationship comprises the data processing system identifying a third item and a fourth item having a previously characterized structural relationship to characterize the structural relationship; and using the data processing system to associate the first item information and the second item information to reflect the structural relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item, wherein associating the first item information and the second item information comprises the data processing system copying an association between third item information and fourth item information that reflects the previously characterized structural relationship to associate the first item information and the second item information, wherein the associating of the first item information and the second item information transforms a collection of data to reflect the structural relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item.
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11. A computer-implemented method for automated structuring of data representing a system, comprising:
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receiving first item information describing a first tangible item in the system; receiving first item position information describing a position of the first tangible item; receiving second item information describing a second tangible item of the system; receiving second item position information describing a position of the second tangible item; characterizing a position in a stream of the first tangible item relative to the second tangible item based at least in part upon the first item position information and the second item position information; and associating the first item information and the second item information to reflect the position in the stream of the first tangible item relative to the second tangible item. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in machine-readable media, for automated structuring of data representing a tangible system, the computer program product being operable to cause one or more data processing devices to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving first item information describing a first tangible item in the system; receiving first item position information describing a position of the first tangible item; receiving second item information describing a second tangible item of the system; receiving second item position information describing a position of the second tangible item; characterizing a component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item based at least in part upon the first item position information and the second item position information, wherein characterizing the component/subcomponent relationship comprises identifying a third item and a fourth item having a previously characterized component/subcomponent relationship; and associating the first item information and the second item information to reflect the component/subcomponent relationship between the first tangible item and the second tangible item, wherein associating the first item information and the second item information comprises copying an association between third item information and fourth item information that reflects the previously characterized component/subcomponent relationship. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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