Managing hierarchies of components
First Claim
1. A computerized method for managing a hierarchy of modules, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface that enables a user to select from a first hierarchy tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device and a second hierarchy tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the first hierarchy including a module and a first sub-module, the module including a first hierarchical reference of a first type and a second hierarchical reference of a second type different from the first type, the module being associated with a component, the first sub-module being associated with a first sub-component of the component, the module being associated with the first sub-module using the first hierarchical reference, the second hierarchy including the module and a second sub-module, the second sub-module being associated with the first sub-component, the module being associated with the second sub-module using the second hierarchical reference;
receiving, from a computer input device, a request from the user indicative of the first hierarchy or the second hierarchy; and
providing the first hierarchy or the second hierarchy to the user based on the request.
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Abstract
Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for managing a hierarchy of modules. A user can select a first hierarchy or a second hierarchy, where the first hierarchy includes a module and a first sub-module. The module is associated with a component and the first sub-module is associated with a first sub-component of the component. The module is associated with the first sub-module using a first hierarchical reference of a first type. The second hierarchy includes the module and a second sub-module, where the second sub-module is associated with the first sub-component. The module is associated with the second sub-module using a second hierarchical reference of a second type that is different from the first type.
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24 Claims
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1. A computerized method for managing a hierarchy of modules, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface that enables a user to select from a first hierarchy tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device and a second hierarchy tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the first hierarchy including a module and a first sub-module, the module including a first hierarchical reference of a first type and a second hierarchical reference of a second type different from the first type, the module being associated with a component, the first sub-module being associated with a first sub-component of the component, the module being associated with the first sub-module using the first hierarchical reference, the second hierarchy including the module and a second sub-module, the second sub-module being associated with the first sub-component, the module being associated with the second sub-module using the second hierarchical reference; receiving, from a computer input device, a request from the user indicative of the first hierarchy or the second hierarchy; and providing the first hierarchy or the second hierarchy to the user based on the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for managing a hierarchy of modules, the system comprising:
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a computer database tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device including a first hierarchy of modules and a second hierarchy of modules, the first hierarchy including a module and a first sub-module, the module including a first hierarchical reference of a first type and a second hierarchical reference of a second type different from the first type, the module being associated with a component, the first submodule being associated with a first sub-component of the component, the module being associated with the first sub-module using the first hierarchical reference, the second hierarchy including the module and a second sub-module, the second sub-module being associated with the first sub-component, the module being associated with the second sub-module using the second hierarchical reference, the computer database adapted to provide a user with a selection of the first hierarchy and the second hierarchy; the computer database adapted to receive a request from a client over a network for selecting the first or the second hierarchy of modules, the computer database adapted to transfer the first or the second hierarchy of modules to the client over the network based on the request.
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24. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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provide a user with a selection of a first hierarchy of modules and a second hierarchy of modules, the first hierarchy including a module and a first sub-module, the module including a first hierarchical reference of a first type and a second hierarchical reference of a second type different from the first type, the module being associated with a component, the first sub-module being associated with a first sub-component of the component, the module being associated with the first sub-module using the first hierarchical reference, the second hierarchy including the module and a second sub-module, the second sub-module being associated with the first sub-component, the module being associated with the second sub-module using the second hierarchical reference; receive a request from the user indicative of the first hierarchy or the second hierarchy; and provide the first hierarchy or the second hierarchy to the user based on the request.
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