Collaborative modeling environment

• US 8,600,954 B1
• Filed: 07/18/2011
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
• Inventors: Mosterman, Pieter J., Abizeid, Farid Antoine, Simsek, Tunc, Wey, Claudia Gaudagnini, Shakeri, Mojdeh, Torgerson, Jay Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Wilson
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hershley, Mark E
• Application Number:
  US13/185,359
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 707/706, 707/769, 707/776, 707/778, 707/804, 707/687
• US Class Current: 707/687
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2457 with adaptation to user needs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

A system may receive a model, extract information from the model, form a group of tags using the extracted information, and associate the group of tags with the model. The system may further receive a search query including one or more sequences of characters and determine whether to provide the model in a list of models created for the search query, based on the one or more sequences of characters and the group of tags.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

one or more instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to retrieve a model,

the model being received from a user device;

one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to execute the model using a program to determine whether an issue exists with the model or with the program;

one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to cause the model to be made available to one or more users when no issue exists with the model or with the program;

one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to cause information to be presented at the user device when the issue exists with the model,

the information indicating that the issue exists with the model;

one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to receive, from the user device, a response to the information indicating that the issue exists with the model,

the response indicating that the model, with the issue, is to be made available to the one or more users; and

one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to cause the model, with the issue, to be made available to the one or more users based on receiving the response indicating that the model, with the issue, is to be made available to the one or more users.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1,

where the model includes a computational model,

the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprising:

one or more instructions to determine that the issue exists with the computational model based on executing the computational model using the program.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1,

where the information indicating that the issue exists with the model is transmitted to the user device via at least one of an e-mail or an instant message.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, where the model is executed based on at least one of:

one or more data types that are associated with the model, or

interface timing information that is associated with the model.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more instructions to determine that no issue exists with the model based on executing the model using the program;

one or more instructions to obtain information associated with the model based on determining that no issues exists with the model,

where the obtained information includes at least one of information identifying a complexity of the model, information identifying one or more modeling standards associated with the model, or information identifying one or more products associated with the model; and

one or more instructions to store the obtained information with information identifying the model.

6. A method comprising:

receiving a model from a user device,

the receiving being performed by a computing device;

executing the model,

the executing being performed by the computing device;

determining whether the model is functional based on executing the model,

the determining being performed by the computing device;

causing the model to be made available to one or more users when the model is functional,

the causing the model to be made available when the model is functional being performed by the computing device;

causing information to be presented at the user device when the model is not functional,

the information indicating that the model is not functional,

the causing the information to be presented at the user device being performed by the computing device;

receiving, from the user device, a response to the information indicating that the model is not functional,

the response indicating that the model, that is not functional, is to be made available to the one or more users,

the receiving the response being performed by the computing device; and

causing the model, that is not functional, to be made available to the one or more users based on receiving the response indicating that the model, that is not functional, is to be made available to the one or more users,

the causing the model to be made available when the model is not functional being performed by the computing device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

identifying an error based on executing the model; and

determining that the model is not functional based on identifying the error.

8. The method of claim 6,

further comprising:

transmitting, to the user device and via an e-mail, the information indicating that the model is not functional.

9. The method of claim 6, where the information is transmitted, to the user device, via an instant message.

10. The method of claim 6, where the model is created by a user of the user device,

the method further comprising:

determining that the model is functional;

based on determining that the model is functional, receiving, from one or more other users, information associated with the user of the user device,

where the information includes information identifying a quality of one or more other models created by the user of the user device; and

storing the obtained information with information identifying the model.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

obtaining information that is used for executing the model,

where the obtained information includes one or more data types of the model; and

executing the model based on the obtained information.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining that the model is functional;

based on determining that the model is functional, analyzing the model to obtain information that includes at least one of information identifying a complexity of the model, information identifying one or more graphical functions included in the model, or information identifying an author of the model; and

storing the obtained information with information identifying the model.

13. The method of claim 6,

further comprising:

determining that the model is functional;

based on determining that the model is functional, obtaining information identifying a user of the user device,

where the obtained information includes at least one of contact information of the user or information identifying a quantity of models that the user has shared; and

storing the obtained information with information identifying the model.

14. A system comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor to execute the instructions in the memory to;

receive a model from a user device,

execute the model,

determine whether an error, associated with the model, occurs based on executing the model,

cause the model to be made available to one or more users when the error, associated with the model, does not occur based on executing the model,

cause information to be presented at the user device when the error occurs based on executing the model,

the information indicating that the error occurs based on executing the model,

receive, from the user device, a response to the information indicating that the error occurs based on executing the model,

the response indicating that the model is to be made available to the one or more users; and

cause the model to be made available to the one or more users based on receiving the response indicating that the model is to be made available to the one or more users.

15. The system of claim 14,

where the processor is further to:

determine that the error does not occur based on executing the model;

obtain information associated with a user of the user device after determining that the error does not occur based on executing the model, the model being created by the user,

where the obtained information includes at least one of contact information of the user or information identifying a quality of one or more other models created by the user, and

store the obtained information with information identifying the model.

16. The system of claim 14,

where the processor is further to:

determine that the error, associated with the model, occurs based on executing the model;

transmit, to the user device and via at least one of an e-mail or an instant message, a notification based on determining that the error, associated with the model, occurs based on executing the model, the notification including the information indicating that the error occurs, based on executing the model, and

receive, from the user device and as the response to the information indicating that the error occurs, a request to make the model available to the one or more users,

where the model is made available to the one or more users based on the request.

17. The system of claim 14, where the model is created by a user of the user device, and

where the processor is further to:

determine that the error, associated with the model, does not occur based on executing the model,

obtain information associated with the model based on determining that the error, associated with the model, does not occur based on executing the model,

where the obtained information includes at least one of information identifying a complexity of the model, information identifying one or more modeling standards associated with the model, or information identifying a quality of one or more other models created by the user; and

store the obtained information with information identifying the model.

18. A method comprising:

receiving a model from a user device,

the receiving the model being performed by a computing device;

processing the model to obtain information that is used for executing the model, the model being processed without executing the model,

the processing being performed by the computing device;

determining whether the model is functional based on the information that is used for executing the model,

the determining being performed by the computing device;

causing information to be presented at the user device when the model is not functional,

the information, presented at the user device, indicating that the model is not functional,

the causing the information to be presented at the user device being performed by the computing device;

receiving, from the user device, a response to the information indicating that the model is not functional,

the response indicating that the model, that is not functional, is to be made available to the one or more users,

the receiving the response being performed by the computing device; and

causing the model, that is not functional, to be made available to the one or more users based on receiving the response indicating that the model, that is not functional, is to be made available to the one or more users,

the causing the model to be made available when the model is not functional being performed by the computing device.

19. The method of claim 18, where processing the model includes compiling the model, and

where the information related to executing the model includes information identifying a sample rate associated with blocks of the model.

20. The method of claim 18,

further comprising:

transmitting, to the user device, the information indicating that the model is not functional,

where the information is transmitted to the user device via at least one of an e-mail or an instant message.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

obtaining information associated with the model,

where the obtained information associated with the model includes at least one of;

information identifying a complexity of the model, or

information identifying one or more products associated with the model; and

storing the obtained information associated with the model with information identifying the model.

22. The method of claim 21, where the model is created by a user of the user device, and

where the obtained information associated with the model includes information identifying a quantity of models that the user has shared.

23. The method of claim 21, where the model includes a computational model, and

where the obtained information associated with the model includes at least one of:

information identifying one or more output ports of the computational model, or

information identifying one or more input ports of the computation model.