Patent ID: 6968298
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: G05B,G06F,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A data processing system defining a spatial arrangement of structural components relative to each other within an installation space, comprising: an input configured to input general parameters of a selected installation space into a configuration tool, said configuration tool including a processor connected to a database and a drawing module, wherein: said database is configured to store first data defining a space-specific geometry of said selected installation space, to load and display said first data in said drawing module, and to store second data respectively defining, geometrically, structural components that are to be arranged in said selected installation space; and said processor is configured to provide said second data together with said first data into said drawing module, to provide a rule set defining at least customer-specific requirements of a customer for whom said structural components are to be arranged in said installation space, and to process said first data and said second data together according to said rule set in said configuration tool so as to automatically define a spatial arrangement of said structural components relative to each other within said installation space.