Patent ID: 6438514
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of operating a computer to generate electronic data defining a system model, the method comprising:loading into the computer a class definition defining functional objects which are processed by the system, the class definition including a set of functional methods to which the object is subjected by the system and a set of locations for members representing the object; executing on the computer a model execution program which calls the class definition for each object, invokes a first functional method of the set of functional methods, and loads, based upon the first functional method, at least a portion of the set of locations with state information to create a functional component, the state information including at least some attributes of the class definition; loading said functional component into an electronic storage medium; invoking a second functional method of the set of functional methods; and modifying the state information of the functional component based upon the second functional method.