Patent ID: 6983227
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: G05B,G06F,G16B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium or media comprising a virtual model of a complex system implementable in a computer system, comprising a plurality of model elements and program instructions, wherein: i) the model elements include first elements representing pools of any number of entities of a given type, state and/or compartment, and a plurality of second elements representing processes of different types in which the pools of entities participate; ii) there are a plurality of input, regulator and output references or links between a plurality of said first and second elements; and iii) the program instructions comprise functions to integrate in the computer system said first and second elements according to said references or links, resulting in a network of one or more pathways, at least one of said first or second elements acting as junctions where different pathways merge or different pathways branch, or both, the network representing the topology of the interactions detected between the components of the complex system.