Patent ID: 7185318
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for comparing a first specification with a second specification, with the first specification and the second specification each covering at least two processes, each of which includes at least two events, comprising: performing a first comparison to compare the events in the processes of the first specification with the events in the processes of the second specification; for the first specification, determining semantic associations between events so as to find associated events; for the second specification, determining semantic associations between events so as to find associated events; performing a second comparison of associated events in the processes in the first specification and associated events in the processes in the second specification; determining the first specification to be semantically different from the second specification if the first or the second comparison shows a dissimilarity; and determining the first specification to be semantically the same as the second specification if the first and the second comparisons do not show any difference, wherein the processes of the first specification are performed concurrently with the processes of the second specification, and the first specification and the second specification describe the flow of pieces of data in a distributed computer system.