Patent ID: 7774714
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A hardware data processing system, comprising: a user interface operable to display information to a user and to receive commands from a user accessing a digital model data set; a digital model data set comprising data associated with the form of mechanical structures; and a business process attribute data set linked to the digital model data set such that various elements within the digital model data set are linked to business process attributes within the business process attribute data set such that users of the data processing system are displayed business process attribute display elements when a display element associated with a mechanical component defined by the digital model data set is displayed to the user by the hardware data processing system; and wherein the business process attribute comprises one of: quality information defining a quality level parameter associated with a component represented in the digital model data set; safety information defining a safety level parameter associated with a component represented in the digital model data set; revision information defining a revision parameter associated with a component represented in the digital model data set; and an information address attribute comprising a network address associated with information related to a component associated with data within the digital model data set.