Patent ID: 7206968

Claim:
A system for generating an XML-based fault model for fault cause analysis, comprising: a template memory for storing templates; a first fault model memory; a schematic memory for storing XML types; a second fault model memory for storing XML instances; a data processing device having a word processor and a translator, said data processing device: connected to said template memory for accessing said template memory; and connected to said first fault model memory; a data entry device connected to said word processor, said data entry device passing data for compiling a fault model as a Word document at least through said data processing device, said word processor, and said first fault model memory, said Word document being stored in said first fault model memory; and said translator: connected to said first fault model memory for accessing said first fault model memory; connected to said schematic memory, said translator programmed to produce said XML types in said schematic memory by transferring a template stored in said template memory into said XML types; and connected to said second fault model memory, said translator programmed to produce said XML instances by translating said Word document stored in said first fault model memory.