Patent ID: 7451069

Claim:
A system for providing a computer simulation system model comprising: a first computer configured for: enabling a designer to create a runnable simulation system model including interconnected component or subsystem models; and creating a simulation content file that includes information describing the simulation system model; and a second computer including a computer-implemented simulation player configured for: reading the simulation content file; displaying to a user of the simulation player a schematic diagram of the simulation system model created by the designer; and running the simulation system model using the information in the simulation content file, wherein the simulation content file includes a collection of data to enable the simulation player to display the schematic diagram, and to execute the simulation system model, wherein the displaying the schematic diagram or the running the simulation system model prohibit the user of the simulation player from displaying the schematic diagram or running the simulation system model for the purpose of modifying the simulation system model by adding or removing any of the component models, subsystem models or interconnections of the simulation system model, and wherein results of the running the simulation system model using the information in the simulation content file are presented to the user of the simulation player via the displaying.