Patent Document ID: 7716573
Application ID: 11237497

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implementable method for mining data from a UML model and displaying underlying subject domain of the UML model in a readily understandable format, the method comprising: generating a graphics file for a Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagram; creating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema that reflects an underlying subject domain that is to be used when creating an XML representation of a UML model that incorporates relationships described by the UML diagram; converting the UML model into an XML file in conformance with the XML schema, wherein the XML file comprises XML formatted written descriptions of attributes of elements represented in the UML model; transforming the XML file into a plurality of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) files, wherein the HTML files include written descriptions of attributes of and relationships among elements represented in the UML model, and wherein at least one of the HTML files references the graphics file; and displaying the HTML files along with the referenced graphics file in a format that reflects the underlying subject domain of the UML model instead of UML syntax.

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Claim 4:
4. The computer-implementable method of claim 1 , wherein the relationships among elements in the UML diagram include attributes of the elements in the UML model, operations performed by the elements in the UML model, diagrams included in the UML model, and sources used to identify the UML elements.