System and apparatus for accessing a multiphysics modeling system via a design system user ...

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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,949,089 B1
Fontes et a]. (45) Date of Patent: Feb. 3, 2015
(54) SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING IPC .................................... .. G06F 17/5018,17/5043
A MULTIPHYSICS MODELING SYSTEM VIA See application ?le for complete search history.
A DESIGN SYSTEM USER INTERFACE
(71) Applicant: Comsol AB, Stockholm (SE) (56) References Clted
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
(72) Inventors: Eduardo Fontes, Vallentuna (SE); Lars
Langemyr, Stockholm (SE); Daniel 5,289,567 A 2/1994 Roth
Bertilsson, Vallentuna (SE); Anders i ?gawa it 31'
Forsell, Stockholm (SE); Johan 633493272 B1 2/2002 P13521818 em
Kannala, Tumba (SE); Tomas 6,704,743 B1 3/2004 Martin
Normark, Bromma (SE) 6,810,370 B1 10/2004 Watts, 111
7,519,518 B2 * 4/2009 Langemyr et a1. .............. .. 703/2
(73) Assignee: Comsol AB, Stockholm (SE) 7,539,688 B2 5/2009 SeZgin et al~
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( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 OTHER PUBLICATIONS
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. _ _ _ _
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(22) Filed: Nov. 26, 2013 (Continued)
Related US. Application Data
_ _ _ _ Primary Examiner * Thai Phan
<6” 04> or
continuation-in-part of application No. 12/981,404,
?led on Dec. 29, 2010. (57) ABSTRACT
(60) Provisional application No. 61/290,839, ?led on Dec. SyStems_ and methofb for 90119011ng 56911135 Of? deSign
29, 2009, provisional application No. 61/360,038, §y5tem lnChlde recelYmg’ Vla a commquanOns Inlerface’
?led on Jun 30’ 2010, provisional application NO_ 1dent1fy1ng data associatedW1thamultiphy51cs modellng sys
61 677,841, ?led on Aug 27, 2010 tem. Instructions are transmitted via the communication
interface or another interface. The instructions include model
(51) Int_ CL settings related to a multiphysics model at least partially
G06F 17/50 (200601) residing in the multiphysics modeling system. Model results
(52) us CL are received that are at least partially derived from the trans
CPC ................................ .. Gan 1 7/5018 (2013 .01) mined model setting?At least a POrtion Ofthe received model
USPC ________ __ 703/2; 703/6; 703/22; 703/24; 700/29; results are displayed in a graphical user interface associated
702/187 With the design system.
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search
USPC .......... .. 703/2, 6, 22, 24; 700/24, 29; 702/187 19 Claims, 37 Drawing Sheets
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