Designing wiring harnesses
OwnerSimon Edward Holdsworth, Darin Merle Jackson +2inventors
InventorsSimon Edward Holdsworth, Darin Merle Jackson, Simon Norman Springall, Kevin Christopher Witten
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Abstract
A method of designing a wiring harness using a wiring harness design tool can include allowing a first user to access and edit a first wiring harness design component in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing a second user to access and edit a second wiring harness design component in the wiring harness design workspace at least during a portion of the time that the first user is allowed to access and edit the first wiring harness design component, and displaying the first and second wiring harness design components to the first and second users during at least a portion of the time that access is allowed to the first and second users.
Claims54
A method, comprising:
- allowing a first user to access and edit a first wiring harness design component in a wiring harness design workspace;
- allowing a second user to access and edit a second wiring harness design component in the wiring harness design workspace at least during a portion of the time that the first user is allowed to access and edit the first wiring harness design component;
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- displaying the first and second wiring harness design components to the first and second users during at least a portion of the time that access is allowed to the first and second users.
A computer program product comprising a wiring harness design tool, the wiring harness design tool comprising:
- a wiring harness design workspace in which a first wiring harness design component and a second wiring harness design component can be implemented;
- a wiring harness design locking module operable to allow a first user to place a lock on at least the first wiring harness design component;
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- a visual notification displayed in a user interface notifying a second user of the lock placed on at least the first wiring harness design component by the first user.
A computer implemented display, comprising:
- a wiring harness design workspace;
- a first visual indicator corresponding to a first wiring harness design component in the wiring harness design workspace, wherein the first wiring harness design component is editable by a first user but locked against editing to a second user;
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- a second visual indicator corresponding to a second wiring harness design component in the wiring harness design workspace, wherein the second wiring harness design component is editable by the second user but locked against editing to the first user.
A method, comprising:
- allowing a first user to access and edit a first wiring harness design component in a wiring harness design workspace;
- allowing a second user to access and edit a second wiring harness design component in the wiring harness design workspace at least during a portion of the time that the first user is allowed to access and edit the first wiring harness design component;
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- allowing the first user to perform a synthesis function on the wiring harness design workspace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.