Abstract: A device is provided with a unit that stores shape and state characteristics of connectors, their electric characteristics, a judging equation to judge whether their connections are good or not, and information defined in script; and a unit that stores information defined in script of transfer functions to transfer the electric characteristics and the judging equation along a cable, wherein the connection consistency of the cable to connect connectors of the components is checked by analyzing characteristics of each connector, and scripts of the judging equation and the transfer functions; and a suitable cable candidate is selected and a processing is achieved by making use of scripts and an algorism unified for connectors and cables with various characters.

Abstract: A property of connection relationship information for identifying an internal/external connection of each point is registered in a part DB 1. When the part is one basic part representing a standard configuration article, an anchor ID is registered in the part DB 1 or a product DB 2. Part group extracting unit 4 extracts parts constituting a system from a design drawing generated by drawing generating unit 3 and a group of parts connected at the connection point for each basic part assigned with the anchor ID.

Abstract: A device includes, a search controlling information storing unit that stores, for each searching purpose, the search controlling information indicating whether or not the search is to be proceeded for the kinds of parts between the interfaces in the parts is defined and registered, a set information collecting unit that decides the interface of the parts to be searched, according to the search controlling information for each search object, from both the design information of the system constitution diagram and the registered information of the library database of the parts and the interfaces, and traces the connection relations of the interfaces thereby to collect the set information of the searched parts and the interfaces from the library database of the design information of the system constitution diagram, the parts and so on.

Abstract: In a network design processing device, a network drawing creation processing unit inputs the service communication setting information for business execution in a network system to be designed and the maintenance communication setting information for maintenance management of the network system, while differentiating two types of information on a network diagram, and displays the line joining the starting point and the ending point of communications in the network diagram in display modes different for the service communications and for the maintenance communications. The design diagram data expressing the network diagram inputted by the network diagram creation processing unit is stored in a design diagram data storage unit. Based on this, a design diagram analysis unit creates a design information DB. With reference to this design information database, a communication setting information check unit detects a setting error concerning the communication.

Abstract: A assembly support apparatus for promotion of an information system, includes a memory for storing design information of the information system including information of a plurality of components necessary for the production of the information system; and a processor for generating instructions for procurement of the components in accordance with a process comprising; discriminating the components into those available as inventory items and those that need to be procured from the exterior on the basis of the design information stored in the memory, urging information of persons responsible to procure the component to be inputted in association with those components to be inputted in association with those components to be produced respectively, and generating instructions directed to the responsible persons for procurement of those components to be procured from the exterior respectively.

Abstract: In an in-operation system check processing device, an automatic exploration unit automatically checks presence/absence of devices of the in-operation system and relationship between the devices according to the design data of the in-operation system. A check list storage unit contains information on check conditions concerning problems of the devices constituting a network system found afterward. A system check unit detects a problem existing in the actual in-operation system by collating the design data and the result of the automatic exploration with the check conditions stored in the check list storage unit. A caution information output unit outputs caution information relating to the problem. Thus, it is possible to prevent a failure which may be caused in the in-operation system with a high probability and improve the operation quality.

Abstract: A device is provided with a unit that stores shape and state characteristics of connectors, their electric characteristics, a judging equation to judge whether their connections are good or not, and information defined in script; and a unit that stores information defined in script of transfer functions to transfer the electric characteristics and the judging equation along a cable, wherein the connection consistency of the cable to connect connectors of the components is checked by analyzing characteristics of each connector, and scripts of the judging equation and the transfer functions; and a suitable cable candidate is selected and a processing is achieved by making use of scripts and an algorism unified for connectors and cables with various characters.

Abstract: A device includes, a search controlling information storing unit that stores, for each searching purpose, the search controlling information indicating whether or not the search is to be proceeded for the kinds of parts between the interfaces in the parts is defined and registered, a set information collecting unit that decides the interface of the parts to be searched, according to the search controlling information for each search object, from both the design information of the system constitution diagram and the registered information of the library database of the parts and the interfaces, and traces the connection relations of the interfaces thereby to collect the set information of the searched parts and the interfaces from the library database of the design information of the system constitution diagram, the parts and so on.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiment, a display control apparatus includes a storage unit storing a plurality of connection information each of which is associated at least with one property information, an extraction unit extracting connection information from the plurality of connection information, the extracted connection information including property information which partially correspond with each other, and a display unit performing display control to distinguish the extracted connection information extracted by the extraction unit from the other connection information.

Abstract: A design data storage unit stores design data of constituent elements constituting a computer system to be monitored. A monitoring condition storage unit stores monitoring conditions of abnormal detection of the object to be monitored and error information to be outputted when the object meets particular monitoring conditions. A constituent component simulated failure setting unit causes the constituent elements in the design data to simulate failure one by one. A monitoring condition check unit checks if each monitoring condition is met when one constituent element is set in a failed state by instructing a network examining unit to examine the design data and extracts all the error information relevant to the met monitoring conditions. According to the results, information on the correspondence between the failed constituent elements and all extracted error information is stored in a monitoring simulation result storage unit.

Abstract: In a network design processing device 1, a network diagram creation processing section 10 creates/edits a real device network diagram constituted by real devices which physically exist, from input with the use of a computer screen; expresses one or multiple real devices having the same purpose or function as a virtual device to create/edit a virtual device network diagram constituted by virtual devices; and stores configuration data of the real device network diagram, configuration data of the virtual device network diagram, and information about the relationship between the configuration data into a network configuration data storage section 15. A network configuration data output processing section 16 switches among the real device network diagram, the virtual device network diagram and a network diagram in which the network diagrams are overlapped with each other, in response to specification from the outside, and displays the network diagram.

Abstract: A property of connection relationship information for identifying an internal/external connection of each point is registered in a part DB 1. When the part is one basic part representing a standard configuration article, an anchor ID is registered in the part DB 1 or a product DB 2. Part group extracting unit 4 extracts parts constituting a system from a design drawing generated by drawing generating unit 3 and a group of parts connected at the connection point for each basic part assigned with the anchor ID.

Abstract: In an in-operation system check processing device, an automatic exploration unit automatically checks presence/absence of devices of the in-operation system and relationship between the devices according to the design data of the in-operation system. A check list storage unit contains information on check conditions concerning problems of the devices constituting a network system found afterward. A system check unit detects a problem existing in the actual in-operation system by collating the design data and the result of the automatic exploration with the check conditions stored in the check list storage unit. A caution information output unit outputs caution information relating to the problem. Thus, it is possible to prevent a failure which may be caused in the in-operation system with a high probability and improve the operation quality.

Abstract: In a network design processing device, a network drawing creation processing unit inputs the service communication setting information for business execution in a network system to be designed and the maintenance communication setting information for maintenance management of the network system, while differentiating two types of information on a network diagram, and displays the line joining the starting point and the ending point of communications in the network diagram in display modes different for the service communications and for the maintenance communications. The design diagram data expressing the network diagram inputted by the network diagram creation processing unit is stored in a design diagram data storage unit. Based on this, a design diagram analysis unit creates a design information DB. With reference to this design information DB, a communication setting information check unit detects a setting error concerning the communication.

Abstract: A design data storage unit stores design data on constituent element constituting a computer system to be monitored. A monitoring condition storage unit stores a monitoring a monitoring condition of abnormal detection of the object to be monitored and error information to be outputted when the object meets the monitoring condition. A constituent component false failure setting unit makes a setting to cause the constituent elements in the design data to falsely fail one by one. A monitoring condition check unit checks if each monitoring condition is met when one constituent element is set in a failed state by instructing a network examining unit to examine the design data and extracts all the error information relevant to the met monitoring conditions. According to the results, information on the correspondence between the falsely failed constituent elements and all extracted error information is stored in a monitoring simulation result storage unit.

Abstract: A club with a conference room function and a remote installation system (RIS) function is displayed on a terminal of a user through a network. A plurality of clubs are hierarchically structured. A user uploads a software program that he has created to one of the clubs so as to publish the software program for which a fee may be or may not be charged. A supervisor of a club links to a software program being uploaded to another club or moves the authority of the club to another club. Another user can download a desired software program from any club. A supervisor of each club can flexibly manage software programs registered in the club.

Abstract: A client receives a remote installation service (RIS) activated by a browser through the Internet, and notifies an RIS server of a software number corresponding to an icon pointed to and clicked by a pointing device on a home page. The RIS server provides various services such as software distribution, online shopping, communications service, transaction service, etc. according to the information.

Abstract: An identifier managing device is used in a software distribution system in which software programs are distributed to distribution terminals from a distribution center through a network, for managing information including identifiers of the distribution terminals. A host computer in the distribution center sells the software programs corresponding to the request from users at the distribution terminals, each of which is assigned a terminal identifier and a terminal password. Each of the users is assigned a user identifier and a user password. A distribution identifier is written in the software programs before the software programs are sold, and the host computer manages the history of the distribution of the software using these identifiers and the passwords. The terminal password is rewritten whenever the terminal accesses the host computer for preventing illegal duplications of the software programs at the users end.

Abstract: Remote installation system and method for enabling a user to obtain any software through a communication line and automatically install it without taking a long time and requiring labor. A host computer transmits first and second key tables and to a terminal and a display displays keywords, included in these tables on a screen. The user selects keywords, which correspond to his target software, on the screen and the host computer sends a list of software, which corresponds to the keywords he selected, to the terminal. He selects his target software prom the list which is informed to the host computer. The host computer selects it from a software group and stores it on a hard disk of the terminal through a communication line, after checking its operation circumstances using a circumstance file. It is automatically registered in the system and its drive icon is displayed in a storage window.

Abstract: A phase-locked loop circuit comprises a voltage-controlled oscillator (11), a phase comparator (13), a low-pass filter (15), a plurality of pump circuits (14S, 14F, . . . ), and a selecting circuit (G.sub.45) for selecting one of the pump circuits. The low-pass filter is comprised of a capacitor (C) and a plurality of resistors (R.sub.1 to R.sub.3) each connected to one of the pump circuits. By selecting one of the pump circuits to connect to a corresponding resistor, the cutoff frequency or time constant of the low-pass filter is switched in multi-steps.