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(43) Date of publication: 13.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/15 (21) Application number: 13885627.3 (22) Date of filing: 28.05.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 17/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CN2013/076336 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/190491 (04.12.2014 Gazette 2014/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. Plano, TX 75024-6612 (US)	(72) Inventors: BAARDSE, Dick NL-4191 Geldermalsen (NL) YU, Feng Irvine, California 92606 (US) QIN, Hui Shanghai 200086 (CN) LIN, Ying Shanghai 26400 (CN) ZHU, Jinbiao Shanghai 200235 (CN) (74) Representative: Isarpatent  Patentanwälte Behnisch Barth Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB Friedrichstrasse 31 80801 München 80801 München (DE)