Method for inputting and acquiring requirement

Claim 2

A requirement input method comprising the steps of: arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal; specifying, for each of the arranged components, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component; displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, and thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, wherein said specified procedure call sequence is an order of calling procedures held by components; and generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of said procedure call sequence, said scenario data holding names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 3

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal and displaying said arranged components on the screen of the computer terminal; specifying, for each of the components arranged and displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component, and displaying said specified names in the component displayed on the screen of said computer terminal; displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, and displaying said procedure call sequence held by said specified component by using an arrow line between components displayed on the screen of the computer terminal; and generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of at least one of said procedure call sequence between components and said procedure call sequence within the component, said scenario data having names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 4

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal and displaying said arranged components on the screen of the computer terminal; specifying, for each of the components arranged and displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component, and displaying said specified names in the component displayed on the screen of said computer terminal; displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, and displaying said procedure call sequence held by said specified component by using an arrow line between components displayed on the screen of the computer terminal; and generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of at least one of said procedure call sequence between components and said procedure call sequence within the component, said scenario data having names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 5

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal, and displaying said arranged components on the screen of the computer terminal; specifying, for each of the components arranged and displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component, and displaying said specified names in the component displayed on the screen of said computer terminal; displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, and representing said procedure call sequence held by said specified component by using an arrow line between components displayed on the screen of the computer terminal; generating component data having a record of said specified component namer data item name and procedure name, procedure call sequence data having a record of at least one of said procedure call sequence between components and said procedure call sequence within the component, and scenario data having names and peculiar numbers for said component data and procedure call sequence data; and successively displaying a procedure call sequence held by components with arrow lines between components on the screen of the computer terminal in accordance with said generated procedure call sequence data.

Claim 6

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal, and displaying said arranged components on the screen of the computer terminal; specifying, for each of the components arranged and displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component, and displaying said specified names in the component displayed on the screen of said computer terminal; displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, and representing said procedure call sequence held by said specified component by using an arrow line between components displayed on the screen of the computer terminal; generating component data having a record of said specified component namer data item name and procedure name, procedure call sequence data having a record of at least one of said procedure call sequence between components and said procedure call sequence within the component, and scenario data having names and peculiar numbers for said component data and procedure call sequence data; and successively displaying a procedure call sequence held by components with arrow lines between components on the screen of the computer terminal in accordance with said generated procedure call sequence data.

Claim 7

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying a procedure call sequence by inputting a procedure name other than procedure names displayed in a list form as the menu, wherein said component data generating step comprises generating said inputted procedure name as the component data, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating procedure call sequence data containing said inputted procedure.

Claim 8

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying a procedure call sequence by inputting a procedure name other than procedure names displayed in a list form as the menu; displaying said inputted procedure name within a component on the computer terminal; and displaying said specified procedure call sequence by using an arrow line between components displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, wherein said component data generating step comprises generating said inputted procedure name as component data, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating procedure call sequence data containing said inputted procedure.

Claim 9

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying a procedure call sequence by specifying a component and thereby automatically generating, in the computer, a procedure name other than procedure names held by said component, wherein said component data generating step comprises generating said generated procedure name as the component data, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating procedure call sequence data containing said generated procedure.

Claim 10

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying a procedure call sequence by specifying a component and thereby automatically generating, in the computer, a procedure name other than procedure names held by said component; displaying said generated procedure name within a component on the computer terminal; and displaying said specified procedure call sequence by using an arrow line between components displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, wherein said component data generating step comprises generating said generated procedure name as component data, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating procedure call sequence data containing said generated procedure.

Claim 11

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said inputted condition sentence for call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 12

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call; and displaying said inputted condition sentence for call on the screen of the computer terminal, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said inputted condition sentence for call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 13

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 3, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said inputted condition sentence for call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of successively displaying the procedure call sequence comprises displaying said inputted condition sentence for call on the screen of the computer terminal in accordance with procedure call sequence data containing said condition data for call.

Claim 14

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for a procedure to call, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified data item name and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 15

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for a procedure to call; and displaying, in a component holding said specified data item name displayed on the screen of the computer, a condition value for said inputted procedure to call, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified data item name and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 16

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 3, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for a procedure to call, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified data item name and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of successively displaying the procedure call sequence data comprises displaying, in a component holding said specified data item name displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, a condition value for said inputted procedure to call, in accordance with procedure call sequence data containing said condition data for call.

Claim 17

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified component or components as component or components data with procedure of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 18

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure; and displaying a connection line between an arrow line of said procedure call sequence displayed on the screen of the computer terminal and said component or components specified as components with said procedure; and said procedure call sequence data generating step further comprises generating said specified component or components as component or components data with said procedure of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 19

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 3, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified component or components as component or components data with said procedure of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of successively displaying the procedure call sequence data comprises displaying a connection line between an arrow line of said procedure call sequence displayed on the screen of the computer terminal and said component or components specified as components with said procedure.

Claim 20

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and setting a value for at least one of said data item name held by the component holding said procedure and said data items held by other components, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or components holding said specified data item name or names as data of the component with the procedure of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 21

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and setting a value for at least one of said data item name held by the component holding said procedure and said data items held by other components; and displaying, in a component holding said specified data item name displayed on the screen of the terminal, said value set for said data item value, and displaying a connection line between an arrow line of said procedure call sequence displayed on the screen of the computer terminal and said component or components specified as components with the procedure, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or components holding said specified data item name or names as data of the component with the procedure of said procedure call sequence data.

Claim 22

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 3, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and setting a value for at least one of said data item name held by the component holding said procedure and said data items held by other components, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or components holding said specified data item name or names as data of the component with the procedure of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of successively displaying the procedure call sequence data comprises displaying, in a component holding said specified data item name displayed on the screen of the computer terminal, said value for said specified data item name and displaying a connection line between an arrow line of said procedure call sequence holding said data of the computer terminal and said component or components, in accordance with procedure call sequence data including said substitution data and data of component procedure.

Claim 23

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data, and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data.

Claim 24

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 2, wherein said step of specifying and displaying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name, and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein; and displaying an arrow line from the data item name held by said specified certain component to the data item name held by said separately specified component, and displaying, in said separately specified component, the value of the data item name held by said specified component, and wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data, and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data.

Claim 25

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 3, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name, and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein, therein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data, and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of successively displaying the procedure call sequence data comprises the steps of: displaying an arrow line from the data item name held by said specified certain component to the data item name held by said separately specified component, and displaying, in said separately specified component, the value of the data item name held by said specified certain component, in accordance with procedure call sequence data including said substitution data and data of component with procedure; and displaying a connection line between an arrow line of said procedure call sequence holding said data of component with procedure displayed on the screen of the computer terminal and said component or components.

Claim 26

A requirement input method according to claim 1, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call; specifying one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components, and inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for the procedure to call; specifying one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components, and setting a value for said data item name; specifying one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure; and specifying a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises, in association with said respective steps included in said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, the steps of: generating said inputted condition sentence for a call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said specified data item name specified in said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said specified component or components as data of the component with a procedure of said procedure call sequence data; generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or components holding said specified data item name or names as data of component with procedure of said procedure call sequence data; and providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data, and wherein the condition data for call, data of component with procedure and substitution data held by each of said generated procedure call sequence data are administered for each data without regard to order of definition in each procedure call sequence data.

Claim 27

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 3, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call; specifying one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components, and inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for the procedure to call; specifying one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components, and setting a value for said item name; specifying one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure; and specifying a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises, in association with said respective steps, the steps of: generating said inputted condition sentence for call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said specified data item name and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said specified component or components as data of component with procedure of said procedure call sequence data; generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or components holding said specified data item name or names as data of component with procedure of said procedure call sequence data; and providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data, wherein the condition data for call, data of component with procedure and substitution data held by each of said generated procedure call sequence data are administered for each data without regard to order of definition in each procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of successively displaying the procedure call sequence data comprises the steps of: displaying the procedure call sequence with an arrow line on the screen of the computer terminal; thereafter displaying said inputted condition sentence for call or displaying, in a component holding said specified data item name, a condition value for said inputted procedure to call, on the screen of the computer terminal in accordance with said generated condition for call, of the procedure call sequence data; displaying, in accordance with said generated data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data, a connection line between an arrow line of the procedure call sequence holding said generated data of component with procedure and a component specified as the component with procedure; and displaying, in a component holding said specified data item name a value set for said data item value, or displaying an arrow line from the data item name held by said specified certain component to the data item name held by the said separately specified component and displaying, in said separately specified component, the value of the data item name held by said specified certain component, in accordance with said generated substitution data of the procedure call sequence data.

Claim 28

A requirement input method according to claim 1, comprising, subsequently to said scenario data generating step, the steps of: generating an event flow diagram by representing a component as a node on the basis of component data of the generated scenario data and representing a procedure call sequence as an event on the basis of procedure call sequence data of said scenario data; and displaying said generated event flow diagram on the screen of the computer terminal.

Claim 29

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: inputting a group of scenario data by repeating a requirement input method, said requirement input method including the steps of: (a) arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal; (b) specifying, for each of the arranged components, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component; (c) displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component containing said procedure, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, and thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, said procedure call sequences are an order of calling procedures held by components; and (d) generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of one of said procedure call sequence or sequences, said scenario data holding names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data; specifying some data out of the group of scenario data generating by said inputting step; integrating, every component name on the basis of each component data held by said specified group of scenario data, a data item name and a procedure name held by said component, generating whole component data, and generating a component program for the whole component data; generating whole procedure call sequence data from procedure call sequence data of said specified group of scenario data and generating a procedure call sequence program for said whole procedure call sequence data; generating a sequence operation animation program for displaying operation of said procedure call sequence with an animation, the procedure name being moved in said animation between components arranged by using said requirement input method; and executing said generated sequence operation animation program of the procedure call sequence and effecting display on the screen of the computer terminal.

Claim 30

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: inputting a group of scenario data by repeating a requirement input method, said requirement input method including the steps of: (a) arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal; (b) specifying, for each of the arranged components, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component; (c) displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components or a procedure call sequence within the component containing said procedure, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, and thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, said procedure call sequences are an order of calling procedures held by components; and (d) generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of one of said procedure call sequence or sequences, said scenario data holding names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data; specifying some data out of the group of scenario data generating by said inputting step; integrating, every component name on the basis of each component data held by said specified group of scenario data, a data item name and a procedure name held by said component, generating whole component data, and generating a component program for the whole component data; generating whole procedure call sequence data from procedure call sequence data of said specified group of scenario data and generating a procedure call sequence program for said whole procedure call sequence data; generating a sequence operation animation program for displaying operation of said procedure call sequence with an animation, the procedure name being moved in said animation between components arranged by using said requirement input method; and executing said generated sequence operation animation program of the procedure call sequence and effecting display on the screen of the computer terminal.

Claim 31

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said inputted condition sentence for call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of generating a sequence operation animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: generating a program for displaying said inputted condition sentence for call and for making a user specify whether said inputted condition sentence for call is satisfied; and generating a program for executing the sequence operation animation program of the procedure call sequence only when it is specified that said inputted condition sentence for call is satisfied.

Claim 32

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for a procedure to call, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified data item name and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of generating a call sequence animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: determining on the basis of said condition data for call whether the value of said specified data item name is the condition value inputted in association with said data item name; and generating a program for executing the call sequence animation program of the procedure call sequence only when the value of said specified data item name is the condition value inputted in association with said data item name.

Claim 33

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said specified component or components as data of component with procedure, of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of generating a call sequence animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: generating an animation program, a component figure of a component specified as said component with procedure being moved between components in said animation program; and generating a program for calling said procedure by using said specified component as a component with procedure on the basis of said data of component with procedure.

Claim 34

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components; and setting a value for at least one of said data item name held by the component holding said procedure and said data items held by other components, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or components holding said specified data item name or names as data of the component with a procedure of said procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of generating a call sequence animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: generating an animation program, a component figure of a component holding said specified data item name being moved between components in said animation program; and generating, on the basis of said substitution data, a program for setting an inputted value in a specified data item name.

Claim 35

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises specifying, for a certain procedure call sequence, a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of generating a call sequence animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: generating an animation program, a component figure of a component holding said specified data item name being moved between components in said animation program; and generating, on the basis of said substitution data, a program for setting, in a data item name which is desired to have a value set therein, a value held by a data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component.

Claim 36

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprises the steps of: inputting, for a certain procedure call sequence, a condition sentence for a procedure to call; specifying one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components, and inputting, as a value of said specified data item name, a condition value for the procedure to call; specifying one data item name or a plurality of data item names out of a data item name held by the component holding said procedure and data item names held by other components, and setting a value of said item name; specifying one component or a plurality of components other than components holding said procedure; and specifying a data item name held by a certain component and a value of said data item name and specifying a data item name held by another component which is desired to have said value set therein, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises, in association with said respective steps included in said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, the steps of: generating said inputted condition sentence for call as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said specified data item name and a condition value for a procedure inputted in association with said data item name to call, as condition data for call, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said specified component or components as data of component with procedure, of said procedure call sequence data; generating said value for said specified data item name as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating a component or component holding said specified data item name or names as data of component with procedure of said procedure call sequence data; and providing a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said separately specified component with a value held by the data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component as substitution data of the procedure call sequence data and generating said specified certain component and said separately specified component as data of component with procedure of the procedure call sequence data, wherein the condition data for call, data of component with procedure and substitution data held by each of said generated procedure call sequence data are administered for each data without regard to order of definition in each procedure call sequence data, and wherein said step of generating a call sequence animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: generating a program for displaying said inputted condition sentence for call and for making a user specify whether said inputted condition sentence for call is satisfied and a program for executing the call sequence animation program of the procedure call sequence only when it is specified that said inputted condition sentence for call is satisfied, or generating a program for determining whether the value of said specified data item name is the condition value inputted in association with said data item name and for executing the call sequence animation of the procedure call sequence only when the value of said specified data item name is the condition value inputted in association with said data item name; generating, on the basis of said data of component with procedure, an animation program, a component figure of a component specified as said component with procedure being moved between components in said animation program, and a program for calling said procedure by using said specified component as a component with procedure; and generating, on the basis of said substitution data, a program for setting an inputted value in a specified data item name or a program for setting, in a data item name which is desired to have a value set therein, a value held by a data item name which is in turn held by said specified certain component.

Claim 37

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 26, wherein said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component included in repetition of the requirement input method comprises responding to a certain component name and a certain procedure name included in scenario data of a certain requirement (first scenario data) having identical names with a component name and a procedure name included in scenario data (second scenario data) and thereby specifying identity of the component and the procedure of the second scenario data with the component and the procedure of the first scenario data, wherein said procedure call sequence data generating step comprises generating identification data in each scenario data on the basis of a scenario peculiar number of each of said scenario data specified as to identity, wherein said step of generating a procedure call sequence program for the whole procedure call sequence data comprises the steps of: generating identical programs for procedure call sequences of the identical name for said specified components having said identical name; and generating different programs, for a procedure call sequence called subsequently, wherein said step of generating a call sequence animation program of said procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: generating identical call sequence animation programs for procedure call sequences of the identical name for said specified components having said identical name; and generating different call sequence animation programs for a call sequence animation of a procedure call sequence called subsequently, and wherein said step of executing and generating the call sequence animation of the procedure call sequence comprises the steps of: executing and generating a single call sequence animation for said specified identical procedure call sequences; and executing and generating different call sequence animations for said differently specified procedure call sequences.

Claim 38

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: inputting a requirement by repeating the requirement input method, said requirement input method including the steps of: (a) arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal; (b) specifying, for each of the arranged components, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component; (c) displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components containing said procedure or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, and thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, said procedure call sequence being order of calling procedures held by components; (d) generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of said procedure call sequence, said scenario data holding names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data; and (e) said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprising responding to a certain component name and a certain procedure name included in scenario data of a certain requirement (first scenario data) having identical names with a component name and a procedure name included in scenario data (second scenario data), and thereby specifying identity of the component and the procedure of the second scenario data with the component and the procedure of the first scenario data; generating identification data in each scenario data on the basis of a scenario peculiar number of each of said scenario data specified in identity; separately defining, for each requirement, procedures to be called subsequently to said procedures specified in identity and generating separate scenario data; thereafter, generating whole identification data from said generated identification data of the scenario data; generating relation data among whole visualized requirements as scenario relation data from identification data of a group of requirements generated by said repetition; and displaying figures representing all of the requirements and displaying connection lines between relating requirements on the basis of the relation data of the scenario, and thereby displaying relation data of whole scenario.

Claim 39

A requirement acquiring method comprising the steps of: inputting a requirement by repeating the requirement input method, said requirement input method including the steps of: (a) arranging components of a development subject on a screen of a computer terminal; (b) specifying, for each of the arranged components, a name and a data item name and a procedure name to be held by said component; (c) displaying, for each procedure of the component, a list of procedures held by a component as a menu, selecting from said menu a procedure call sequence between components containing said procedure or a procedure call sequence within the component, repeating said displaying operation and said selecting operation, and thereby specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component, said procedure call sequence being order of calling procedures held by components; (d) generating component data, procedure call sequence data and scenario data, said component data having a record of said specified component name, data item name and procedure name, said procedure call sequence data having a record of said procedure call sequence, said scenario data holding names and peculiar numbers for said component data and said procedure call sequence data; and (e) said step of specifying a procedure call sequence held by the component comprising responding to a certain component name and a certain procedure name included in scenario data of a certain requirement (first scenario data) having identical names with a component name and a procedure name included in scenario data (second scenario data), and thereby specifying identity of the component and the procedure of the second scenario data with the component and the procedure of the first scenario data; generating identification data in each scenario data on the basis of a scenario peculiar number of each of said scenario data specified in identity; separately defining, for each requirement, procedures to be called subsequently to said procedures specified in identity and generating separate scenario data; thereafter, generating whole identification data from said generated identification data of the scenario data; generating relation data among whole visualized requirements as scenario relation data from identification data of a group of requirements generated by said repetition; and displaying figures representing all of the requirements and displaying connection lines between relating requirements on the basis of the relation data of the scenario, and thereby displaying relation data of whole scenario.

Claim 40

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 34, wherein said step of generating identification data of each scenario data for each of requirements specified in identity comprises generating, as identification data of scenario data, a part of scenario data associated with said component and procedure specified in identity, and wherein said step of displaying the relation data of the whole scenario comprises displaying relation data of the scenario by selecting displayed connection lines representing relations.

Claim 41

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 34, wherein said step of generating identification data of scenario data for each of requirements specified in identity comprises generating, as identification data of scenario data, a part of scenario data associated with said component and procedure specified in identity and sequence positions of procedures specified in identity in each requirement, and wherein said step of displaying the relation data of the whole scenario comprises displaying relation data of whole scenario by specifying and displaying positions of connection lines between relating requirements on the basis of sequence positions, in each requirement, of procedures, specified in identity, of relation data of the scenario.

Claim 42

A requirement acquiring method according to claim 34, wherein said step of specifying identity of the component and the procedure of the second scenario data with the component and the procedure of the first scenario data comprises specifying reference to component and procedure of the first scenario data to be effected by the second scenario data, wherein said step of generating identification data of scenario data for each of requirements specified in identity comprises generating a direction of said specified reference as identification data of scenario data, and wherein said step of displaying the relation data of the whole scenario comprises displaying, by means of connection lines between relating requirements, reference to the first scenario to be effected by the second scenario.