Specification and Development of Interactive Systems: Focus on Streams, Interfaces, and Refinement

method covers functional requirements, timing, structure, and implemen tation issues of systems. In addition, the book describes how to conne ct the models and techniques to tables and diagram-based methods popul ar in practical systems engineering. Topics and features:
• Specificat ion of interface behavior and modular top-down system development
• Sp ecification of time and the modeling of hardware/software systems
• In terface refinement and the modeling of development steps leading from one level of abstraction to the next
• State transition diagrams and t ables and the usage of common description techniques, such as found in UML This book provides a mathematical and logical foundation for the specification and development of interactive systems based on a model that describes systems in terms of their input/output behavior. The re ader gains a comprehensive understanding of all fundamental models, te chniques, and methods for interactive system design. The book is an es sential resource for all researchers and professionals in computer sci ence, software systems engineering and computer engineering.