Parameter extraction from digitized image of a schematic or block diagram for electrical designs
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorMalcolm James Humphrey
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Abstract
Capturing and processing a digital image of a pictorial (e.g., hand-drawn) representation of a schematic or block diagram as a digital image to aid in creation and maintenance of electrical designs is disclosed. Processing of the digital image includes processing to determine design parameters to create an informational format useful as input to other design software. Design parameters may include schematic layout and attributes such as maximum output voltage, minimum input voltage, ambient temperature, etc. The method and system also include storage of information accessible to refine designs and perform simulations of designs as part of an overall electrical design process. Associated devices and methods are disclosed as well.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a processing device;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the processing device and storing instructions that when executed cause the processing device to:
- receive an image that includes a set of electrical design symbols;
- for each symbol of the set of electrical design symbols, determine a corresponding circuit element to determine a set of circuit elements associated with the image;
- generate a circuit that includes the set of circuit elements based on the image;
- and
- provide a schematic of the circuit.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a digital image that includes a set of electrical design symbols;
- determining, by the computing device, a set of circuit elements that corresponds to the set of electrical design symbols;
- generating, by the computing device, a circuit that includes the set of circuit elements based on the digital image;
- and
- generating, by the computing device, a schematic of the circuit.
A device comprising:
- a processing device;
- a network interface coupled to the processing device;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the processing device and storing instructions that when executed cause the processing device to:
- receive an image that includes a set of electrical design symbols;
- provide the image to a server via the network interface;
- receive, from the server, a schematic of a circuit corresponding to the image that includes a set of circuit elements that correspond to the set of electrical design symbols via the network interface;
- and
- cause the schematic to be displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.