US 6,289,254 B1Granted

Parts selection apparatus and parts selection system with CAD function

AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsMunenori Shimizu, Takanobu Ichiki, Motoaki Kato, Kimiyoshi Hayashi, Hideki Sawada, Katsuya Sato, Yumi Muramatsu, Hiroshi Kochiya, Takahiro Nakagawa, Tadatsugu Iyoda

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Abstract

Since a plurality of electric CAD systems (CAD) 1 generate circuit diagram data with different data structures, input interface (IF) software (SOFT) implements processing for extracting predetermined item data used in parts selection SOFT from each CAD, and processing for adding data obtained by the parts selection SOFT to each CAD. The parts selection SOFT implements selection of parts, output of slips, and the like on the basis of the predetermined item data. Output IF-SOFT converts information associated with the selected parts output from the parts selection SOFT into a different data format used in the subsequent process, and outputs the converted information.

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Dependent claims

A parts selection apparatus for selecting parts that make up a product from database means which registers information associated with a plurality of parts, characterized by comprising:

information extraction means for extracting information of a predetermined item from external information and generating selection information to be processed by said parts selection apparatus;
parts selection means for selecting, from said database means, a part in accordance with the selection information generated by said information extraction means, and writing the selection result in the selection information;
information output means for outputting the selection information in which the selection result is written by said parts selection means;
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in that a plurality of pairs of information extraction means and information output means equivalent to said information extraction means and said information output means are arranged in correspondence with external information generated in different software formats, and can be selected in accordance with the software format of the external information.

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A parts selection system which comprises design means for designing a product, and parts selection means for selecting parts that make up the product from database means which registers information associated with a plurality of parts, characterized in that said parts selection means comprises:

information extraction means for extracting information of a predetermined item from design information generated by said design means;
generating selecting information to be processed by said parts selection apparatus;
parts selection means for selecting, from said database means, a part in accordance with the selection information generated by said information extraction means, and writing the selection result in the selection information;
information output means for outputting the selection information in which the selection result is written by said parts selection means;
and
a plurality of pairs of information extraction means and information output means equivalent to said information extraction means are arranged in correspondence with the design information generated in different software formats, and can be selected in accordance with design means of the design information.

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