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US 7,069,095 B2Granted
System and method for populating a computer-aided design program's database with design parameters
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJerimy Nelson, Mark D. Frank, Karl Bois
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Abstract
According to at least one embodiment, a method comprises generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, and with a computer-executable program, accessing the data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program's database with the design parameters.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, wherein the data file includes the design parameters in a CAD-independent format;
- modifying said design parameters in said data file;
- and
- with a computer-executable program, accessing the modified data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program's database with the modified design parameters.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- generating a data file having design parameters for an electrical design, wherein the data file is a text file;
- and
- with a computer-executable program, accessing the data file and populating a computer-aided design (CAD) program's database with the design parameters.
A system comprising:
- a database;
- a parameter entry program stored to computer-readable media and operable to access a data file and populate the database with design parameters included in the data file for an electrical design, wherein the data file is in a CAD-independent format and is editable by an interface;
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- a computer-aided design (CAD) program stored to computer-readable media, wherein the CAD program is operable to communicatively access the database and retrieve the design parameters stored therein.
1 more element
A system comprising:
- a database;
- a parameter entry program stored to computer-readable media and operable to access a data file and populate the database with design parameters included in the data file for an electrical design, wherein the data file is a text file;
- and
- a computer-aided design (CAD) program stored to computer-readable media, wherein the CAD program is operable to communicatively access the database and retrieve the design parameters stored therein.
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A system comprising:
- computer-aided means for designing an electrical design that comprises a plurality of layers;
- means for storing parameters for the plurality of layers, wherein the storing means is communicatively accessible by the computer-aided design means for representing said electrical design;
- and
- means for accessing a data file and populating the storing means with said parameters, wherein said data file is a text file.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- interacting with an interface of a computer-aided design (CAD) program for defining parameters for an electrical design;
- storing, by said CAD program, the parameters to a database for use in representing the electrical design;
- retrieving, by a parameter entry program, the parameters from the database and generating a data file having at least a portion of the parameters for said electrical design, wherein the data file includes said at least a portion of the parameters in a CAD-independent format;
- editing the parameters in the data file;
- and
- with a computer-executable program, accessing the data file and populating the database with the edited parameters of the data file.
3 more elements
A method comprising:
- interacting with an interface of a computer-aided design (CAD) program for defining parameters for an electrical design;
- storing, by said CAD program, the parameters to a database for use in representing the electrical design;
- and
- retrieving, by a parameter entry program, the parameters from the database and generating a data file having at least a portion of the parameters for said electrical design, wherein the data file is a text file.
1 more element
A computer comprising:
- a data storage mechanism having software code for a parameter entry program stored thereto;
- at least one processor for executing said software code to access a data file that is in CAD-independent format and populate a database with design parameters included in the data file for an electrical design, wherein said database is communicatively accessible by a computer-aided design (CAD) program for retrieving the design parameters stored in the database;
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- a data storage mechanism having software code for a file editing program stored thereto, wherein the file editing program is executable by the at least one processor to provide an interface for enabling a user to edit the data file.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.