Hierarchical presentation techniques for a design tool
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Abstract
A design tool hierarchically presents information about a design with nested blocks. For example, the design tool presents scheduling information for the design in a hierarchical Gantt chart. The scheduling information includes hierarchical design schedule blocks which accurately depict the timing and scheduling of the nested blocks of the design. Each of the hierarchical design schedule blocks includes control steps numbered relative to the block. The scheduling information also includes a hierarchical list of scheduled operations for the design. The hierarchical list emphasizes which operations are associated with which nested blocks. The scheduling information further includes pseudo-operation icons that are easily differentiated from real operation icons in the hierarchical Gantt chart.
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36. In a design tool, a method of displaying a design schedule comprising:
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displaying one or more real operation icons, each representing a real operation and having a delay-indicating characteristic; and
displaying one or more pseudo-operation icons, each representing a pseudo-operation and having a delay-independent characteristic different than the delay-indicating characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer system programmed thereby to perform a method comprising:
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displaying one or more real operation icons, each representing a real operation and having a delay-indicating characteristic; and
displaying one or more pseudo-operation icons, each representing a pseudo-operation and having a delay-independent characteristic different than the delay-indicating characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A design tool comprising an architectural evaluation component adapted to convert hardware description language code into an architecture-specific implementation and adapted to present scheduling results by:
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displaying one or more real operation icons, each representing a real operation and having a delay-indicating characteristic; and
displaying one or more pseudo-operation icons, each representing a pseudo-operation and having a delay-independent characteristic different than the delay-indicating characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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