Generation and Management of Logic

• US 20080127163A1
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: Fong, David, Chen, Qi (Christine), Zhang, Zheng (Joy), John, Stanley
• Granted Patent: US 8,079,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source

Abstract

Included are embodiments of a description language program stored in a computing device for updating a first version of a computer program. In at least one embodiment, the first version of the computer program is written in a universal format and the program includes logic configured to receive an updated version of the computer program. Other embodiments include logic configured to retrieve the first version of the computer program and logic configured to translate the updated version of the computer program from a proprietary format to the universal format. Still other embodiments include logic configured to utilize the at least one tag to compare the translated updated version of the computer program with the first version of the computer program.

Claims

1. A description language program stored in a computing device for changing a first version of a computer program, wherein the first version of the computer program is written in a universal format, the description language program comprising:

logic configured to receive a second version of the computer program in a proprietary format, wherein the second version of the computer program includes at least one change from the first version of the computer program, wherein the second version of the computer program includes at least one tag, and wherein the proprietary format is different than the universal format;

logic configured to retrieve the first version of the computer program;

logic configured to utilize the at least one tag to compare the translated second version of the computer program with the first version of the computer program; and

logic configured to, in response to determining at least one difference between the translated second version of the computer program and the first version of the computer program, update the first version of the program.

2. The description language program of claim 1, further comprising logic configured to translate the second version of the computer program from the proprietary format to the universal format.

3. The description language program of claim 1, further comprising logic configured to store at least one of the following:

the first version of the computer program and the second version of the computer program in the first format.

4. The description language program of claim 1, further comprising logic configured to store the second version of the computer program in a different format, wherein the different format is different than the universal format, wherein the different format is different than the proprietary format.

5. The description language program of claim 1, further comprising logic configured to send an authorization request to an owner of the stored computer program.

6. The description language program of claim 5, further comprising logic configured to receive authorization to update the stored computer program.

7. A method in a computing environment for updating computer programs, the method comprising:

providing a user interface that includes a user option for changing a first version of a computer program, the first version of the computer program being derived from a master document;

receiving, via the user interface, a second version of the computer program, the second version of the computer program including at least one change from the first version of the computer program, the second version of the computer program further including at least one tag; and

automatically updating the master document to reflect the at least one change in the second version of the computer program.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising storing the second version of the computer program.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising storing the updated version of the master document.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the master document is associated with a universal format.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the first format includes at least one of the following:

Verilog, VHDL, C++, RTL, and SystemC.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the user interface is further configured to display at least one of the following:

the first version of the computer program, the second version of the computer program, and the master document.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising utilizing the at least one tag to determine the at least one change in the second version of the computer program.

15. The system of claim 7, further comprising logic configured to store the second version of the computer program.

16. The system claim 7, further comprising logic configured to store the updated version of the master document.

17. The system of claim 7, wherein the master document is associated with a universal format.

18. The system of claim 7, wherein the first format is associated with at least one of the following:

Verilog, VHDL, C++, RTL, and SystemC.

19. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface is further configured to display at least one of the following:

the first version of the computer program, the second version of the computer program, and the master document.

20. The system of claim 7, further comprising logic configured to utilize the at least one tag to determine the at least one change in the second version of the computer program.

14. A system in a computing environment for updating computer programs, the method comprising:

a user interface configured to provide a user option for changing a first version of a computer program, the first version of the computer program being derived from a master document;

logic configured to receive, via the user interface, a second version of the computer program, the second version of the computer program including at least one change from the first version of the computer program, the second version of the computer program further including at least one tag; and

logic configured to automatically update the master document to reflect the at least one change in the second version of the computer program.