DESIGN AID APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH DESIGN AID PROGRAM IS STORED, AND INTERACTIVE DESIGN AID APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A design aid apparatus for aiding logical design of a circuit a plurality of components of which are represented by symbols, comprising:
- a terminal information retaining section for retaining terminal information pieces, one for each terminal of each of the plurality of components;
a tentative symbol determining section for determining a tentative symbol, for each said component, having one or more tentative logical terminals;
a tentative symbol arranging section for arranging the tentative symbol determined by said tentative symbol determining section; and
a symbol determining section for determining the tentative symbol to be the symbol representing each said component by, for each said component, allocating each of the terminal information pieces retained by said terminal information retaining section to one of the tentative logical terminals of the tentative symbol arranged by said tentative symbol arranging section.
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Abstract
Logical design of a circuit or a printed board including a number of components is carried out with improved flexibility in determination of the positions and the number of logical terminals of a symbol in order to easily create a logical circuit diagram high invisibility due to absence of deficiency such as interconnections crossing. The design aid apparatus includes a terminal information retaining section for retaining terminal information pieces; a tentative symbol determining section for determining a tentative symbol, for each component, having tentative logical terminals; a tentative symbol arranging section for arranging the determined tentative symbol; and a symbol determining section for determining the tentative symbol to be the symbol representing each component by, for the component, allocating each retained terminal information piece to one of the tentative logical terminals of the arranged tentative symbol.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A design aid apparatus for aiding logical design of a circuit a plurality of components of which are represented by symbols, comprising:
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a terminal information retaining section for retaining terminal information pieces, one for each terminal of each of the plurality of components; a tentative symbol determining section for determining a tentative symbol, for each said component, having one or more tentative logical terminals; a tentative symbol arranging section for arranging the tentative symbol determined by said tentative symbol determining section; and a symbol determining section for determining the tentative symbol to be the symbol representing each said component by, for each said component, allocating each of the terminal information pieces retained by said terminal information retaining section to one of the tentative logical terminals of the tentative symbol arranged by said tentative symbol arranging section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for aiding logical design of a circuit a plurality of components of which are represented by symbols is recorded, wherein said program instructs a computer having a terminal information retaining section for retaining terminal information pieces, one for each terminal of each of the plurality of components to function as:
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a tentative symbol determining section for determining a tentative symbol, for each said component, having one or more tentative logical terminals; a tentative symbol arranging section for arranging the tentative symbol determined by said tentative symbol determining section; and a symbol determining section for determining the tentative symbol to be the symbol representing each said component by, for each said component, allocating each of the terminal information pieces retained by said terminal information retaining section to one of the tentative logical terminals of the tentative symbol arranged by said tentative symbol arranging section. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An interactive design aid apparatus for aiding logical design of a circuit a plurality of components of which are represented by symbols, comprising:
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a monitor; an input interface for inputting instructions of an operator into said apparatus; a terminal information retaining section for retaining terminal information pieces, one for each terminal of each of the plurality of components; a tentative symbol determining section for determining a tentative symbol, for each said component, having one or more tentative logical terminals in accordance with an instruction of operator input via said input interface; a tentative symbol arranging section for arranging the tentative symbol determined by said tentative symbol determining section in accordance with an instruction of operator input via said input interface; a tentative logical terminal selecting section for selecting a tentative logical terminal from the one or more tentative logical terminals of the tentative symbols arranged by said tentative arranging section in accordance with an instruction of operator input via said input interface; a terminal information selecting section for selecting a terminal information piece from a plurality of the terminal information pieces retained by said terminal information retaining section in accordance with an instruction of operator input via said input interface; and a symbol determining section for determining the tentative symbol to be the symbol representing each said component by, for each said component, allocating the terminal information piece selected by said terminal information selecting section to the tentative logical terminal selected by said tentative logical terminal selecting section. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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