DESIGN APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM FOR DESIGNING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DESIGNING ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110208484A1
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Published: 08/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Watanabe, Takayuki, Maeda, Yuji, Moriizumi, Kiyokazu, EZAKI, Kouhei
• Application Number:
  US13/019,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20110208484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/30 Circuit design

Abstract

A design apparatus for an electronic device is provided. The apparatus includes: a selection unit that selects a first component which meets a characteristic condition, from a component database which includes a characteristic and a recommended level of each of components, the recommended level being variable; a first determination unit that acquires a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determines the acquired recommended level; a creation unit that creates design data of the electronic device including the first component; and a second determination unit that acquires, after the creation, a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determines the acquired recommended level after the creation.

Claims

1. A design apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

a selection unit that selects a first component which meets a characteristic condition, from a component database which includes a characteristic and a recommended level of each of components, the recommended level being variable;

a first determination unit that acquires a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determines the acquired recommended level;

a creation unit that creates design data of the electronic device including the first component; and

a second determination unit that acquires, after the creation, a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determines the acquired recommended level after the creation.

2. The design apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first determination unit and the second determination unit determines whether or not the recommended level of the first component is lower than a threshold value of recommended level.

3. The design apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the component database includes a substitution component identifier indicating a substitution component which is usable instead of a predetermined component in the component database, and

each of the first determination unit and the second determination unit acquires, when the recommended level is lower than the threshold value of recommended level, a substitution component identifier of the first component from the component database, acquires a recommended level of a second component indicated by the substitution component identifier of the first component, and determines whether or not the recommended level of the second component is lower than the threshold value of recommended level.

4. The design apparatus according to claim 3, wherein each of the first determination unit and the second determination unit determines whether or not an instruction for substituting the second component for the first component is received when the recommended level is higher than or equal to the threshold value of recommended level, and substitutes the second component for the first component when it is determined that the instruction is received.

5. The design apparatus according to claim 4, wherein each of the first determination unit and the second determination unit displays information of the second component and receives the instruction, when the recommended level of the second component is higher than or equal to the threshold value of recommended level.

6. The design apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit displays information including a recommended level of components which meet the characteristic condition, receives a selection instruction for selecting one component from the components which meet the characteristic condition, and selects one component according to the selection instruction.

7. A computer-readable, non-transitory medium having recorded thereon a design program which causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

selecting a first component which meets a characteristic condition, from a component database which includes a characteristic and a recommended level of each of components, the recommended level being variable;

acquiring a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determining the acquired recommended level;

creating design data of the electronic device including the first component; and

after the creating, acquiring a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determining the acquired recommended level after the creating.

8. A method of designing an electronic device, the method comprising:

selecting a first component which meets a characteristic condition, from a component database which includes a characteristic and a recommended level of each of components, the recommended level being variable;

acquiring a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determining the acquired recommended level;

creating design data of the electronic device including the first component; and

after the creating, acquiring a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determining the acquired recommended level after the creating.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

modifying the component database in response to an occurrence of a predetermined trigger.

10. A design apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising

a processor, wherein the processor executes a process comprising:

selecting a first component which meets a characteristic condition, from a component database which includes a characteristic and a recommended level of each of components, the recommended level being variable;

acquiring a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determining the acquired recommended level;

creating design data of the electronic device including the first component; and

after the creating, acquiring a recommended level of the first component from the component database, and determining the acquired recommended level after the creating.