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Distributed computer aided design system and method

  • US 6,397,117 B1
  • Filed: 05/28/1998
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed computer aided design system comprising:

  • a server station including (i) a computer aided design tool for performing a plurality of computer aided design tasks and (ii) a communications interface; and

    one or more client stations remote from said server station and connectable to said server station via a communications medium, each of said client stations comprising (i) a display for displaying a parameter input form to a user, (ii) an input device for accepting a plurality of design parameters entered by said user and (iii) a communications interface for transmitting said design parameters via said communications medium to said server station;

    wherein (a) said server station is configured to respond to a request communicated from said client stations to supply said parameter input form, (b) said computer aided design tool is configured to (i) receive said design parameters from said client station, (ii) perform at least one of said computer aided design tasks based on said design parameters and (iii) return a design task product to said client station via said communications medium and (c) said computer aided design tool comprises (i) a plurality of circuit design executables and (ii) a plurality of circuit design libraries, said circuit design executables being responsive to said design parameters to access said circuit design libraries automatically to perform a circuit design.

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