Method of selecting type of electronic part and electronic parts maker server

• US 7,386,811 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2001
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Saga Sanyo Industries Co. Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Saga Sanyo Industries Co. Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Aikawa, Satoshi, Kitagawa, Seiya
• Primary Examiner(s): RUDY, ANDREW J
• Application Number:
  US09/953,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20020035517A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,458 Days
• Field of Search: 705/27, 705/1, 705/17, 705/26, 707/3, 703/14, 716/1, 715/700, 235/383, 235/385, 235/470
• US Class Current: 716/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications

Abstract

A user provides, in purchasing a predetermined electronic part used for a predetermined electronic circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit to the electronic parts maker, the electronic parts maker calculates the electrical characteristics of the predetermined electronic part on the basis of the specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit which are provided from the user, and presents to the user the types of electronic part which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics, and the user selects the desirable type from the types of electronic part which are presented by the electronic parts maker.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a type of electronic part, in designing a predetermined electronic circuit, comprising the steps of:

a user providing to a computer, in selecting and purchasing an electronic part having electrical characteristics adaptable to the predetermined electronic circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit, the specifications including a type of electronic circuit;

the computer calculating electrical characteristics of an adaptable electronic part on the basis of the specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit which are provided from the user, and presenting to the user types of electronic parts which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics; and

the user selecting an electronic part out of the types of electronic parts which are presented by the computer.

2. A method of selecting a type of electronic part, in designing a power supply circuit comprising the steps of:

a user providing to a computer, in selecting and purchasing a capacitor having electrical characteristics adaptable to the power supply circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the power supply circuit, the specifications including a type of power supply circuit;

the computer calculating electrical characteristics of an adaptable capacitor on the basis of the specifications for the power supply circuit which are provided from the user, and presenting to the user types of capacitors which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics; and

the user selecting a capacitor out of the types of capacitors which are presented by the computer.

3. A method of selecting a type of electronic part, in designing a predetermined electronic circuit, comprising the steps of:

a user providing, in selecting and purchasing an electronic part having electrical characteristics adaptable to the predetermined electronic circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit to an electronic parts maker server using a user terminal, the specifications including a type of electronic circuit;

the electronic parts maker server calculating the electrical characteristics of an adaptable electronic part on the basis of the specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit which are provided from the user terminal, and presenting to the user types of electronic parts which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics through the user terminal; and

the user performing an operation of selecting an electronic part out of the types of electronic parts which are presented to the user through the user terminal so that information related to the electronic part selected by the user is supplied to the electronic parts maker server through the user terminal.

4. A method of selecting a type of electronic part, in designing a power supply circuit, comprising the steps of:

a user providing, in selecting and purchasing a capacitor having electrical characteristics adaptable to the power supply circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the power supply circuit to an electronic parts maker server using a user terminal, the specifications including a type of power supply circuit;

the electronic parts maker server calculating electrical characteristics of an adaptable capacitor on the basis of specifications for the power supply circuit which are provided from the user terminal, and presenting to the user types of capacitors which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics through the user terminal; and

the user performing an operation of selecting a capacitor out of the types of capacitors which are presented to the user through the user terminal so that information related to the capacitor selected by the user is supplied to the electronic parts maker server through the user terminal.