Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Graeme Bunyan

Donald John O'Riordan

A system, method, and computer program product for interactively viewing output log files in an electronic design automation framework. An interactive log file viewer may be configured to identify text objects (such as warnings and error messages) in log files, to render the text objects in a display according to a registered style, and to define responses triggered by user interface interaction with the text objects. Embodiments may read portions of the log files and use plug-ins to identify, render, and respond as configured, according to the text objects found. Callback actions may provide a user more detailed information corresponding to the text object, such as a tool tip or contextual data, and may highlight and select a corresponding design object in a schematic displayed by an integrated electronic design automation application. An arbitration process may select the best callback action for a given log file.

System and method for a smart configurable high performance interactive log file viewer

A system, method, and computer program product for automatically managing control configurations in an application graphical user interface (GUI). Interface element specifications may be configured via a customized overlay file corresponding to at least one party having influence over the application controlled by the GUI, such as an application vendor, a user group, and an individual user. The overlay file is created and saved via an interface manager GUI that allows new interface elements such as toolbars and toolbar buttons to be added, and existing interface elements to be modified, but does not allow existing default interface elements to be destructively edited, only hidden or visibly disabled. The overlay file is processed during program environment startup and when user actions trigger a separate application or feature window activation or reset a particular overlay file's modifications. Compatibility with vendor-supplied default interfaces and other overlay file based customizations is maintained.

Growing community of inventors

San Jose, CA, United States of America

Graeme Bunyan