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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364488 ; 395500 ; 395683 ; 395702 ; 707192 ; 707-1 ;
Abstract
The design process recorder of the invention includes a data collector for inputting a query; a data storage and management unit for storing a design record including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of arcs, one of the plurality of nodes corresponding to design information; and a story teller for tracing back and forth the nodes and the arcs from a node indicated by the query, and for presenting design information related to a traced node as a story-board.