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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. 12, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Kobi Kresh, Portland, OR (US);
Phillip A. Brooks, Tualatin, OR (US);
Inventors:
Kobi Kresh, Portland, OR (US);
Phillip A. Brooks, Tualatin, OR (US);
Assignee:
Mentor Graphics Corp., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique is provided for determining a hierarchical effectiveness for a cell in a data structure. The hierarchical effectiveness indicates how effective the use of the cell will be in executing a task with the data structure. A technique is also provided for determining the hierarchical effectiveness of all of the cells in a data structure, to determine which cells should be employed to execute a task with the data structure.