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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
Diyanesh Chinnakkonda, Bangalore, IN;
Benjamin J. Lyndgaard, Rochester, MN (US);
John F. Mullen, Harmony, MN (US);
Trevor J. Richert, Rochester, MN (US);
Ay Vang, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Diyanesh Chinnakkonda, Bangalore, IN;
Benjamin J. Lyndgaard, Rochester, MN (US);
John F. Mullen, Harmony, MN (US);
Trevor J. Richert, Rochester, MN (US);
Ay Vang, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for a faster identification of available reference designators (ARDs) in a design automation system. An ARD utility detects a selection of one or more selected component types for placement on a circuit schematic. A list containing one or more unavailable reference designators (URDs) is sorted through to identify one or more ARDs from the list of URDs. A list of ARDs is then generated, from which a pre-determined portion of ARDs are reserved. The reserved list of ARDs is then outputted for selection by a user.