US PATENT SUBCLASS 395 / 500.12-- .~.~ Layout editor (e.g., updating)

US PATENT SUBCLASS 395 / 500.12
.~.~ Layout editor (e.g., updating)

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395 /	HD	INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM ORGANIZATION

500.02	DF	CIRCUIT DESIGN {8}
500.09	DF	.~ Floorplanning {3}
500.12		.~.~ Layout editor (e.g., updating)

DEFINITION

Classification: 395/500.12

Layout editor (e.g., updating):

(under subclass 500.09) Subject matter comprising means or steps for revising or modifying the circuit layout interactively by utilizing graphical representations such as icons or menus.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

345, Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems,

418+, for creation and manipulation of graphical objects.

706, Data Processing: Artificial Intelligence, appropriate subclasses for data processing utilizing knowledge base, rule base, and neural networks.