Patents by Inventor Eamonn G. Ryan

Eamonn G. Ryan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Component-based method and apparatus for structured use of a plurality of software tools
    Patent number: 6546524
    Abstract: A component-based method and system for structured use of a plurality of software tools. In various embodiments, components are used to package objects that are constructed to test an electronic circuit design using different software tools. Flow files describe different execution sequences for selected ones of the plurality of software tools, and a first set of objects contains one or more methods for interfacing with a selected one or more of the flow files. A second set of objects contains one or more methods for collecting data from the software tools and entering the data in a database. The components include one or more methods that invoke one or more methods of the first and second sets of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajay S. Chankramath, Eamonn G. Ryan