Patent ID: 8719758
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of automated diagram generation comprising executing on one or more digital data processors the steps of: A. inputting a description of (i) a plurality of entities; (ii) connectivity relationships in which those entities participate with one another, wherein each entity includes one or more symbols representing ports that depict the termination of one or more connectivity relationships; B. assigning a signal type classification to the symbols representing ports, said classification being used to determine compatibility between each port and other ports that share the same or compatible classification, said compatibility being determined by one or more of C. assigning the entities to each of one or more groups of entities (“groups”); D. assigning the entities to each of one or more columns, where each column has one or more lanes; E. determining a candidate layout of columns for placement into one or more workspaces based on widths assigned to those columns; F. assigning connectivity relationships of one or more entities in at least one column to each of one or more lanes based on the column(s) to which entities participating in those connectivity relationships are assigned, and assigning widths to at least one of the columns as a function of those lane assignments; G. repeating at least one of steps (D), (E) and (F) until a said candidate layout has a placement of columns that fits into one or more workspaces; H. outputting a representation of the candidate layout that fits into the workspaces, and I. assigning the symbols representing ports a directional classification selected from the group consisting of “Input,” “Output,” and “Bidirectional”.