Patent ID: 9129081
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method using a processor to synchronize display of a plurality of connected documents within a single document editing application, the method comprising: in a first window in a display, displaying a first plurality of elements of a first document as active elements and a second plurality of elements of a second document as background elements; in a second window in the display, displaying the second plurality of elements of the second document as active elements and the first plurality of elements of the first document as background elements; wherein the first document and the second document are integrated circuit design layouts and the single document editing application is a design automation tool and the first document is connected to the second document via an element in the first plurality of elements connected to an element in the second plurality of elements; wherein the first and second windows are visible in the display at the same time; and upon detecting an action in the first window, displaying a corresponding action in the second window so as to synchronize the display.