Patent ID: 6594799
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for providing remote resources for circuit design, comprising:a computer system comprising a catalog database, said computer system accessible over a distributed electronic network as a specified portal site, said catalog database storing component data for use in different stages of a design process, wherein said component data comprises a list of available components; a network interface managed by said computer system for receiving requests to access said component data over said distributed electronic network; an application server run on said computer system, said application server connected to said catalog database, wherein said application server presents said list of available components to a user upon receiving a request to access said component data; and a metrics database for maintaining prior usage information regarding visits by users to said portal site, said prior usage information comprising which option of a plurality of options was selected by a user and available characteristics of a design of the user when selecting said option.