Patent ID: 7353467
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing remotely located circuit design resources, the method comprising: connecting one or more user nodes to an application and web server over a distributed electronic network; connecting one or more supplier nodes to the application and web server over the distributed electronic network; making available one or more circuit design resources through the application and web server, at least one of the one or more circuit design resources being located on one of the one or more user and one or more supplier nodes; ranking the one or more integrated circuit design resources based upon a prior usage information of a user at the application and web server; receiving one or more requests from the user for access to the one or more circuit design resources available through the application and web server and not located on the one or more user node; automatically responding to the one or more requests from the user with a result of the ranking the one or more integrated circuit design resources in response to the one or more requests; maintaining profile and context data of one or more users or suppliers; and suggesting to the user a next action at the application and web server based upon the context and profile data.