Patent ID: 8341589

Claim:
A packaging design aiding device, comprising: a storage unit to store component information that specifies a first electronic component to be connected with a second electronic component and specifies the number of wires needed to connect the first electronic component and the second electronic component, a processor configured to: specify the first electronic component and the second electronic component to be connected based on the component information and to determine a wiring there between, calculate the wiring distance between the first electronic component and the second electronic component, determine a display form based on the calculated wiring distance and the specified number of wires needed to connect the first electronic component and the second electronic component, and display the wiring that connects the first electronic component and the second electronic component as one wire in the determined display form, wherein a display color of the one wire is determined based on the calculated wiring distance and a display width of the one wire is determined based on the number of wires that connect the first electronic component and the second electronic component.