Patent Document ID: 7493578
Application ID: 11083667
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A processor-implemented method for processing design information of an electronic circuit design, comprising: inputting a path produced by a first design tool, wherein the path includes an ordered set of element names of the electronic circuit design; pattern matching each element name of the path with names of design blocks of the electronic circuit design produced by a second design tool; and outputting data indicative of a path produced by the second design tool including the design blocks pattern matched to the ordered set of the element names, wherein the outputting includes highlighting the design blocks that are pattern matched in a graphical user interface of the second design tool, and wherein the pattern matching includes determining an edit distance between each element name of the path and the names of the design blocks and matching each element name of the path with one of the design blocks having the edit distance that is shortest.