Appeal No. 1997-1571
Application No. 08/048,123
15. An interactive graphic editing method for designing a
semiconductor integrated circuit comprising the steps of:
selecting an editing pattern object displayed on a
graphic display of a graphic terminal by a pointing device,
causing a processing unit to fetch from an attribute data
base storage unit attributes of the editing pattern object,
causing the processing unit to decide if attributes can
be set for the editing pattern object based on the fetching of
attribute data from the attribute data base storage unit,
causing the processing unit to issue instructions to
display menu data inclusive of an attribute setting item on
the graphic display if a decision is made that the attributes
can be set,
deciding if the attribute setting item among the
displayed menu data has been selected,
fetching from the attribute data base storage unit all
data necessary for attribute setting when the attribute
setting item has been selected, and
permitting attributes to be set for the editing pattern
object based on the attribute data.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Daniel et al. (Daniel) "CAD Systems for IC Design,"
DALTCAD82:1084, Jan. 1982.
Wada et al.(Wada) 4,984,180 Jan. 8, 1991
Claims 9 and 11 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Wada in view of Daniel.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
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