US Patent:
20050009417, Jan 13, 2005
Inventors:
Uwe Meding - Allen TX, US
International Classification:
H01R009/22
Abstract:
Disclosed is an algorithm and a computation system that, when using the stated simplification approach, can heuristically or iteratively determine identicalness of two electric circuits by setting a minimum network scope value and: FIRST, generating signatures defining interconnected circuit components of the set scope value and having a prime vertex; SECOND, determining which of those signatures are unique to a source circuit; THIRD, eliminating from further consideration unique signature vertices that match with a signature in the target circuit; and FOURTH, moving to an identicalness discrepancy list those unique signature vertices that do not match. Then, repeating the process with incremented scope values until only symmetrical and unevaluated vertices remain to be matched or added to the discrepancy list.