Multiple printed circuit board (PCB) application programs simultaneously execute on a computer. Each application stores data regarding a PCB design in a separate database. The databases are based on compatible data models such that each application is able to receive data from other applications and
Multiple printed circuit board (PCB) application programs simultaneously execute on a computer. Each application stores data regarding a PCB design in a separate database. The databases are based on compatible data models such that each application is able to receive data from other applications and understand what is to be done with that data. When an edit to a PCB design is made by an application, data for the edit is stored in that application's database. The data for the edit is also automatically provided, via a message server program, to other PCB applications. Each PCB application then stores that edit data in its own database.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for integrating execution of, and data sharing between, a plurality of printed circuit board (PCB) application programs simultaneously executing upon a computer, comprising: (a) generating, by using the computer, data regarding a PCB design, said data being gen
The invention claimed is: 1. A method for integrating execution of, and data sharing between, a plurality of printed circuit board (PCB) application programs simultaneously executing upon a computer, comprising: (a) generating, by using the computer, data regarding a PCB design, said data being generated by a first application of the plurality in response to a user input directed to the first application; (b) storing the generated data within a first database associated with the first application; (c) notifying a message server program of the data generated in step (a), wherein the message server program is also simultaneously executing upon the computer, and wherein the notification is provided by the first application; (d) receiving, in second and third applications of the plurality, notification from the message server program of the data generated in step (a); (e) storing, in response to the notification received in step (d), at least a portion of the data generated in step (a) within a second database associated with the second application and within a third database associated with the third application; (f) generating additional data regarding the PCB design, said additional data being generated with the second application in response to a user input directed to the second application and using at least a portion of the data stored in the second database in step (e); (g) notifying the message server program of the data generated in step (f), wherein the notification is provided by the second application; (h) receiving, in the first and third applications, notification from the message server program of the data generated in step (f); (i) storing, in response to the notification received in step (h), at least a portion of the data generated in step (f) within the first database and within the third database; and (j) generating further data regarding the PCB design, said further data being generated with the third application in response to a user input directed to the third application and using at least a portion of the data stored in the third database in step (i), wherein steps (c) through (e) and steps (g) through (i) occur without manual user invocation of a separate command to transfer data between databases, the data stored in the second database in step (e) includes data not used by the second application, the data stored in the first database in step (i) includes data not used by the first application, and the data stored in the third database in step (i) includes data not used by the third application. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (k) notifying the message server program of the data generated in step (j), wherein the notification is provided by the third application; (l) receiving, in the first and second applications, notification from the message server program of the data generated in step (j); (m) storing, in response to the notification received in step (l), at least a portion of the data generated in step (j) within the first database and within the second database; (n) generating subsequent data regarding the PCB design with the first application using at least a portion of the data stored in step (m) within the first database; and (o) generating more data regarding the PCB design with the second application using at least a portion of the data stored in step (m) within the second database. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data stored in the first database in step (m) includes data not used by the first application, and the data stored in the second database in step (m) includes data not used by the second application. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second applications comprises a software program for placing components on a PCB design and for routing connections between placed components. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (k) initiating execution on the computer of a fourth application program which was not executing during performance of steps (a) through (j); (l) storing at least a portion of the data stored in steps (b), (e) and (i) in a fourth database associated with the fourth application; (m) receiving a fourth input from the user and directed to the fourth application; and (n) generating further data regarding the PCB design, said further data being generated with the fourth application in response to the fourth input and using at least a portion of the data stored in step (l), and wherein: step (l) occurs without manual user invocation of a separate command to import data from the first, second or third database to the fourth database. 6. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising: (a) generating data regarding a PCB design, said data being generated by a first of a plurality of printed circuit board (PCB) application programs simultaneously executing upon a computer, said data being generated in response to a user input directed to the first application; (b) storing the generated data within a first database associated with the first application; (c) notifying a message server program of the data generated in step (a), wherein the message server program is also simultaneously executing upon the computer, and wherein the notification is provided by the first application; (d) receiving, in second and third applications of the plurality, notification from the message server program of the data generated in step (a); (e) storing, in response to the notification received in step (d), at least a portion of the data generated in step (a) within a second database associated with the second application and within a third database associated with the third application; (f) generating additional data regarding the PCB design, said additional data being generated with the second application in response to a user input directed to the second application and using at least a portion of the data stored in the second database in step (e); (g) notifying the message server program of the data generated in step (f), wherein the notification is provided by the second application; (h) receiving, in the first and third applications, notification from the message server program of the data generated in step (f); (i) storing, in response to the notification received in step (h), at least a portion of the data generated in step (f) within the first database and within the third database; and (j) generating further data regarding the PCB design, said further data being generated with the third application in response to a user input directed to the third application and using at least a portion of the data stored in the third database in step (i), wherein steps (c) through (e) and steps (g) through (i) occur without manual user invocation of a separate command to transfer data between databases, the data stored in the second database in step (e) includes data not used by the second application, the data stored in the first database in step (i) includes data not used by the first application, and the data stored in the third database in step (i) includes data not used by the third application. 7. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, comprising further instructions for performing steps comprising: (k) notifying the message server program of the data generated in step (j), wherein the notification is provided by the third application; (l) receiving, in the first and second applications, notification from the message server program of the data generated in step (j); (m) storing, in response to the notification received in step (l), at least a portion of the data generated in step (j) within the first database and within the second database; (n) generating subsequent data regarding the PCB design with the first application using at least a portion of the data stored in step (m) within the first database; and (o) generating more data regarding the PCB design with the second application using at least a portion of the data stored in step (m) within the second database. 8. The machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the data stored in the first database in step (m) includes data not used by the first application, and the data stored in the second database in step (m) includes data not used by the second application. 9. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first and second applications comprises a software program for placing components on a PCB design and for routing connections between placed components. 10. The machine-readable medium of claim 6, comprising further instructions for performing steps comprising: (k) initiating execution on the computer of a fourth application program which was not executing during performance of steps (a) through (j); (l) storing at least a portion of the data stored in steps (b), (e) and (i) in a fourth database associated with the fourth application; (m) receiving a fourth input from the user and directed to the fourth application; and (n) generating further data regarding the PCB design, said further data being generated with the fourth application in response to the fourth input and using at least a portion of the data stored in step (l), and wherein: step (l) occurs without manual user invocation of a separate command to import data from the first, second or third database to the fourth database.
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