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| 20090049424 | Type Generic Graphical Programming - A system and method for creating and using type generic graphical programs. The method may include storing a first graphical program on a memory medium. The first graphical program may have been created based on user input. The first graphical program may include a plurality of nodes and interconnections between the nodes, and the plurality of nodes and interconnections between the nodes may be type generic. User input may be received specifying one or more data types of at least one input and/or at least one output of the first graphical program. The data types may be associated with the first graphical program in response to said user input specifying the one or more data types. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090178025 | GRAPHICAL PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT WITH FIRST MODEL OF COMPUTATION THAT INCLUDES A STRUCTURE SUPPORTING SECOND MODEL OF COMPUTATION - System and method for creating a graphical program that uses multiple models of computation (MoC). A first plurality of graphical program elements is assembled in a graphical program in response to first input, where the assembled first plurality of graphical program elements have a first MoC. A structure is displayed in the graphical program indicating use of a second MoC for graphical program elements comprised within the interior of the structure. A second plurality of graphical program elements is assembled within the structure in response to second input, where the assembled second plurality of graphical program elements have the second MoC. The graphical program is executable to perform a function, for example, by executing the assembled first plurality of graphical program elements in accordance with the first model of computation, and executing the assembled second plurality of graphical program elements in accordance with the second model of computation. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090204937 | Conversion of a First Executable Diagram Having Interconnected Nodes to a Second Executable Diagram Using an Intermediate XML Representation - A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to state diagram information. The state diagram information may specify a plurality of states and state transitions, wherein each state transition specifies a transition from a first state to a second state. A graphical program generation program (GPG program), may receive the state diagram information and automatically, i.e., programmatically, generate a graphical program (or graphical program portion) based on the state diagram information. The GPG program may programmatically include graphical source code in a block diagram of the graphical program, which may serve as a framework of the states specified by the state diagram information and the state transitions among the states. The graphical source code framework automatically generated by the GPG program may include various “placeholders” or “containers” enabling the user to easily fill in the graphical program with source code that specifies execution instructions for each state and Boolean conditions for each state transition. The specific graphical source code that is automatically generated may depend on programming features supported by a particular graphical programming development environment with which the graphical program is associated. Examples of generating graphical source code for the LabVIEW graphical programming development environment are included. In one embodiment, the graphical program may be dynamically (programmatically) updated as the state diagram is being interactively constructed by the user. I.e., as the user performs various actions in a state diagram editor, such as adding or deleting states, adding or deleting transitions, etc., the corresponding graphical program may be dynamically (programmatically) updated to reflect the change. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090204940 | Conversion of a First Diagram Having States and Transitions to a Graphical Data Flow Program Using an Intermediate XML Representation - A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to state diagram information. The state diagram information may specify a plurality of states and state transitions, wherein each state transition specifies a transition from a first state to a second state. A graphical program generation program (GPG program), may receive the state diagram information and automatically, i.e., programmatically, generate a graphical program (or graphical program portion) based on the state diagram information. The GPG program may programmatically include graphical source code in a block diagram of the graphical program, which may serve as a framework of the states specified by the state diagram information and the state transitions among the states. The graphical source code framework automatically generated by the GPG program may include various “placeholders” or “containers” enabling the user to easily fill in the graphical program with source code that specifies execution instructions for each state and Boolean conditions for each state transition. The specific graphical source code that is automatically generated may depend on programming features supported by a particular graphical programming development environment with which the graphical program is associated. Examples of generating graphical source code for the LabVIEW graphical programming development environment are included. In one embodiment, the graphical program may be dynamically (programmatically) updated as the state diagram is being interactively constructed by the user. I.e., as the user performs various actions in a state diagram editor, such as adding or deleting states, adding or deleting transitions, etc., the corresponding graphical program may be dynamically (programmatically) updated to reflect the change. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090259972 | CONFIGURING A TEXTUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM ON A FIRST DEVICE TO INVOKE A GRAPHICAL PROGRAM ON A SECOND DEVICE - A system and method for creating and using configuration diagrams for configuring distributed systems. The methods described herein may be used for various types of operations in configuring distributed systems, including creating programs, managing programs in the distributed system, deploying programs to various distributed devices, configuring remote execution or inter-operation of distributed programs, and executing distributed applications. Embodiments of the invention utilize graphical iconic-based techniques for performing the above operations. The configuration diagram may include device icons which represent devices and program icons which represent programs. Device icons and program icons may be associated with each other to accomplish various program creation and deployment operations. Device icons and program icons may also interact with graphical program nodes or icons. Context sensitive device connections and/or program connections are displayed. An asynchronous data flow node may be used to facilitate asynchronous data flow between two graphical programs. The distributed system may also support distributed graphical debugging. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100005425 | CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM WITH CONNECTIONS THAT REPRESENT PHYSICAL COUPLINGS BETWEEN DEVICES - A system and method for creating and using configuration diagrams for configuring distributed systems. The methods described herein may be used for various types of operations in configuring distributed systems, including creating programs, managing programs in the distributed system, deploying programs to various distributed devices, configuring remote execution or inter-operation of distributed programs, and executing distributed applications. Embodiments of the invention utilize graphical iconic-based techniques for performing the above operations. The configuration diagram may include device icons which represent devices and program icons which represent programs. Device icons and program icons may be associated with each other to accomplish various program creation and deployment operations. Device icons and program icons may also interact with graphical program nodes or icons. Context sensitive device connections and/or program connections are displayed. An asynchronous data flow node may be used to facilitate asynchronous data flow between two graphical programs. The distributed system may also support distributed graphical debugging. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100011311 | Automatically Generating a Configuration Diagram for a Measurement System - Creating and using configuration diagrams for configuring distributed systems. The methods described herein may be used for various types of operations in configuring distributed systems, including creating programs, managing programs in the distributed system, deploying programs to various distributed devices, configuring remote execution or inter-operation of distributed programs, and executing distributed applications. Embodiments of the invention utilize graphical iconic-based techniques for performing the above operations. The configuration diagram may include device icons which represent devices and program icons which represent programs. Device icons and program icons may be associated with each other to accomplish various program creation and deployment operations. Device icons and program icons may also interact with graphical program nodes or icons. Context sensitive device connections and/or program connections are displayed. An asynchronous data flow node may be used to facilitate asynchronous data flow between two graphical programs. The distributed system may also support distributed graphical debugging. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100325571 | Graphically Specifying and Indicating Targeted Execution in a Graphical Program - System and method for distributed execution of a graphical program. A graphical program is displayed on a display of a computer system. Targeted execution of a first graphical program portion of the graphical program on an execution target is graphically specified. The graphical specification includes displaying a visual indication of the specified targeted execution on the display of the graphical program. During execution of the graphical program, the first graphical program portion executes on the specified execution target and a remainder of the graphical program executes on a default execution target. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110088019 | Asynchronous Preemptive Edit Time Semantic Analysis of a Graphical Program - System and method for analyzing a graphical program. A graphical program is displayed on a display. A semantic edit operation is performed on the graphical program in response to user input. The semantic edit operation is performed by a first process. Semantic analysis of the graphical program is performed by a second process in response to performing the semantic edit operation, where the second process is asynchronous with respect to the first process. Results from the semantic analysis of the graphical program are displayed in response to completion of the semantic analysis. If during the semantic analysis, another semantic edit operation is performed on the graphical program, the semantic analysis may be preemptively terminated and re-initiated. Displaying results from the semantic analysis of the graphical program may then include displaying results from the re-initiated semantic analysis of the graphical program in response to completion of the re-initiated semantic analysis. | 04-14-2011 |
