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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7519906 | Method and an apparatus for visual summarization of documents A system and a method for visually summarizing a document comprising a display, a processor coupled to the display, and a memory coupled to the processor. Stored in the memory is a routine, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to generate displ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7418300 | System and method for reusing project engineering data The invention relates to a system and a method for managing and/or providing elements, in particular technological objects. The system enables elements, in particular technological objects, to be reused in the development of a project engineering solution. Here, at ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398469 | Automated test system for testing an application running in a windows-based environment and related methods Methods and systems disclosed herein can be used for testing an application's rendering of output to individual controls of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), displayed on a target device executing the application. A system according to the present invention includes... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380214 | Graphical user interface with an error reporting system According to one aspect of the invention, a graphical user interface is provided. The graphical user interface comprises a first window displaying a representation of a component available for use by a software application and a second window displaying information ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376904 | Automatic generation of programs with GUI controls for interactively setting or viewing values A system and method for automatically (i.e., programmatically) generating a computer program based on program information, such as a prototype, wherein the program includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for specifying input values to or viewing output values from... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363591 | Electronic programming guide system and method The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in customizing, organizing and presenting digital information for selection and interaction by end users. The present invention conveys multiple pieces of information to a user in a multi-dimensional m... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350209 | System and method for application performance management An improved method and system for complex and integrated application performance management which tracks end-to-end computer resource consumption of a first business application workflow in an enterprise system. The first business application workflow may include a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346849 | Executable code derived from user-selectable links embedded within the comments portion of a program An apparatus, computer program, and method are disclosed for generating computer executable code. The code is compiled from a data set, and the data set is compiled by selecting a link within a comments portion of a text editor portion of a program. The data set can... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340683 | Programming tool A programming tool has selection means for selecting a plurality of function blocks displayed in a library format, storage means for storing the function blocks selected through the selection means in the order as they are selected, and drawing means, as a plurality... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340684 | System and method for programmatically generating a second graphical program based on a first graphical program System and method for programmatically generating a second graphical program associated with a second programming development environment based on a first graphical program associated with a first programming development environment. The second graphical program may... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331039 | Method for graphically displaying hardware performance simulators A method for graphically tracking progression of instructions through hardware components. Instructions of a code segment are defined by graphical icons where each graphical icon has a displayable appearance that identifies a type of instruction. The method tracks e... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299419 | Apparatus and method for combining discrete logic visual icons to form a data transformation block A method of constructing a data transformation block includes selecting a first discrete logic visual icon and a second discrete logic visual icon from a logic repository. A combination valid state is established when the first discrete logic visual icon can be comb... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7272451 | Programmable logic controller programming system A programming system includes a graphical data entry user interface for a plurality of sequential steps displayed to a user on a monitor. The user selects outputs to be activated for each of the sequential steps and any inputs to be monitored or timer to be enabled ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266777 | Configurable controlling device having an associated editing program A configurable controlling device and associated editor program that allows a consumer to create on a personal computer for downloading to the controlling device a user interface comprised of user interface pages having icons which icons, when activated on the contr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7242991 | Workflow control configurator for use with process, factory-floor, environmental, computer aided manufacturing-based or other control system The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234118 | Method and apparatus for setting parameters in a system A method and apparatus for compensating for deficiencies existing in programs to assist a user through installing a program. Polling the status of jobs requested by the user of a workstation is done so that the user may eventually be provided with status reports reg... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219306 | Representing unspecified information in a measurement system System and method for representing an unspecified portion of a measurement system or visually indicating an action required of a user in designing the measurement system. Designing a measurement system may be a gradual process where the user progressively specifies ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210117 | System and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to program information A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program or a portion of a graphical program in response to receiving program information is disclosed. During execution of a graphical program generation (GPG) program, the GPG program receives program ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191028 | Electrically controlled apparatus An electronically controlled apparatus of the present invention includes: an input-output section, which electronically processes and outputs input data; a control section, which electronically controls the input-output section according to operating status data of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178110 | File processing apparatus and computer-readable storage medium storing a program for operating a computer as a file processing apparatus The invention provides a file processing apparatus, with which files can be selected easily when subjecting files to a predetermined process. A window W that is displayed during file processing is partitioned into three regions, namely a file display window W1 | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159183 | System and method for programmatically creating a graphical program A computer-implemented system and method for programmatically/dynamically creating or editing a graphical program. The ability to programmatically create/edit graphical programs enables applications and tools to automatically create or modify a graphical program or ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143360 | Pin-out connections/drive levels direct-set by drop down list Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and mechanism for configuring input/output connections in a programmable logical device, which comprise presenting a graphical user interface enabled to aid in configuring the programmable logical device, selec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137071 | System and method for providing suggested graphical programming operations A system and method for enabling a graphical programming development environment to provide suggested graphical programming operations, such as suggested nodes or icons to include in a graphical program. User input specifying one or more nodes to include in the grap... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134086 | System and method for associating a block diagram with a user interface element A system and method for associating a block diagram with a user interface element. A block diagram associated with a user interface element may include graphical code, i.e., a plurality of interconnected nodes, for controlling functionality of the user interface ele... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131071 | Defining an approval process for requests for approval A facility for defining a process for approving requests for approval of a selected type is described. The facility displays a palette containing visual representations of each of a plurality of approval process elements. The facility then receives a number of user ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120876 | System and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to user input A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program or a portion of a graphical program in response to receiving user input. The user input may specify functionality of the graphical program or graphical program portion to be generated. In respon... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096078 | Boolean logic function block A technique for configuring a Boolean logic function block displays a matrix associated with the Boolean logic function block on a display screen of a computer. A programmer may then enter configuration data into the matrix to configure the Boolean logic function bl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093199 | Design environment to facilitate accessible software The present invention generally is directed to a method of associating a label with a component in a graphical user interface panel. The method comprises: displaying an image of the panel containing an image of the component and an image of the label; receiving a se... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069517 | System and method for programmatically creating graphical program code in a graphical program A system and method for configuring a node in a graphical program by programmatically generating graphical source code associated with the node. The node may initially have no functionality or may have default functionality and may be able to take on different funct... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062716 | System and method for enhancing the readability of a graphical program A system and various methods for enhancing the readability of a graphical program. In one embodiment, user input specifying desired functionality for a node may be received, and input and/or output terminals for the node may be programmatically created and displayed... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058899 | System and method for creating a graphical program based on a pre-defined program process A system and method for creating a graphical program based on a pre-defined program process. Information indicating a plurality of program processes may be displayed. Each program process may have a corresponding graphical program template, wherein each graphical pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043693 | System and method for programmatically generating a second graphical program based on a first graphical program System and method for programmatically generating a second graphical program associated with a second programming development environment based on a first graphical program associated with a first programming development environment. The second graphical program may... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7010362 | Tool for configuring and managing a process control network including the use of spatial information The present invention is directed to a tool which includes spatial information for configuring and managing a process control system which conforms to a standard protocol. Such a tool advantageously allows the efficient design and use of a process control system whi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000190 | System and method for programmatically modifying a graphical program in response to program information A system and method for programmatically generating and modifying graphical programs, in response to receiving program information. The program information may specify functionality of the graphical program or graphical program portion. During execution of a graphic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996803 | Program generation method A program is generated by combining program modules by displaying programs for guiding the combination of program modules and selecting one of the programs. Program modules stored in a memory are displayed on a display device by a command inputted from the input dev... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983422 | Page windows computer-controlled process and method for creating page windows Computer controlled processes rely upon graphical user interfaces to effect the man-machine interface. The page windows of the present invention are comprised of a base image screen that includes regions responsive to control and status stimuli, as well as static gr... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973357 | Method and configuration system for producing an application-specific functional module for a programmable controller A method and configuration system are used for producing an application-specific functional module from a predefined functional module for a programmable controller. In this context, a marking device is useable to mask out subfunctions of the predefined functional m... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973639 | Automatic program generation technology using data structure resolution unit The present invention provides automatic program generation technology that enables the generation of a diverse range of programs with fewer models. The automatic program generation device of the present invention, which automatically generates programs that will pe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965803 | Apparatus and method for commissioning and diagnosing control systems The engineering of automation systems is configured more simply where the functionality of a control system is implemented via an object model. The object model permits the functional interconnection of technological objects. For this purpose, a project browser ensu... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954904 | Creating a graphical program to configure one or more switch devices A system and method for creating a graphical program operable to configure one or more switch devices. A first node may be displayed in the graphical program, wherein the first node is operable to use route information to control or configure one or more of switch d... | 10/11/2005 |
