Automatic program generation method with a visual data structure display
February 15, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSequence program inputting device Interactive equipment for computer programming by linkage of labeled block representations of arithmetic/logical subprograms Display of multiple data windows in a multi-tasking system Software vending instrument Visual interface between user and computer system Diagrammatic method of testing program Interactive construction of means for database maintenance Schematic diagram generating system using library of general purpose interactively selectable graphic primitives to create special applications icons Program generator Patent #: 4831580 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 595747 filed on 10/09/1990US Classes:345/161, Joystick345/159, Having variable cursor speed715/835Selectable iconic arrayExaminersPrimary: Herndon, Heather R.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 003/14Foreign Application Priority Data1987-11-06 JPAbstractA method for displaying on an image plane of a display unit a first area as an area representative of array data and displaying in place of the first area the, in response to a first input from an input device which assigns a position on the image plane of the first area and a first process applied to some elements of the array data, as an area representative of the array data, a second area having at least two partial areas including the partial areas include a first partial area representative of a group of elements subjected to the first process and a second partial area representative of a group of elements not subjected to the first process a program is generated, in response to a position in the image plane of at least one partial area in the second area and a third input instructing the program generation input from the input device after the second input from the input device assigning the second process applied to a group of elements corresponding to the at least one partial area. The program applies the second process to a group of elements corresponding to the at least one partial area after the first process has been executed with respect to some elements of the array data.Other References
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