Patent · US Expired

Windows-based flowcharting and code generation system

US6243857A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
12References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 1998
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/23283
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A machine control system (130) includes a computer (132) that generates, edits and displays a continuous multi-block flowchart representing a program and compiles the program from the flowchart to control the operations of a machine (140). The system (130) also includes a debugger (146) for displaying the flowchart in a debugger window (170) for runtime execution control of the program.

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