Graphical user interface for easily configuring measurement applications
US7499824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2656
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System and method for using a graphical user interface (GUI) to generate a measurement task specification (MTS) for performing a measurement task. The measurement task includes measurement and/or signal generation. A measurement task specifier presents a GUI which guides a user in specifying the measurement task. The GUI presents a plurality of GUI elements, e.g., panels, for specifying a plurality of parameters for the measurement task, including measurement type, devices, channels, timing, and/or triggering. The GUI receives user input indicating values for the parameters, and may provide default values for at least some of the parameters. The GUI stores the parameter values in a memory, analyzes the parameter values, and generates the MTS in response to the analyzing. The MTS is then useable to produce a program which implements the measurement task. The specifier may programmatically generate the program, e.g., a graphical program, which is executable to perform the task.
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