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Configuring a GUI element to publish and/or subscribe to data

US7844911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

19Claims

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Assignee

National Instruments Corporation · US

Inventors

Paul F. Austin · Austin, US
Robert E. Dye · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2004
Grant date	Nov 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 26, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0481
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) element to publish data to a data target and/or subscribe to data from a data source. The developer specifies a data source or target The program is executed. If the GUI element is configured to subscribe to data from a data source, then the program receives data from the data source. This data is then be provided to the GUI element, which displays the data to the user. If the GUI element is configured to publish data to a data target, then the program sends or writes data associated with the GUI element to the data target.

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