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System and method for configuring a hardware device to execute a prototype

US8640027B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2002
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/40099
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method for configuring a hardware device to execute a prototype is presented. The hardware device may include a programmable hardware element and/or a processor and memory. The prototype may comprise a software entity operable to perform a plurality of executable operations, wherein the prototype is created by a user without requiring user programming. For example, a prototyping environment may provide a library of operations that are specific to a particular problem domain and may enable the user to select various operations from the library for inclusion in the prototype. The prototyping environment may include a graphical user interface that is streamlined for interactively experimenting with various parameters or properties associated with the selected operations and seeing the effects of adjusting the parameters.

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