Binding a GUI element to live measurement data

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US 7,703,032 B2 Apr. 20, 2010

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BINDING A GUI ELEMENT TO LIVE
MEASUREMENT DATA

Inventor: Elton Wells, Austin, TX (US)

Assignee: National Instruments Corporation,

Austin, TX (US)

Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 865 days.

Appl.No.: 11/079,363

Filed: Mar. 14, 2005

Prior Publication Data

US 2005/0228608 Al Oct. 13, 2005

Related U.S. Application Data

Provisional application No. 60/561,473, filed on Apr. 12, 2004.

Int. CI.

G06F 3/048 (2006.01)

U.S. CI 715/771; 715/763; 702/121;

703/14

Field of Classification Search 715/762,

715/763,771; 702/68,121; 703/13-28 See application file for complete search history.

References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

6,370,569 Bl * 4/2002 Austin 709/217

6,643,691 B2 11/2003 Austin

6,751,653 B2 6/2004 Austin

6,763,395 Bl 7/2004 Austin

2002/0070965 Al * 6/2002 Austin 345/762

A system and method for binding a GUI element to a data source of live measurement data are described. A data source component may be included in a program and may be configured with a binding to a data source of live measurement data in response to user input. A GUI element may also be included in the program, and the binding configured for the data source component may be associated with the GUI element in response to user input. Associating the binding with the GUI element may effectively bind the GUI element to the data source of live measurement data and may enable the GUI element to automatically display the live measurement data from the data source during execution of the program. A system and method for binding a GUI element in a program to a data target for live measurement data are also described. A GUI element may be included in a program, and the GUI element may be configured to display live measurement data during execution of the program. A data target component may also be included in the program and may be configured with a binding to a data target in response to user input. The binding configured for the data target component may then be associated with the GUI element in response to user input. Associating the binding with the GUI element may enable the program to automatically send the live measurement data displayed by the GUI element to the data target during execution of the program.

27 Claims, 16 Drawing Sheets