Patent ID: 9262129
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium comprising program instructions for implementing an integrated interface for a plurality of instruments for signal analysis, wherein the memory medium is in a computer system comprising a display, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement: a) receiving user input specifying an operation, wherein the operation implements at least a portion of a signal analysis function; b) performing the operation in response to the specifying, wherein said performing utilizes at least one of the plurality of instruments to perform the operation; c) displaying an icon on the display in response to said specifying, wherein the icon comprises a graphical representation of the operation, and wherein the icon is displayed upon said specifying; d) storing information specifying the operation; and repeating a)-d) a plurality of times to specify the signal analysis function; wherein the operations in the signal analysis function comprise at least one of 1) generating signals displayed in a graph, and 2) modifying one or more signals displayed in the graph; wherein, during said repeating, each of the user specified operations continues to be performed; wherein the signal analysis function utilizes at least a first plurality of the plurality of instruments; wherein after said repeating a plurality of icons are displayed on the display representing a plurality of operations, wherein the plurality of icons are arranged to visually indicate the signal analysis function; and wherein said repeating produces a set of stored information representing the plurality of operations in the signal analysis function.