Patent ID: 7069517
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: G05B,G06F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a first node in a graphical program, the method comprising: displaying the first node in the graphical program, wherein the first node is configurable to perform a plurality of operations depending upon user input specifying configuration information for the first node, wherein the graphical program comprises a first plurality of interconnected nodes that visually indicate functionality of the graphical program, and wherein the graphical program is executable to perform the functionality; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for specifying configuration information for the first node, wherein the GUI displays information indicating the plurality of operations which the first node is configurable to perform, wherein the GUI is useable to configure the first node to perform one or more operations from the plurality of operations; receiving user input to the GUI specifying one or more operations for the first node to perform from the plurality of operations; and configuring the first node to perform the one or more specified operations in response to the user input to the GUi, wherein configuring the first node comprises automatically generating graphical source code for the first node to implement one or more specified operations, wherein automatically generating the graphical source code for the first node comprises automatically generating a second plurality of interconnected nodes without receiving user input directly specifying the nodes in the second plurality of interconnected nodes, wherein the second plurality of interconnected nodes perform the one or more specified operations during execution of the graphical program.