Patent ID: 8214796
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for creating a graphical data flow program, the method comprising: storing a data flow program in a memory medium; and displaying a plurality of nodes within the graphical data flow program on a display device and displaying a plurality of wires interconnecting the nodes on the display device, wherein the interconnected nodes visually indicate functionality of the graphical data flow program, and wherein at least some of the wires between nodes represent data transferred between nodes and indicate that data output by one node is received as input by another node; wherein the plurality of nodes includes a first node, wherein the first node is configured to asynchronously send one or more trigger events to a statechart which is external to the graphical data flow program, wherein the statechart comprises a diagram with state icons connected by wires that visually indicates a plurality of states and transitions between the states, and wherein the state icons represent states and the wires represent transitions between the states.