Patent ID: 7725874
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-accessible memory medium for creating a graphical program, the memory medium comprising program instructions executable to: include a first node in the graphical program, wherein the first node is configured to perform two or more control flow functions prior to association of graphical code with the first node, wherein the first node is a single node selected by a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first node has an appearance that visually indicates the capability to perform two or more control flow functions and an identification of the two or more control flow functions, and wherein the two or more control flow functions comprise two or more of: iteration, looping, conditional branching, sequencing, timed execution, and event-driven execution; and associate a first graphical code portion with the first node in response to input by a user via a GUI; wherein the first node causes the first graphical code portion to execute according to the two or more control flow functions during execution of the graphical program.