Patent ID: 7134085
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A memory medium comprising program instructions for configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) element to subscribe to a data source, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement: receiving user input specifying the data source, wherein the user input is received to a program development environment during creation of an executable graphical program that comprises a block diagram and a user interface, wherein the block diagram comprises a plurality of connected nodes which visually indicate functionality of the graphical program, and wherein said receiving user input specifying the data source comprises receiving user input specifying a uniform resource locator (URL) of the data source; programmatically selecting a GUI element for inclusion in the graphical program after receiving the user input, wherein the GUI element is selected based on a data type of data provided by the data source; displaying the selected GUI element in the user interface of the graphical program after said programmatically selecting; and programmatically configuring the GUI element to receive and display data from the specified data source.