Patent ID: 8539505
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable memory medium comprising program instructions for positioning objects in a graphical data flow program, wherein the program instructions are executable to: display the graphical data flow program on a display, wherein the graphical data flow program includes a plurality of nodes interconnected by connections that visually indicate flow of data to occur among the nodes during execution of the graphical data flow program, wherein the plurality of interconnected nodes visually indicate functionality to be performed by the graphical data flow program during the execution, wherein displaying the graphical data flow program comprises displaying the plurality of interconnected nodes in a block diagram on the display, wherein a first subset of the plurality of interconnected nodes are included in a first portion of the graphical data flow program, wherein a second subset of the plurality of interconnected nodes are included in a second portion of the graphical data flow program; automatically re-arrange the first portion of the graphical data flow program, wherein re-arranging the first portion comprises: re-display the graphical data flow program after re-arranging the first portion of the graphical data flow program, wherein re-displaying the graphical data flow program comprises displaying the nodes included in the first portion of the graphical data flow program at changed positions relative to each other and displaying nodes included in the second portion of the graphical data flow program at their same relative positioning with respect to each other.