Patent ID: 7076332
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for invoking a sequence of operations, the method comprising: a first application displaying a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the graphical user interface provides GUI access to a set of operations; the first application creating the sequence, wherein creating the sequence comprises including a plurality of operations in the sequence in response to user input selecting each operation in the plurality of operations from the GUI; the first application interactively displaying a visual indication of results of performing the sequence while the sequence is being created, wherein the visual indication enables a user to evaluate the results of performing the sequence, wherein interactively displaying the visual indication comprises: wherein the method further comprises the first application receiving a request to invoke execution of the sequence from a second program external to the first; and the first application executing the sequence in response to the request from the second program, wherein the first application executing the sequence comprises the first application invoking execution of software routines to perform the plurality of operations in the sequence.