Patent ID: 8984423
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A configurable interface method comprising: enumerating properties of a plurality of device elements by a general purpose engine resident on an interface device in response to a query in a design-time environment, wherein the design-time environment comprises an environment in which configuration of the interface device to affect run-time operation of the interface device may occur, each device element being a software component having a visual representation and a functionality of the respective device element, the general purpose engine being independent of the device elements enumerated, the query being sent to the interface device from a remote configuration station; generating a user viewable screen for viewing in the design-time environment by collecting the visual representations associated with the device elements; and serving the design-time environment including the generated user viewable screen from the interface device to a general purpose viewer resident on the remote configuration station.