Patent ID: 8015542

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for creating a graphical data flow program, wherein the graphical data flow program is configured to invoke a method of an object, wherein the method for creating the graphical data flow program operates in a computer including a display and a user input device, the method for creating the graphical data flow program comprising: displaying on the screen a node in the graphical data flow program in response to user input, wherein the node is configured to invoke a method of an object, wherein the graphical data flow program comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes which visually indicate functionality of the graphical data flow program, wherein the plurality of interconnected nodes are connected by lines which represent flow of data among the nodes; configuring the node to receive information on the object in response to user input, wherein said configuring comprises connecting the information on the object to an input of the node; wherein the node is configured to invoke the method of the object during execution of the graphical data flow program.