Patent ID: 7930153

Claim:
A method, comprising: interacting with an executable dynamic lookup table block, the dynamic lookup table block in an executable graphical diagram, where the dynamic lookup table block includes: a dynamic lookup table, the dynamic lookup table including: an adaptation algorithm for adapting values in the dynamic lookup table according to an adaptation scheme when the dynamic lookup table block is executing in the executable graphical diagram; modifying a behavior of the adaptation scheme in response to a control signal; displaying a surface representing values related to a plurality of elements in the dynamic lookup table; accessing updated values related to one or more of the plurality of elements; updating the surface to produce an updated surface, the updated surface representing one or more of the updated values for the plurality of elements in the dynamic lookup table; and displaying the updated surface representing the one or more of the updated values to provide a user or a device with information about the one or more of the updated values of the dynamic lookup table.