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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | Patent Title "Configuring a GUI element to subscribe to data" |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 7,287,230 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
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| Filing Date | December 13, 2000 |
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Excerpt If the developer configured the GUI element to subscribe to data from a data source, then the program may connect to or open the data source, using an appropriate protocol or access method, and receive data from the data source. This data may then be provided to the GUI element. If the GUI element is an input GUI element, the GUI element may be operable to receive and display the input data and provide the input data to other parts of the program. If the GUI element is an output GUI element, the output GUI element may be operable to display or otherwise indicate the received data to the user. The GUI element may indicate the data in various ways, e.g., depending on the type of data and/or the GUI element type.
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Claim: 16. A method for configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) element to subscribe to a data source, the method comprising: displaying a first GUI element in a graphical program on a display of a first computer system, wherein the graphical program comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes which visually indicate functionality of the graphical program; receiving user input specifying a data source with which to associate the first GUI element; in response to said receiving user input, automatically configuring the first GUI element to receive data from the specified data source; receiving data from the specified data source, wherein the data includes information specifying a first data type of the data; automatically determining that the first GUI element cannot display data of the first data type; automatically displaying a second GUI element in the graphical program in place of the first GUI element in response to said determining that the first GUI element cannot display data of the first data type, wherein the second GUI element can display data of the first data type, wherein the first GUI element is no longer displayed; and wherein the method is performed during creation of the graphical program and prior to execution of the graphical program.
Claim: 16. A method for configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) element to subscribe to a data source, the method comprising: displaying a first GUI element in a graphical program on a display of a first computer system, wherein the graphical program comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes which visually indicate functionality of the graphical program; receiving user input specifying a data source with which to associate the first GUI element; in response to said receiving user input, automatically configuring the first GUI element to receive data from the specified data source; receiving data from the specified data source, wherein the data includes information specifying a first data type of the data; automatically determining that the first GUI element cannot display data of the first data type; automatically displaying a second GUI element in the graphical program in place of the first GUI element in response to said determining that the first GUI element cannot display data of the first data type, wherein the second GUI element can display data of the first data type, wherein the first GUI element is no longer displayed; and wherein the method is performed during creation of the graphical program and prior to execution of the graphical program.
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Claim: 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the data source is a remote data source associated with a remote computer; and wherein said automatically configuring the first GUI element comprises automatically configuring the first GUI element to connect to the remote data source and receive data from the remote data source during execution of the graphical program.
Claim: 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the data source is a remote data source associated with a remote computer; and wherein said automatically configuring the first GUI element comprises automatically configuring the first GUI element to connect to the remote data source and receive data from the remote data source during execution of the graphical program.
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From the Summary: If the developer configured the GUI element to subscribe to data from a data source, then the program may connect to or open the data source, using an appropriate protocol or access method, and receive data from the data source. This data may then be provided to the GUI element. If the GUI element is an input GUI element, the GUI element may be operable to receive and display the input data and provide the input data to other parts of the program. If the GUI element is an output GUI element, the output GUI element may be operable to display or otherwise indicate the received data to the user. The GUI element may indicate the data in various ways, e.g., depending on the type of data and/or the GUI element type. The data is typically displayed on a display screen, but may also be indicated in other ways, e.g., as audio.
From the Summary: If the developer configured the GUI element to subscribe to data from a data source, then the program may connect to or open the data source, using an appropriate protocol or access method, and receive data from the data source. This data may then be provided to the GUI element. If the GUI element is an input GUI element, the GUI element may be operable to receive and display the input data and provide the input data to other parts of the program. If the GUI element is an output GUI element, the output GUI element may be operable to display or otherwise indicate the received data to the user. The GUI element may indicate the data in various ways, e.g., depending on the type of data and/or the GUI element type. The data is typically displayed on a display screen, but may also be indicated in other ways, e.g., as audio.
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