Jason W King

US Patent:

7213207, May 1, 2007

Filed:

Dec 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/742523

Inventors:

Steve Rogers - Austin TX, US
Jason King - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715734, 715770, 715964, 715771, 715772, 715773, 715735, 715712, 715853

Abstract:

A system and method for creating a graphical program which accesses registers of a hardware device. In one embodiment, a register access node or primitive may be included in a graphical program, such that when the graphical program is executed on the computer system, the register access node is operable to access (i. e. , either read or write) registers of a hardware device in the computer system. The method may comprise first displaying a register access node in the graphical program in response to user input. For example, the user may select the register access node from a palette and drag and drop the register access node onto a window of the graphical program being created. The user may then configure the register access node to access one or more registers of a selected hardware device, e. g. , by using a user interface for performing this configuration. In one embodiment, the computer may store a description of the hardware device, wherein the register access node uses the description of the hardware device to access registers of the hardware device during execution of the graphical program.

US Patent:

7543281, Jun 2, 2009

Filed:

Jul 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/200560

Inventors:

Jason King - Austin TX, US
Kevin Hogan - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/45

US Classification:

717140, 717105, 717113

Abstract:

One embodiment of the present invention relates to disabling graphical code in a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may be disabled, which may include preventing the first portion of the graphical program from being compiled and/or preventing the first portion of the graphical program from being executed. Another embodiment of the invention relates to conditionally compiling graphical code in a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may be compiled if one or more associated conditions are true, or may not be compiled otherwise.

US Patent:

7559032, Jul 7, 2009

Filed:

Oct 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/976726

Inventors:

Jason King - Austin TX, US
Craig Smith - Austin TX, US
Greg McKaskle - Austin TX, US
Andrew Dove - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 9/44
G06F 17/50
G06F 9/45

US Classification:

715763, 715764, 717104, 717109, 716 1, 703 22

Abstract:

A system and method for enabling a graphical program to receive and respond to programmatic events. The graphical program may include a graphical user interface having various user interface elements and a block diagram having a plurality of nodes indicating functionality of the graphical program. The graphical program may be configured to respond to one or more events. For each event, a portion of graphical source code may be operable to receive and respond to a respective event. The portion of graphical source code may be executable to perform a desired process or action in response to the respective event. In one embodiment, a sub-program node may be associated with each event. In another embodiment, an event structure node may be included in the block diagram, wherein the event structure node includes one or more sub-diagrams, each sub-diagram including graphical source code for responding to one or more events.

US Patent:

7594182, Sep 22, 2009

Filed:

Aug 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/218701

Inventors:

Jason S. King - Austin TX, US
B. Craig Smith - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Insturments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 3/00
G06F 9/00

US Classification:

715763, 715764, 715738, 715810, 715735, 715771, 715846, 715700

Abstract:

One embodiment of the invention comprises a system and method for enabling a graphical program to dynamically register one or more events during execution of the graphical program. An event registration node may be displayed in the block diagram of the graphical program. One or more events may be associated with the event registration node. The event registration node may be operable to dynamically register the one or more events during execution of the graphical program. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a system and method for enabling a graphical program to programmatically generate and respond to a user-defined event. The user may desire to define custom, i. e. , user-defined, events for use in a graphical program.

US Patent:

7743335, Jun 22, 2010

Filed:

Aug 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/463372

Inventors:

Steve Rogers - Austin TX, US
Jason King - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/48

US Classification:

715764, 715964, 715735, 706919, 706923

Abstract:

A system and method for creating a graphical program which accesses registers of a hardware device. In one embodiment, a register access node or primitive may be included in a graphical program, such that when the graphical program is executed on the computer system, the register access node is operable to access (i. e. , either read or write) registers of a hardware device in the computer system. The method may comprise first displaying a register access node in the graphical program in response to user input. For example, the user may select the register access node from a palette and drag and drop the register access node onto a window of the graphical program being created. The user may then configure the register access node to access one or more registers of a selected hardware device, e. g. , by using a user interface for performing this configuration. In one embodiment, the computer may store a description of the hardware device, wherein the register access node uses the description of the hardware device to access registers of the hardware device during execution of the graphical program.

US Patent:

7913170, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Dec 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/742946

Inventors:

Steven W. Rogers - Austin TX, US
Jason S. King - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

715735, 715770, 715771, 715839, 715736

Abstract:

A system and method for propagating type information for hardware device nodes in a graphical program. A hardware device node may be any of various types of nodes relating to hardware devices and may perform any of various hardware-related functions in the graphical program, e. g. , may access registers of a hardware device. After displaying a first hardware device node in the graphical program, the user may associate the first hardware device node with a hardware device. A second hardware device node may also be displayed in the graphical program, and the user may connect the first hardware device node to the second hardware device node. In response to connecting the first hardware device node to the second hardware device node, information may be propagated from the first hardware device node to the second hardware device node, wherein the information specifies the hardware device or device class with which the first hardware device node is associated. The second hardware device node may then be automatically, i. e. , programmatically, associated with the same hardware device class with which the first hardware device node is associated.

US Patent:

8185834, May 22, 2012

Filed:

Apr 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/426273

Inventors:

Jason S. King - Austin TX, US
B. Craig Smith - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715763, 715764, 715771

Abstract:

One embodiment of the invention comprises a system and method for enabling a graphical program to dynamically register one or more events during execution of the graphical program. An event registration node may be displayed in the block diagram of the graphical program. One or more events may be associated with the event registration node. The event registration node may be operable to dynamically register the one or more events during execution of the graphical program. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a system and method for enabling a graphical program to programmatically generate and respond to a user-defined event. The user may desire to define custom, i. e. , user-defined, events for use in a graphical program.

US Patent:

8205161, Jun 19, 2012

Filed:

Jun 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/484897

Inventors:

Jason King - Austin TX, US
Craig Smith - Austin TX, US
Greg McKaskle - Austin TX, US
Andrew Dove - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 9/44
G06F 17/50

US Classification:

715763, 715764, 717104, 717100, 716100, 703 13

Abstract:

A system and method for enabling a graphical program to receive and respond to programmatic events, such as user interface events. The graphical program may include a graphical user interface having various user interface elements and a block diagram having a plurality of nodes indicating functionality of the graphical program. The graphical program may be configured to receive and respond to one or more user interface events. For each event, a portion of graphical source code (such as a plurality of interconnected nodes) may be included in the block diagram, wherein the portion of graphical source code is operable to receive and respond to the respective user interface event. The portion of graphical source code may be executable to perform a desired process or action in response to the respective event. In one embodiment, a sub-program node may be associated with each event. In another embodiment, an event structure node may be included in the block diagram, wherein the event structure node includes one or more sub-diagrams, each sub-diagram including graphical source code for responding to one or more events.