Scott A Richardson

US Patent:

6829733, Dec 7, 2004

Filed:

May 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/851033

Inventors:

Scott Richardson - Cedar Park TX
Jose Hernandez - Pflugerville TX
Patrick Christmas - Boulder CO

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1126

US Classification:

714 38, 714 33, 702119

Abstract:

An improved method and system for detecting differences between first and second test executive sequence files in a computer system. Each of the test executive sequence files may comprise a plurality of interrelated objects. The objects may be compared and differences between the objects may be displayed. The objects may comprise one or more of: a sequence; a global variable; and/or a data type. A sequence may comprise: a step, a parameter, and/or a local variable. A step of a sequence may comprise a tree structure of step properties. Each step property may comprise one or more of: a property value, property flags, and/or a property comment. An object may comprise a hierarchy of objects (e. g. , a parent object and a child sub-object). Differences between the hierarchy of objects may be detected.

US Patent:

7146572, Dec 5, 2006

Filed:

Oct 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/974267

Inventors:

Scott Richardson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

715771, 718100

Abstract:

A system and method for logging results for a test executive sequence to a database. The test executive software may be operable to receive user input to a graphical user interface (GUI) to specify desired database result logging criteria. In various embodiments, any of various result logging criteria may be specifiable. For example, the user input may specify a mapping of the results for the test executive sequence to the database tables. The user input may also specify criteria for limiting the amount of data logged to the database, e. g. , by filtering the results that are logged in various ways. The test executive software may then log at least a portion of the execution results for the test executive sequence to a database, according to the specified result logging criteria.

US Patent:

7849444, Dec 7, 2010

Filed:

Mar 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/081235

Inventors:

Douglas Melamed - Austin TX, US
Scott Richardson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

717124, 717126, 711170

Abstract:

A test executive sequence may be created by including a plurality of test executive steps in the test executive sequence and configuring at least a subset of the steps to call user-supplied code modules. One or more of the user-supplied code modules may take buffer parameters. The test executive sequence may be executed on a host computer under control of a test executive engine. When executing each step in the test executive sequence that calls a user-supplied code module that takes a buffer parameter, the test executive engine may be operable to perform several operations related to detecting a situation where the user-supplied code module writes outside the bounds of the buffer parameter and/or preventing the user-supplied code module from corrupting heap data if the user-supplied code module writes outside the bounds of the buffer parameter.

US Patent:

20030182601, Sep 25, 2003

Filed:

Mar 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/100979

Inventors:

Scott Richardson - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H02H003/05

US Classification:

714/046000

Abstract:

A system and method for creating a test executive sequence configured to perform one or more hardware switching operations. A user interface for configuring a first test executive step (i.e., a particular step) in the test executive sequence may be displayed. User input specifying one or more hardware switching operations may be received to the user interface. The first test executive step may be configured to perform the specified one or more hardware switching operations during execution of the test executive sequence. The user interface may enable the user to configure the first test executive step to perform the specified one or more hardware switching operations without requiring user programming or without requiring the user to write source code.

US Patent:

6507842, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Jul 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/613341

Inventors:

James Grey - Cedar Park TX
Scott Richardson - Cedar Park TX
Patrick Williams - Cedar Park TX

Assignee:

National Instruments Corporation - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 5, 707 3, 714 33

Abstract:

A system and method for importing and exporting test executive values from or to a database. A test executive may provide the user various places, referred to as variables and properties, in which data values can be stored. These data values may affect execution of a test executive sequence. Variables may be global to a sequence file or local to a particular sequence. Each step in a sequence can have properties. The user may include a Property Loader step in a sequence, which is operable to dynamically, i. e. , at run time, load property and/or variable values from a database. The Property Loader step may be placed in a setup group of the sequence, and the step(s) whose properties are configured may be placed in a main group of the sequence, so that when the sequence is executed the steps in the main group are configured with appropriate property values before running. The test executive may also enable a user to interactively, e. g. , through a user interface menu item, request variable and property values associated with a sequence to be imported from or exported to a database.

Address:

4609 Knightsbridge Way, Raleigh, NC 27604

Phone:

(919)6691765

VIN:

WVWNL7AN9AE503031

Make:

VOLKSWAGEN

Model:

CC

Year:

2010