IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0328583
(2002-12-23)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
- National Instruments Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert &
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
26 |
초록
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A system and method for displaying multiple views of a diagram of a measurement system. A first view of the diagram of the measurement system may be displayed at a first scale. The first view may illustrate a first portion, but not all, of the diagram. A second view of the diagram of the measurement
A system and method for displaying multiple views of a diagram of a measurement system. A first view of the diagram of the measurement system may be displayed at a first scale. The first view may illustrate a first portion, but not all, of the diagram. A second view of the diagram of the measurement system may be displayed at a second scale, where the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale. The second view may illustrate all of the diagram, e.g., may provide an overview of the entire measurement system. The second view may be displayed on a substantially smaller area of the display than the first view of the diagram. For example, in the first view of the diagram, components of the measurement system may be displayed at a scale large enough to enable the user to interact with the components. On the other hand, the second view of the diagram may not be intended for editing the diagram, and components of the measurement system may be displayed at a small scale in the second view. A visual indication may be displayed within the second view to indicate the first portion of the diagram which is illustrated by the first view. In one embodiment, the second view of the diagram may enable the user to navigate through the diagram, i.e., to change the portion of the diagram illustrated by the first view.
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I claim: 1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a diagram of a measurement system, the method comprising: displaying a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurem
I claim: 1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a diagram of a measurement system, the method comprising: displaying a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality of interconnected devices; and displaying a second view of the diagram of the measurement system at a second scale, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale, and wherein the second view illustrates all of the diagram; wherein the second view of the diagram and the first view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on a display. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second view of the diagram is displayed on a smaller area of the display than the first view of the diagram. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second view of the diagram is displayed on a substantially smaller area of the display than the first view of the diagram. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second view of the diagram includes a visual indication of the first portion of the diagram which is illustrated by the first view of the diagram. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the visual indication in the second view of the diagram enables a user to see which portion of the diagram is currently illustrated by the first view of the diagram. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second view of the diagram includes a highlighted portion which corresponds to the first portion of the diagram which is illustrated by the first view of the diagram. 7. The method of claim 4, wherein the second view of the diagram includes a shaded portion which corresponds to the first portion of the diagram which is illustrated by the first view of the diagram. 8. The method of claim 4, wherein the second view of the diagram includes a border around an area which corresponds to the first portion of the diagram which is illustrated by the first view of the diagram. 9. The method of claim 4, wherein the visual indication includes one or more of: altered coloring; altered shading; and/or a border. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the diagram is illustrated differently than the rest of the diagram in the second view of the diagram; wherein said illustrating the first portion differently visually indicates that the first portion of the diagram is illustrated by the first view of the diagram. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving user input to the second view of the diagram; and changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate a second portion of the diagram based on the user input. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving user input to the second view of the diagram comprises receiving user input specifying a location in the diagram; wherein said changing the first view of the diagram comprises changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate the second portion of the diagram based on the specified location. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving user input to the second view of the diagram comprises receiving user input specifying the second portion of the diagram; wherein said changing the first view of the diagram comprises changing the first view of die diagram to illustrate the specified second portion of the diagram. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving user input to the second view of the diagram comprises receiving user input specifying an area of the diagram; wherein said changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate the second portion of the diagram comprises changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate the specified area. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving user input to the second view of the diagram comprises receiving user input specifying a point in the diagram; wherein said changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate the second portion of the diagram comprises changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate an area surrounding the specified point. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving user input to the second view of the diagram comprises receiving input from a pointing device. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said receiving input from the pointing device comprises one or more of: clicking on a point in the second view of the diagram; selecting an area of die second view of the diagram. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the diagram illustrates a subset of the plurality of devices in the measurement system, wherein said displaying the first view of the diagram comprises displaying the subset of devices at the first scale; and wherein said displaying the second view of the diagram comprises displaying the plurality of devices at the second scale. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein each device in the measurement system is represented by an icon; wherein said displaying the first view of the diagram comprises displaying the icons corresponding to the subset of the plurality of devices at the first scale; and wherein said displaying the second view of the diagram comprises displaying the icons corresponding to the plurality of devices at the second scale. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein said displaying the icons corresponding to the plurality of devices at the second scale comprises displaying a simplified version of the icons. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more details of the diagram of the measurement system are omitted from the second view of the diagram; wherein said omitting the one or more details results in a less-cluttered appearance for the second view of the diagram. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more features of the diagram of the measurement system are omitted from the second view of the diagram; wherein said omitting the one or more features results in a less-cluttered appearance for the second view of the diagram. 23. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more devices of the measurement system are omitted from the second view of the diagram; wherein said omitting the one or more devices results in a less-cluttered appearance for the second view of the diagram. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying the second view of the diagram comprises displaying the second view of the diagram at a first location relative to the first view of the diagram; and wherein the method further comprises moving the second view of the diagram to a second location relative to the first view of the diagram in response to user input. 25. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying the first view of the diagram comprises displaying the first view of the diagram in a first window; and wherein said displaying the second view of the diagram comprises displaying the second view of the diagram in the first window. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying the first view of the diagram comprises displaying the first view of the diagram in a first window; and wherein said displaying the second view of the diagram comprises displaying the second view of the diagram in a second window. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying the second view of the diagram comprises displaying the second view of the diagram at a first size; and wherein the method further comprises re-sizing the second view of the diagram in response to user input. 28. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving user input requesting the remove the second view of the diagram from view; and removing the second view of the diagram from view in response to the user input. 29. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagram illustrates a computer-controlled measurement system operable to acquire measurement information from a unit under test (UUT). 30. A computer-implemented method for displaying a diagram of a measurement system, the method comprising: displaying a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality of interconnected devices; displaying a second view of the diagram of the measurement system at a second scale, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale, wherein the second view illustrates a greater portion of the diagram than the first portion illustrated by the first view; receiving user input to the second view of the diagram; and changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate a second portion of the diagram based on the user input; wherein the second view of the diagram and the first view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on a display. 31. A computer-implemented method for navigating through a diagram of a measurement system, the method comprising: displaying a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality of interconnected devices; displaying a second view of the diagram of the measurement system at a second scale, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale, and wherein the second view illustrates all of the diagram; receiving user input to the second view of the diagram; and changing the first view of the diagram to illustrate a second portion of the diagram based on the user input; wherein the second view of the diagram and the first view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on a display. 32. A computer-implemented method for navigating through a diagram of a measurement system, the method comprising: displaying a first portion of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality interconnected devices; displaying a radar view of the diagram of the measurement system, wherein the radar view illustrates the diagram at a second scale, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale; receiving user input to the radar view; and navigating to a second portion of the diagram based on the user input to the radar view; wherein the first portion of the diagram and the radar view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on a display. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein said navigating to the second portion of the diagram comprises replacing the displayed first portion of the diagram with the second portion of the diagram. 34. The method of claim 32, wherein the radar view illustrates all of the diagram. 35. A computer-implemented method for displaying a diagram of a measurement system, the method comprising: displaying a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality of interconnected devices; and displaying a second view of the diagram of the measurement system at a second scale, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale, wherein the second view illustrates all of the diagram, wherein one or more details of the diagram are not displayed on the second view of the diagram; wherein the second view of the diagram and the first view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on a display. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein omitting the one or more details from the second view of the diagram results in a less-cluttered appearance for the second view of the diagram. 37. The method of claim 35, wherein omitting the one or more details from the second view of the diagram enables components displayed in the second view of the diagram to be distinguished from each other more easily. 38. The method of claim 35, wherein the one or more details that are not displayed include one or more connections between devices of the measurement system. 39. The method of claim 35, wherein the one or more details that are not displayed include one or more devices of the measurement system. 40. The method of claim 1, wherein each device in the measurement system is represented by an icon in the diagram. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein one or more of the icons visually resemble physical appearances of the respective devices represented by the one or more icons. 42. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagram visually indicates connections interconnecting the devices of the measurement system. 43. The method of claim 42, wherein one or more of the connections are not displayed on the second view of the diagram. 44. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices in the measurement system include: one or more computer systems; and one or more measurement devices; wherein the one or more computer systems and the one or more measurement devices operate to perform the measurement function. 45. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of interconnected devices operating to perform the measurement function comprises one or more of: measuring a property of a physical system; and/or measuring a property of a device under test. 46. A computer-accessible memory medium for displaying a diagram of a measurement system, the memory medium comprising program instructions executable to: display a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality of interconnected devices; and display a second view of the diagram of the measurement system at a second scale, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale, and wherein the second view illustrates all of the diagram; wherein the second view of the diagram and the first view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on a display. 47. A system for displaying a diagram of a measurement system, the system comprising: a processor; a memory storing program instructions; and a display device; wherein the processor is operable to execute the program instructions to: display a first view of the diagram of the measurement system at a first scale on the display device, wherein the first view illustrates a first portion, but not all, of the diagram, wherein the measurement system includes a plurality of interconnected devices that operate to perform a measurement function, wherein the diagram visually indicates the plurality of interconnected devices; and display a second view of the diagram of the measurement system at a second scale on the display device, wherein the second scale is a reduced scale relative to the first scale, and wherein the second view illustrates all of the diagram; wherein the second view of the diagram and the first view of the diagram are displayed simultaneously on the display device.
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