Observation tool for signal processing components
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1. A method for operating a system having a plurality of components comprising the steps of:
- attaching a control means to one of said components of the system;
and causing said control means to configure itself based on information derived from said component;
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Abstract
A method for operating a system having a plurality of software components includes an observation tool in the form of a control panel that is first attached to one of the components. The control panel then configures itself based on information derived from the component. The configuration consists of the discovery of all the externally accessible attributes of the component and the properties of the attributes such as name, data type, legal value and the like. The user may then effect changes in the component using this common mechanism. Since components have a common interface, an observation tool may interact with any component.
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1. A method for operating a system having a plurality of components comprising the steps of:
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attaching a control means to one of said components of the system;
and causing said control means to configure itself based on information derived from said component;
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7. Apparatus for observing the operation of a system having a plurality of software components, comprising:
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an observation tool adapted to observe the operation of a component;
an application for coupling said observation tool to a preselected software component for monitoring a predetermined function thereof; and
,a display for visually presenting a representation of the monitored function. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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