Method and apparatus for automatically constructing a data flow architecture
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for controlling a computer to automatically construct a data flow architecture of data transforms, said computer-readable medium comprising:
- means for storing raw data in a raw data buffer;
means for forming a sequence of transforms for transforming the data in the raw data buffer, the sequence arranged to define a data flow architecture;
means for storing the output of the sequence of transforms in a transform data buffer;
means for inputting by a user a new transform that will modify the sequence of transforms stored in the transform data buffer;
means for determining where in the sequence of transforms in the transform data buffer the new transform is to be inserted by applying predetermined insertion rules thereto in response to input of the new transform;
means for inserting the new transform in the determined location within the sequence of transforms as a modified sequence of transforms; and
means for controlling the computer with the modified sequence of transforms.
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Abstract
An automatic data flow architecture builder is disclosed that is operable to take raw data which is stored in a raw data buffer (60) and transform it for storage in a transformed data buffer (78). A plurality of transform blocks (68), (70) and (72) are provided for this transform operation, these disposed in a predetermined data flow. When the user inputs a new transform to be disposed within the data flow of the transforms, rules are applied via a rule-base processing system (74) to apply a set of predetermined rules in a rule database (76) to the transform. These rules determine where the transform is to be inserted. This provides an automatic construction operation of a data flow architecture.
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9 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for controlling a computer to automatically construct a data flow architecture of data transforms, said computer-readable medium comprising:
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means for storing raw data in a raw data buffer; means for forming a sequence of transforms for transforming the data in the raw data buffer, the sequence arranged to define a data flow architecture; means for storing the output of the sequence of transforms in a transform data buffer; means for inputting by a user a new transform that will modify the sequence of transforms stored in the transform data buffer; means for determining where in the sequence of transforms in the transform data buffer the new transform is to be inserted by applying predetermined insertion rules thereto in response to input of the new transform; means for inserting the new transform in the determined location within the sequence of transforms as a modified sequence of transforms; and means for controlling the computer with the modified sequence of transforms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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