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Electronic control system and method for externally and directly controlling processes in a computer system

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  • US 6,044,393 A
  • Filed: 11/26/1996
  • Issued: 03/28/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic control system external to a computer system for controlling processes in heterogenous computer systems, comprising:

  • (a) a graphical user interface which presents data as graphical information to a user on a display device;

    (b) an input device which receives data input by the user; and

    (c) processing means, operatively coupled to the graphical user interface, the input device, and the computer system, for controlling operations of the heterogenous computer systems based on processing rules generated from user input provided through the input device in response to processing rules displayed to the user by the graphical user interface such that the computer systems can be automatically externally and directly controlled with the processing rules by only utilizing preexisting computer system signals received from the computer systems and control signals sent to the computer system.

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