System and method for annotating a graphical user interface display in a computer-based system
First Claim
1. A software product for annotating a waveform display, the product comprisingannotation software configured to direct a processor to enable an operator to generate and position an annotation label at a desired location on the waveform display and associate the annotation label with a waveform on the waveform display, and to direct the processor to control annotation color to assume associated waveform color and automatically move another annotation label that is already positioned at the desired location;
- and computer-readable storage medium configured to store the annotation software.
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Abstract
An annotation system and methodology for annotating a display of a computer-based system that includes a graphical user interface. Generally, the annotation system enables an operator to generate a graphical annotation label containing any desired data, and to graphically position the annotation label at any desired location on the display, enabling the operator to positionally associate the graphical annotation label with a desired graphical element displayed on the graphical user interface. The annotation system is constructed and arranged to enable an operator to graphically generate an annotation label containing operator-generated information and to graphically alter the position of the annotation label such that the annotation label is positionally associated with a desired graphical element on the graphical user interface. The annotation label may be implemented as dialog box, window or other display region in the graphical environment provided by the graphical user interface.
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21 Claims
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1. A software product for annotating a waveform display, the product comprising
annotation software configured to direct a processor to enable an operator to generate and position an annotation label at a desired location on the waveform display and associate the annotation label with a waveform on the waveform display, and to direct the processor to control annotation color to assume associated waveform color and automatically move another annotation label that is already positioned at the desired location; - and
computer-readable storage medium configured to store the annotation software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An annotation system for annotating a waveform display, the system comprising:
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a graphical user interface configured to display an annotation label and a waveform on the waveform display; and
a computer system configured to control the graphical user interface to enable an operator to generate and position the annotation label at a desired location on the waveform display and associate the annotation label with the waveform, and to control the graphical user interface to control annotation color to assume associated waveform color and automatically move another annotation label that is already positioned at the desired location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a computer system to annotate a waveform display, the method comprising:
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displaying a waveform on the waveform display;
enabling a computer operator to generate and position an annotation label at a desired location on the waveform display;
enabling the computer operator to associate the annotation label with the waveform;
controlling annotation color to assume associated waveform color; and
automatically moving another annotation label that is already positioned at the desired location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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