System and method for specification of trigger logic conditions

• US 6,696,930 B1
• Filed: 04/10/2000
• Issued: 02/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Teledyne Controls, LLC (Teledyne Technologies Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Nahapetian, Armen, Brower, Daniel Stuart
• Primary Examiner(s): POPE, DARYL C
• Application Number:
  US09/546,032
• Time in Patent Office: 1,415 Days
• Field of Search: 340/436, 340/506, 340/507, 340/521, 340/523, 340/5.1, 340/3.1, 340/588, 714/39
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming

Abstract

A system for specifying a trigger logic condition, including an interface device, a simple condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system via the interface device using a set of attribute commands, and for recognizing a multi-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region, and a complex condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of the trigger logic condition on the interface device as an arrangement of a plurality of tiles defining a logical relationship for the tiles according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a multi-parameter condition recognized by the simple condition editor module and an action to be performed, and for recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.

Claims

1. A system for specifying a multi-parameter condition, comprising:

an interface device; and

a simple condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system via the interface device using a set of attribute commands, and for recognizing the condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface device includes at least one of a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the simple condition editor module permits definition of a condition region relative to a two-dimensional coordinate system, and recognizes a two-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a translation module in communication with the simple condition editor module.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the translation module is for translating the multi-parameter condition recognized by the simple condition editor module to one of a high level computer language, a machine language, and computer-interpretable table.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the simple condition editor module permits specification of an axis of the multi-dimensional coordinate system via the interface device as one of an absolute axis and a relative axis.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the simple condition editor module permits specification of the condition region as one of a bounded condition region and an unbounded condition region with respect to a parameter.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the simple condition editor module permits specification of the condition region via the interface device as one of an unrestricted condition region, an enter condition region, an exit condition region, and an enter/exit condition region.

9. A system for specifying a multi-parameter condition, comprising:

means for graphically defining a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system using a set of attribute commands; and

means for recognizing the condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to graphically define the condition region.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the means for graphically defining includes means for graphically defining the condition region relative to a two-parameter coordinate system; and

the means for recognizing the condition includes means for recognizing a two-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to graphically define the condition region.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising means for translating the recognized condition to one of a high level computer language, a machine language, and a computer-interpretable table.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for graphically defining includes means for specifying an axis of the multi-dimensional coordinate system as one of an absolute axis and a relative axis.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for graphically defining includes means for specifying the condition regions as one of a bounded condition region and an unbounded condition region relative to a parameter.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for graphically defining includes means for specifying the condition region as one of an unrestricted condition region, an enter condition region, an exit condition region, and an enter/exit condition region.

15. A system for specifying a trigger logic condition, comprising:

an interface device; and

a complex condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of the trigger logic condition on the interface device as an arrangement of a plurality of tiles defining a logical relationship for the tiles according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a condition and an action to be performed, and for recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the interface device includes at least one of a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the predefined notation includes associating a first logical relationship with a pair of horizontally adjacent tiles.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the predefined notation includes associating a second logical relationship with a pair of vertically adjacent tiles.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one tile represents a multi-parameter condition.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the multi-parameter condition is a two-parameter condition.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one tile represents a combination of multi-parameter conditions.

22. The system of claim 15, further comprising a translation module in communication with the complex condition editor module.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the translation module translates the trigger logic condition recognized by the complex condition editor module to one of a high level computer language, a machine language, and a computer-interpretable table.

24. A system for specifying a trigger logic condition, comprising:

means for graphically arranging a plurality of tiles to define a logical relationship representative of the trigger logic condition according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a condition and an action to be performed; and

means for recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the means for graphically arranging includes means for graphically arranging the plurality of tiles with an interface device.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the means for recognizing includes means for associating a first logical relationship with a pair of horizontally adjacent tiles.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the means for recognizing includes means for associating a second logical relationship with a pair of vertically adjacent tiles.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein at least one tile represents a multi-parameter condition.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the multi-parameter condition is a two-parameter condition.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein at least one tile represents a combination of multi-parameter conditions.

31. The system of claim 24, further comprising means for translating the recognized trigger logic condition to one of a high level computer language, a machine language, and a computer-interpretable table.

32. A system for specifying a trigger logic condition, comprising:

an interface device;

a simple condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system via the interface device using a set of attribute commands, and for recognizing a multi-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region; and

a complex condition editor module in communication with the interface device for permitting definition of the trigger logic condition on the interface device as an arrangement of a plurality of tiles defining a logical relationship for the tiles according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a multi-parameter condition recognized by the simple condition editor module and an action to be performed, and for recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.

33. A system for specifying a trigger logic condition, comprising:

means for graphically defining on an interface device a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system using a set of attribute commands;

means for recognizing a multi-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the set of attribute commands used to define the condition region;

means for graphically arranging a plurality of tiles to define a logical relationship representative of the trigger logic condition according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a recognized multi-parameter condition and an action to be performed; and

means for recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.

34. A method for specifying a complex trigger logic condition, comprising:

graphically generating an arrangement of a plurality of tiles according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a condition and an action to be performed; and

recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.

35. A method for specifying a multi-parameter condition, comprising:

graphically generating a condition region relative to a multi-dimensional coordinate system with a set of attributes commands for defining the attributes of the condition region; and

recognizing the multi-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region.

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising translating the recognized multi-parameter condition to one of a high level computer language, a machine language, and a computer-interpretable table.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein:

graphically generating includes graphically generating the condition region relative to a two-dimensional coordinate system; and

recognizing includes recognizing a two-parameter condition based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein graphically generating includes graphically specifying the condition region as one of bounded and unbounded relative to a parameter.

39. The method of claim 35, wherein graphically generating includes graphically specifying an axis of the multi-dimensional coordinate system as one of a relative axis and an absolute axis.

40. The method of claim 35, wherein graphically generating includes graphically specifying the condition region as one of an unrestricted condition region, an enter condition region, an exit condition region, and an enter/exit condition region.

41. The method of claim 36, further comprising translating the recognized trigger logic condition to one of a high level computer language, a machine language, and a computer-interpretable table.

42. The method of claim 36, wherein recognizing includes associating a first logical relationship to a pair of horizontally adjacent tiles.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein recognizing further includes associating a second logical relationship to a pair of vertically adjacent tiles.

44. A method for specifying a trigger logic condition, comprising:

graphically generating a condition region relative to a two-dimensional coordinate system with a set of attributes commands for defining the attributes of the condition region;

recognizing a two-parameter condition associated with the condition region based on the attribute commands used to define the condition region;

graphically generating an arrangement of a plurality of tiles according to a predefined notation, wherein at least one tile represents one of a recognized two-parameter condition and an action to be performed; and

recognizing the trigger logic condition associated with the arrangement based on the predefined notation.