Graphical authoring and editing of mark-up language sequences
First Claim
1. A computer program product for enabling a computer to provide graphical authoring and editing of a diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence, wherein the diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence comprises at least a portion of an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence for testing at least a portion of at least one system of an aircraft, comprising:
- software instructions for enabling the computer to perform predetermined operations; and
a computer readable medium bearing the software instructions;
the predetermined operations including the steps of;
displaying a plurality of user-selectable graphical symbols, wherein each graphical symbol is representative of a mark-up language component that includes a unit of functionality in a diagnostic fault flow, wherein each mark-up language component comprises an attribute module and mark-up language code;
selecting a first mark-up language component in response to user input;
displaying a first graphical representation of the first selected mark-up language component;
selecting a second mark-up language component in response to user input;
displaying a second graphical representation of the second selected mark-up language component;
connecting the first graphical representation to the second graphical representation by one or more lines on a graphical interface in response to user input;
configuring the code of the first mark-up language component for use in the mark-up language sequence by initializing the attributes and properties of the first mark-up language component responsive to the presence of the second mark-up language component;
configuring the code of the second mark-up language component for use in the mark-up language sequence by initializing the attributes and properties of the second mark-up language component responsive to the presence of the first component;
displaying the attributes and properties of the first selected mark-up language component on a graphic interface in response to user input;
editing the attributes and properties of the first selected mark-up language component in response to user input;
displaying the attributes and properties of the second selected mark-up language component on a graphic interface in response to user input;
editing the attributes and properties of the second selected mark-up language component in response to user input;
displaying mark-up language code associated with each selected mark-up language component on a graphic interface in response to user input, wherein the mark-up language code comprises at least a portion of an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence for testing at least a portion of a system of an aircraft; and
outputting the diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence to an interactive electronic technical manual such that the diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence can be executed on the interactive electronic technical manual to assist with a diagnostic evaluation of the aircraft,wherein the computer provides graphical authoring and editing capability of at least a portion of an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence for testing at least a portion of at least one system of the aircraft.
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Abstract
A graphical mark-up language authoring system using drag and drop placement of symbols representing mark-up language elements on a computer screen drawing and connecting the blocks by lines representing data and control flow to create a mark-up language sequence design. The symbols are instances of a mark-up language element that include the properties and attributes of that element. The system also includes a mark-up language view of the elements and their attributes and properties. The system permits effective authoring of mark-up language sequences by users not expert in mark-up language sequence design.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer program product for enabling a computer to provide graphical authoring and editing of a diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence, wherein the diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence comprises at least a portion of an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence for testing at least a portion of at least one system of an aircraft, comprising:
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software instructions for enabling the computer to perform predetermined operations; and a computer readable medium bearing the software instructions; the predetermined operations including the steps of; displaying a plurality of user-selectable graphical symbols, wherein each graphical symbol is representative of a mark-up language component that includes a unit of functionality in a diagnostic fault flow, wherein each mark-up language component comprises an attribute module and mark-up language code; selecting a first mark-up language component in response to user input; displaying a first graphical representation of the first selected mark-up language component; selecting a second mark-up language component in response to user input; displaying a second graphical representation of the second selected mark-up language component; connecting the first graphical representation to the second graphical representation by one or more lines on a graphical interface in response to user input; configuring the code of the first mark-up language component for use in the mark-up language sequence by initializing the attributes and properties of the first mark-up language component responsive to the presence of the second mark-up language component; configuring the code of the second mark-up language component for use in the mark-up language sequence by initializing the attributes and properties of the second mark-up language component responsive to the presence of the first component; displaying the attributes and properties of the first selected mark-up language component on a graphic interface in response to user input; editing the attributes and properties of the first selected mark-up language component in response to user input; displaying the attributes and properties of the second selected mark-up language component on a graphic interface in response to user input; editing the attributes and properties of the second selected mark-up language component in response to user input; displaying mark-up language code associated with each selected mark-up language component on a graphic interface in response to user input, wherein the mark-up language code comprises at least a portion of an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence for testing at least a portion of a system of an aircraft; and outputting the diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence to an interactive electronic technical manual such that the diagnostic fault flow mark-up language sequence can be executed on the interactive electronic technical manual to assist with a diagnostic evaluation of the aircraft, wherein the computer provides graphical authoring and editing capability of at least a portion of an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence for testing at least a portion of at least one system of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A graphical mark-up language authoring system for authoring interactive technical manual test program sequences, comprising:
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a memory containing a graphical mark-up language authoring tool program, a mark-up language component library and a mark-up language sequence constituting an executable diagnostic fault flow including an interactive electronic technical manual test program sequence; and a computer connected to the memory, the computer operable to execute the graphical mark-up language authoring tool program, wherein the graphical mark-up language authoring tool program supports the creation of mark-up language for the mark-up language sequence by permitting a user of the computer to author an interactive technical manual test program sequence by selecting a symbol representative of a mark-up language component from a mark-up language component library having a plurality of user-selectable mark-up language components. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for creating a component in a mark-up language component library having a plurality of such components for use in a graphical mark-up language authoring system, comprising:
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accepting a plurality of resources for a unit of primary diagnostic fault flow functionality represented by a mark-up language component, wherein a first resource of the plurality of resources comprises a mark-up language code, and a second resource of the plurality of resources comprises an attribute module, the attribute module comprises attributes and properties of the mark-up language component; designating a graphical symbol representative of the mark-up language component; grouping the mark-up language code, the attribute module and the graphical symbol in a database to form the mark-up language component; and inserting the mark-up language component into a diagnostic fault flow mark-up language component library. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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