Process for automatic matching of software

• US 7,853,941 B1
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Issued: 12/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dspace GmbH
• Original Assignee: Dspace GmbH
• Inventors: Hanselmann, Herbert, Stroop, Joachim, Otterbach, Rainer, Niggemann, Oliver
• Primary Examiner(s): Kendall; Chuck O
• Application Number:
  US11/078,635
• Time in Patent Office: 2,104 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/76 Adapting program code to run in a different environment; Porting

Abstract

A remote camera positioning and control system is disclosed that permits a sole operator to use and support a camera out of arm'"'"'s reach. The system can include a handle module that incorporates, for example, an axially and rotationally moveable grip and a proximal handle grip ring and control cage for surrounding a camera control, such as a joystick.

Claims

1. A method for matching a control software component to a control unit network comprising:

generating code for the control software component, wherein the code contains one or more first communication commands that are independent of the control unit network;

identifying the one or more first communication commands;

matching each of the one or more first communication commands with one or more second communication commands, wherein the second communication commands depend on the control unit network'"'"'s hardware and correspond to the functions performed by the one or more first communication commands, wherein the matching uses hardware architecture information of the control network stored in a database; and

replacing each of the one or more first communication commands in the control software component with the corresponding second communication command matched to it.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the matching is performed by a computer implemented software process.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication commands are text source code and the second communication commands are text source code.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication commands are graphic source code and the second communication commands are graphic source code.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication commands are graphic source code and the second communication commands are text source code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication commands are machine code and the second communication commands are machine code.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the replacement takes place in an intermediate representation of the control software component.