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Control system configurator and methods with object characteristic swapping

  • US 8,060,222 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2008
  • Issued: 11/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for configuring a control system, comprisinga digital data processor including a graphical user interface that graphically depicts any of a control system, a system controlled thereby, a control level hierarchy, and the apparatus for configuring the control system, the depiction including a first object,an editor executing on the digital data processor that swaps in a second object for the first object and transfers characteristics of the first object to the swapped-in second object in response to a user command whereby by the depiction of the second objects is graphically dragged and dropped onto the depiction of the first object.

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