Automated programming system employing non-text user interface

• US 8,718,801 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2010
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Data I/O Corporation
• Original Assignee: Data I/O Corporation
• Inventors: Johnson, Simon B., Bolotin, Lev M., Sharp, Roger
• Primary Examiner(s): Shectman, Sean
• Assistant Examiner(s): GARLAND, STEVEN R
• Application Number:
  US12/905,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20110029104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,300 Days
• Field of Search: 700/83, 700/121, 700/19, 700/245, 715/967, 715/977
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/106 for selecting a programme, variable or parameter
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23168 Display progress of program
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23258 GUI graphical user interface, icon, function bloc editor, labview
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23377 Touch screen, with representation of buttons, machine on screen
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/977 Dynamic icon, e.g. animated or live action

Abstract

An automated programming system that includes configuring the automated programming system to include an input module, a programming module, and an output module. Employing a non-text user interface system for real-time representation of the input module, the programming module and the output module.

Claims

1. A method of operation of an automated programming system comprising:

configuring an input module, a programming module, and an output module; and

displaying results of device and hardware detection and a real-time representation with a non-text user interface system, with the real-time representation for modeling a working envelope that includes the input module, the programming module, and the output module.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

controlling the automated programming system with the non-text user interface system.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

employing the non-text user interface system for real-time representation includes modeling an input device receptacle with an input device receptacle image.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

employing the non-text user interface system for real-time representation includes modeling socket adapters with socket adapter images.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

employing the non-text user interface system for real-time representation includes modeling an output device receptacle with an output device receptacle image.

6. A method of operation of an automated programming system comprising:

providing a non-text user interface system for displaying results of device and hardware detection and for real time image representation modeling of a working envelope that includes an input device receptacle, socket adapters, and an output device receptacle; and

communicating with the automated programming system through the non-text user interface system.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

communicating with the automated programming system includes controlling job selection.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

communicating with the automated programming system includes providing programming control.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

communicating with the automated programming system includes determining the device and hardware detection.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

programming unprogrammed programmable devices or media.