Reversed links from graphical diagram representation

• US 9,110,570 B1
• Filed: 10/07/2011
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
• Inventors: Aldrich, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B
• Application Number:
  US13/268,958
• Time in Patent Office: 1,411 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771, 715/205, 715/211, 715/705, 715/760, 715/763
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/327 Logic synthesis; Behaviour synthesis, e.g. mapping logic, HDL to netlist, high-level language to RTL or netlist
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/33 Design verification, e.g. functional simulation or model checking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/3308 using simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/3323 using formal methods, e.g. equivalence checking or property checking

Abstract

A method includes performing an analysis or synthesis operation on a graphical model representation, producing a report from the analysis or synthesis operation and generating associations representing elements of the graphical model representation with corresponding elements in the report and using these associations as a way to reposition viewer based on actions to the graphical model representation.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

interacting, using the computer, with an executable graphical model representation that includes executable graphical objects representing a dynamic system for simulation, where executing the executable graphical objects simulates the dynamic system represented by the executable graphical objects;

producing a report associated with the executable graphical model representation, the report including textual content, the producing including;

generating one or more tags for one or more of the executable graphical objects;

associating the one or more tags with the one or more of the executable graphical objects;

associating the one or more tags, which are associated with one of the executable graphical objects, with a portion of the produced report, the portion corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects;

creating a selectable connection from the one of the executable graphical objects to the portion of the produced report, where;

the produced report is provided in a programming environment capable of processing textual data, and

the executable graphical model representation serves as a navigation tool to interact with the report;

receiving a user input, the user input selecting the one of the executable graphical objects in the executable graphical model representation;

generating a command,

the command to position a viewer to the portion of the produced report corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects,

the positioning based on the selecting the one of the executable graphical objects in the executable graphical model representation; and

displaying, using the viewer and based on the user input, the portion of the produced report corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects selected in the executable graphical model representation.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

performing an analysis or synthesis operation in connection with the executable graphical model representation, and

generating the report based on the analysis or synthesis operation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein portions of the report correspond to elements of the graphical model representation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the report is a structural coverage report.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the report is a code generation report incorporating syntax highlighted code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the report is a profiling report, the profiling report documenting relative execution times of each of the executable graphical objects.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more tags are markup language tags.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the markup language tags are hypertext markup language (HTML) tags.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the report is a model coverage report.

10. A system comprising:

a processor for executing instructions to;

interact with an executable graphical model representation that includes executable graphical objects representing a dynamic system for simulation, where executing the executable graphical objects simulates the dynamic system represented by the executable graphical objects;

produce a report associated with the executable graphical model representation, the report including textual content, the producing including;

generating one or more tags for one or more of the executable graphical objects;

associating the one or more tags with the one or more executable graphical objects;

associating tags associated with one of the executable graphical objects with a portion of the produced report, the portion corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects;

creating a selectable connection from the one of the executable graphical objects to the portion of the produced report, where;

the produced report is provided in a programming environment capable of processing textual data, and

the executable graphical model representation serves as a navigation tool to interact with the report;

receive a user input, the user input selecting the one of the executable graphical objects in the executable graphical model representation;

generate a command,

the command to position a viewer to the portion of the produced report corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects,

the positioning based on the selecting the one of the executable graphical objects in the executable graphical model representation; and

a display device for;

displaying, using the viewer and based on the user selection, the portion of the produced report corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects selected in the executable graphical model representation.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

interact with an executable graphical model representation that includes executable graphical objects representing a dynamic system for simulation, where executing the executable graphical objects simulates the dynamic system represented by the executable graphical objects;

produce a report associated with the executable graphical model representation, the report including textual content, the producing including;

generating one or more tags for one or more of the executable graphical objects;

associating the one or more tags with the one or more executable graphical objects;

associating tags associated with one of the executable graphical objects with a portion of the produced report, the portion corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects;

creating a selectable connection from the one of the executable graphical objects to the portion of the produced report, where;

the produced report is provided in a programming environment capable of processing textual data, and

the executable graphical model representation serves as a navigation tool to interact with the report;

receive a user input selecting the one of the executable graphical objects in the executable graphical model representation;

generate a command,

the command to position a viewer to the portion of the produced report corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects,

the positioning based on the selecting the one of the executable graphical objects in the executable graphical model representation; and

display, using the viewer and based on the user input, the portion of the produced report corresponding to the one of the executable graphical objects selected in the executable graphical model representation.

12. The medium of claim 11 further storing instructions that, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to:

perform an analysis or synthesis operation in connection with the executable graphical model representation, and

generate the report based on the analysis or synthesis operation.

13. The medium of claim 11, wherein portions of the report correspond to elements of the graphical model representation.

14. The medium of claim 11, wherein the report is a structural coverage report.

15. The medium of claim 11, wherein the report is a code generation report incorporating syntax highlighted code.

16. The medium of claim 11, wherein the report is a profiling report, the profiling report documenting relative execution times of each of the executable graphical objects.

17. The medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more tags are markup language tags.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the markup language tags are hypertext markup language (HTML) tags.

19. The medium of claim 11, wherein the report is a model coverage report.