Patents Assigned to The MathWorks, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8671394
    Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring test steps to determine whether the test steps are executable in a test environment are disclosed. The test environment tests various resources, such as programs, data and functions in the electronic devices. The test environment provides a user interface that enables users to edit a sequence of test steps executed in the test environment. The test environment may provide visual representations of the test steps in the sequence of test steps. When the users select a test step in the sequence of test steps, the selected test step is monitored to inform the users whether the selected test step is executable in the test environment. The properties of the selected test step may also be provided and, if the selected test step is not executable in the test environment, users may be informed of the properties that should be specified to make the selected test step executable in the test environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Taillefer
  • Patent number: 8667462
    Abstract: A system and method enable a user to specify function signatures for automated code generators to generate code based on a model representation. The method for automatically generating a function based on the model representation includes providing at least a portion of the model representation. A function signature is received for the model representation. The function signature is generated by a user. The function is generated based on the model representation and the function signature. A user interface can be provided to enable the user to enter the function signature and also to present a preview of a function that results from the function signature as modifications are made to the function signature. The user can enter the function signature using regular expressions, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Englehart
  • Patent number: 8666709
    Abstract: A verification tool in a graphical modeling environment allows the components in the graphical modeling environment to be used to define error or exceptional conditions without adverse affects on the ultimate implementation of the model. In one example, a system presents a graphical interface to facilitate design of a model constructed from graphical blocks; receives an association of a plurality of blocks with a verification subsystem; and performs an operation to verify that the blocks in the verification subsystem do not affect operation of the model external to the verification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Aldrich, Gregoire Hamon
  • Patent number: 8667407
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating embedded code from a graphical model which includes: acquiring at least one condition related to at least one code generation goal, the at least one code generation goal being used to generate embedded code from the graphical model in a graphical modeling environment, the at least one code generation goal relating to a characteristic of the code to be generated from the graphical model, the graphical model representing a dynamic system having time-changing behavior modeled with differential, difference, and/or algebraic equations, the graphical model being capable of simulation based on the equations; and identifying, using a microprocessor, conditions that are inconsistent with the at least one code generation goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Szpak, Thomas J. Erkkinen
  • Patent number: 8667381
    Abstract: An element of a block diagram may be modified to produce a modified block diagram. A change record including a change entry associated with a modification of the element may be created. A commentary related to the modification may be received. The commentary may be associated with the change entry. The change record may be associated with the modified block diagram. The modification may be displayed. The change entry with the associated commentary my be displayed proximate to the displayed modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Feng, Andrew C. Grace
  • Patent number: 8667463
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments employ a mapping among entities that are related to each other. The entities may include a graphical model, generated code, a generated report, a requirements document and/or an intermediate representation. The mapping may facilitate graphical identifications between parts of one entity that maps to part of another entity. The graphical identification may occur based on a selection of a part in one of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaocang Lin, Aravind Pillarisetti, William J Aldrich, Kai Tuschner
  • Patent number: 8667470
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments employ a mapping among entities that are related to each other. The entities may include a graphical model, generated code, a generated report, a requirements document and/or an intermediate representation. The mapping may facilitate graphical identifications between parts of one entity that maps to part of another entity. The graphical identification may occur based on a selection of a part in one of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaocang Lin, Aravind Pillarisetti, William J. Aldrich, Kai Tuschner
  • Patent number: 8661344
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting an action providing input associated with an element of a user interface (UI) and/or graphical model, and providing an indicator to indicate the action has been detected. The UI and graphical model may provide elements that may be editable or otherwise changeable. The action may provide input that may change a value of the editable element of the UI or alter an element of the graphical model. Upon detection of the action, an indicator is provided in the UI or the graphical model in a manner associated with the detected changed element. The indicator may be a visual indicator or any other sensory indicator, such as a sound, force, or tactile indicator. The indicator provides a prompt to a user that one or more elements of the UI or graphical model may need to be saved, applied, or any changes canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Ryan Torgerson
  • Patent number: 8654138
    Abstract: One or more computer-readable storage media for storing computer-executable instructions executable by processing logic is provided. The media storing one or more instructions that when executed by the processing logic causes the processing logic to receive data in a first format for conversion to a second format different than the first format, wherein the data includes information having a first type and information having a second type and display the data in the first format via a graphical interface. One or more translation rules are received relating to processing the information having the first type or the information having the second type. The one or more translation rules are pre-applied to the data in the first format. Effects of the pre-applied rules on the displayed data are displayed via the graphical interface. The data in the first format is converted to the data in the second format based on the one or more translation rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventors: James G Owen, Claudia G Wey, Richard A Spada
  • Patent number: 8656352
    Abstract: A system may identify a workflow associated with a graphical model and execute the workflow in a number of stages. The system may display a number of components of the graphical model and identify which of the displayed components are associated with or affected by execution of a current one of the stages of the workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Szpak, Paulo Pacheco, Christian Robl, Martin Orehek
  • Publication number: 20140047418
    Abstract: A system obtains code that includes sequences of code; identifies, within a first sequence of code and based on obtaining the code, a first routine that, when executed, enables an array of values to be generated. The array of values is associated with a variable included within the first routine. The system determines whether the routine includes a particular term, and identifies, within the routine, a first identifier when the routine includes the particular term. The first identifier corresponds to a second sequence of code that identifies a first data structure that stores information that identifies one or more second routines. The system identifies, within the data structure, a second routine based on the particular term and a second identifier corresponding to the first routine; executes, using the variable, the second routine to generate a result; and outputs the result based on executing the second routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: THE MATHWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Albert BRYAN, Julia Wilder PALMATEER, David A. FOTI
  • Publication number: 20140046643
    Abstract: A system for modeling, simulating and analyzing chemical and biochemical reactions includes a modeling environment for constructing a model of a chemical or biochemical system comprising a plurality of chemical reactions. The system also includes a simulation engine accepting as input said constructed model of the chemical or biochemical system and generating as output an expected result. The modeling environment includes a block diagram explorer for displaying a block diagram in a graphical user interface describing the system as a hierarchical network of interconnected blocks. Each block represents a species participating one of the chemical reactions or one of said chemical reactions in the system. The block diagram explorer allows for a user to manipulate and modify the graphical parameters of the block diagram representation to provide insight into the functionality and operation of the system being modeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo E. Paxson, Melissa J. Pike, Joseph F. Hicklin, Roy Lurie, Edward Whittington Gulley
  • Publication number: 20140046995
    Abstract: A MAP decoder may be implemented in parallel. In one implementation, a device may receive an input array that represents received encoded data and calculate, in parallel, a series of transition matrices from the input array. The device may further calculate, in parallel, products of the cumulative products of the series of transition matrices and an initialization vector. The device may further calculate, in parallel and based on the products of the cumulative products of the series of transition matrices and the initialization vector, an output array that corresponds to a decoded version of the received encoded data in the input array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. FANOUS, Halldor N. Stefansson
  • Publication number: 20140047411
    Abstract: A system obtains first code that includes one or more lines of code, the lines of code including first information associated with one or more data types or one or more routine types. The system removes the first information from the lines of code; and generates one or more instructions that, when executed, enable the system to obtain the first information or second information. The second information is associated with at least one data type that is different than the one or more data types or at least one routine type that is different than the one or more routine types. The system modifies the lines of code based on the one or more instructions; generates second code based on the first code and the modified lines of code; and outputs the second code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: THE MATHWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Julia Wilder PALMATEER, Thomas Albert BRYAN
  • Patent number: 8650542
    Abstract: A self-describing function object may be dynamically created based on a set of user provided parameters. In an implementation, a device may receive a request to create the function object based on one or more parameters and determine a number of ordered and hierarchical operations that correspond to the function object. The device may determine textual descriptions corresponding to what is performed by at least one of the ordered and hierarchical operations. The device may output documentation of the ordered and hierarchical operations included in the function object, the documentation including the textual descriptions arranged based on the determined order of the plurality of ordered and hierarchical operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Mathworks, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven L. Eddins
  • Publication number: 20140035937
    Abstract: A device receives, via a technical computing environment, a program that includes a parallel construct and a command to be executed by graphical processing units, and analyzes the program. The device also creates, based on the parallel construct and the analysis, one or more instances of the command to be executed in parallel by the graphical processing units, and transforms, via the technical computing environment, the one or more command instances into one or more command instances that are executable by the graphical processing units. The device further allocates the one or more transformed command instances to the graphical processing units for parallel execution, and receives, from the graphical processing units, one or more results associated with parallel execution of the one or more transformed command instances by the graphical processing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Halldor N. STEFANSSON, Edric Ellis
  • Patent number: 8631013
    Abstract: Mediums, methods, and systems are provided for efficiently logging data. A model may include one or more logging points which process data, the data being stored in a log associated with the logging point. The logging point may request that a logging object store the data point. The logging object may include a reference to a vector for storing the data point. When two or more logging objects are associated with the same logged data points, the two or more logging objects may share the same vector. If an object logs a point which is not present in a shared vector, the object may update the object's reference so that the object references a different existing vector, or the object may create a new vector. The vectors may be compressed and/or made circular to achieve improved efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Taitel, Michael Kositsky
  • Patent number: 8630829
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment is configured to maintain a model of a system. The CAD environment includes a plurality of predefined transducers, and a graphical user interface configured to permit a user to select one or more of the predefined transducers and connect the selected transducers to portions of the model. The CAD environment further includes a simulation engine to run a simulation of the model. A graphical programming environment is configured to execute a graphical program embodied in a block diagram. The graphical program receives one or more simulated transducer signals from the CAD environment and generates and sends one or more control signals to the CAD environment, to control the simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gaudette, Pieter J. Mosterman
  • Patent number: 8631392
    Abstract: A tool for analyzing a sequence of data in an object-oriented environment is disclosed. In an embodiment, the sequence of data may include time-indexed sequence of data (“time series data”). The tool may enable a user to generate a time series object for encapsulating the time series data in the object-oriented environment. The user may construct the time series object from data or mathematical expressions using a command line interface. The time series object may include a sequence of objects implementing APIs that supply an interface for analyzing the times series data in the time series object. The user may analyze the time series data encapsulated in the time series object using the APIs of the time series object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Owen, Rajiv Singh, Rong Chen, Pascal Gahinet
  • Patent number: 8630827
    Abstract: A method and apparatus automatically determines equilibrium operating conditions of a system model. The automated method enables users of block diagram models of dynamic systems to utilize simulation to define operating conditions for linearization. The automated method further allows users to generate operating conditions during simulation instead of explicitly specifying them by hand or using trim analysis. In accordance with one example, the method of generating a linear time invariant model includes providing a system model. A user specifies at least one event at which a linearization analysis should be performed. A simulation of the system model is executed. The electronic device automatically performs the linearization analysis upon occurrence of the at least one event as the simulation is running. Output results are generated of the linearization analysis to form the linear time invariant model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Wolodkin