Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of creating a structured flowchart using a programmable computer and a programmable computer display such that any program created from the flowchart would be a structured program, the method including the steps of displaying a predetermined set of basic flow forms on a first display area, providing a means by which a user can select two flow forms from the set of flow forms, combining the two selected flow forms by placing one of the flow forms inside any statement box of another of the selected flow forms to yield a new valid flow form according to information provided by the user, and displaying the selected flow form and any new valid flow forms in a second area on the display. An apparatus for assembling a flowchart on a programmable computer display is also provided.

Abstract: A feature control system includes structure for initiating a change from one state to another state in response to a precipitating event, structure for generating a signal to identify a list of tasks to perform the transition, structure for retrieving the list of tasks from a previously formatted array and structure for processing the tasks to arrive at the second state. The present invention also provides a method for creating state table instructions which method includes the steps of formatting a program code to correspond to single entry two dimensional arrays, converting the program code to discrete integer pointers, interconnecting the tables to perform the tasks in a linear fashion and processing the tasks to arrive at a new state.