Patents by Inventor Meg F. Kay

Meg F. Kay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Configuration manager for configuring a data acquistion system
    Patent number: 6349274
    Abstract: A data acquisition system comprising a Configuration Manager for intelligently managing access to DAQ configuration information. The data acquisition system comprises a computer system coupled to a data acquisition device, a data acquisition application (user application) executing on the computer system, and DAQ driver level software executing on the computer system. The memory of the computer system stores a hardware database which includes information on DAQ objects in the DAQ system, and the memory stores configuration files which comprise desired configurations of the DAQ system. The Configuration Manager of the present invention executes in the computer system to control access to the hardware database and configuration files stored in the computer system. The present invention also includes a method for providing access to information on data acquisition (DAQ) objects in the DAQ system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Meg F. Kay, Jonathan Brumley, Howard Tsoi, Kurt Carlson
  • Configuration manager for configuring a data acquisition system
    Patent number: 6096094
    Abstract: A data acquisition system comprising a Configuration Manager for intelligently managing access to DAQ configuration information. The data acquisition system comprises a computer system coupled to a data acquisition device, a data acquisition application (user application) executing on the computer system, and DAQ driver level software executing on the computer system. The memory of the computer system stores a hardware database which includes information on DAQ objects in the DAQ system, and the memory stores configuration files which comprise desired configurations of the DAQ system. The Configuration Manager of the present invention executes in the computer system to control access to the hardware database and configuration files stored in the computer system. The present invention also includes a method for providing access to information on data acquisition (DAQ) objects in the DAQ system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Meg F. Kay, Jonathan Brumley, Howard Tsoi, Kurt Carlson