Abstract: A method and system for identifying remote objects on a client system is provided. A client system (101) has a connection means (302) to access a component (310) on a remote system (103). The client system (101) has a graphical user interface (308) including a user interface object (306) representing the component (310) at the remote system (103). Means (304) are provided for applying a theme to the object (306) to distinguish it as representing a remote component (310). The graphical user interface (308) also includes user interface objects (307) for components local to the client system (101), and the means for applying a theme (304) applies distinguishing themes to the local objects (307) and the remote objects (306).

Abstract: A method and system for generating a vector graphic from a color/object coded hand-drawn diagram are provided. A digital image of the diagram is generated and the key to the color/object code used to code the diagram is obtained. The digital image is then filtered to create a color-filtered image for each color in the key. Each filtered image is analyzed to determine the object type of objects in the filtered image according to the key, and then data extracted from the analysis of the filtered images is combined into a vector graphic diagram. The use of coded color in the diagram enables the image to be filtered based on color, which in turn aids the automated recognition of components in the diagram and significantly reduces the complexity of identifying each type of shape.

Abstract: A state table includes a plurality of possible states of a computer system and the corresponding actions which produce transitions between source and target states. A set of test programs is stored, each test program performing an action in the state table. A test selects an action corresponding to the current state of the computer system; executes the test program which performs the selected action; determines the state of the computer system after the test program has executed; and compares the determined state to the state indicated in the state table as the target state to the selected action on the source state. When an error is found, instead of stopping execution, the test operations to be performed are dynamically reconfigured. Weightings are dynamically allocated to actions in the state table to create a weighted set, and selection of the next test is carried out using random selection over the weighted set.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a vector graphic from a color/object coded hand-drawn diagram are provided. A digital image of the diagram is generated and the key to the color/object code used to code the diagram is obtained. The digital image is then filtered to create a color-filtered image for each color in the key. Each filtered image is analyzed to determine the object type of objects in the filtered image according to the key, and then data extracted from the analysis of the filtered images is combined into a vector graphic diagram. The use of coded color in the diagram enables the image to be filtered based on color, which in turn aids the automated recognition of components in the diagram and significantly reduces the complexity of identifying each type of shape.

Abstract: A method of removing a moving part from a video stream image comprising obtaining a plurality of frame-series images of the scene, each image comprising a moving part and a static part; comparing the plurality of frame-series images to identify parts of the scene that are static for a plurality of frames; and building part of the scene identified as static.