Patents by Inventor Thomas Dieter Becker

Thomas Dieter Becker 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).

  • Method for configuration and parameterization of a graphical computer program for the operation of a data processing system
    Patent number: 6784902
    Abstract: A graphical program development system for developing a graphical program, wherein the development system utilizes a configuration matrix for representing the graphical program. The matrix may graphically illustrate or specify the operation of the computer program. The matrix may comprise columns (or rows) displayed on the display device, including one or more columns which comprise symbols for functional elements and one or more interconnection columns that include interconnections between two or more of the symbols for functional elements. Once the matrix (the computer program) has been created, the computer program may be executed, wherein the computer program executes according to the interconnected symbols for functional elements displayed in the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfried Melder, Thomas Dieter Becker