Gestures for presentation of different views of a system diagram
AssigneeNational Instruments Corporation
InventorAdam K. Gabbert
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Abstract
Presenting different views of a system based on input from a user. A first view of a first portion of the system may be displayed. For example, the first portion may be a device of the system. User input specifying a first gesture may be received. In response to the first gesture, a second view of the first portion of the system may be displayed. For example, the first view may represent a first level of abstraction of the portion of the system and the second view may represent a second level of abstraction of the portion of the system. A second gesture may be used to view a view of a different portion of the system. Additionally, when changing from a first view to a second view, the first view may “morph” into the second view.
Claims22
A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for presenting different views of a system based on gestures provided by a user, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to:
- display a first view of a first portion of the system, wherein the first view represents the first portion of the system at a first level of abstraction, wherein a level of abstraction specifies a corresponding level of detail regarding the system or portion thereof;
- receive user input specifying a first gesture, wherein the first gesture requests a different view of the first portion of the system, wherein the different view represents the first portion of the system at a different level of abstraction;
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- display a second view of the first portion of the system in response to the first gesture, wherein the second view represents the first portion of the system at a second level of abstraction.
A method for presenting different views of a system based on gestures provided by a user, comprising:
- displaying a first view of a first portion of the system, wherein the first view represents the first portion of the system at a first level of abstraction, wherein a level of abstraction specifies a corresponding level of detail regarding the system or portion thereof;
- receiving user input specifying a first gesture, wherein the first gesture requests a different view of the first portion of the system, wherein the different view represents the first portion of the system at a different level of abstraction;
- displaying a second view of the first portion of the system in response to the first gesture, wherein the second view represents the first portion of the system at a second level of abstraction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.