Method and system for validating video waveforms and other electrical signals

A method of enabling validation of a waveform and validating the waveform using a computing device including a processor, comprising:

• determining, using a processor and a user interface interacting with the processor, a single rule for each of at least one group of reference waveforms, the reference waveforms in each group being associated with one another and utilized simultaneously with one another, the single rule for each of the at least one group of reference waveforms being determined to include a template defining individual higher and lower bounds for each of a plurality of values in the reference waveforms in that group,
• storing the determined rule for each of the at least one group of reference waveforms in a data storage device such that the rules are stored in association with the respective group of reference waveforms;
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• using a user interface and when seeking to validate a waveform comprising a group of test waveforms associated with one another and that are utilized simultaneously with one another,
• selecting one of the rules stored in the data storage device to use for the validation based on similarities between the group of test waveforms to be validated and a group of reference waveforms associated with the selected rule;
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• directing retrieval of the selected rule stored in the data storage device,
• wherein the step of determining a single rule for each of at least one group of reference waveforms comprises:
• enabling via a user interface, assignment of one rule to a plurality of the reference waveforms and storing that one rule in association with the plurality of reference waveforms in the data storage device;
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• enabling via a user interface, assignment of one rule as a default for the plurality of reference waveforms if no other rule is associated with one of the plurality of reference waveforms and storing the default rule in association with the plurality of reference waveforms in the data storage device;
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• enabling via a user interface, assignment of a consecutive range of rules to a consecutive range of the plurality of reference waveforms, and storing the consecutive range of rules in association with the consecutive range of the plurality of reference waveforms in the data storage device;
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• grouping the rules into at least one chapter each including a plurality of rules and storing the at least one chapter in the data storage device, whereby each chapter corresponds to a single video frame or other generic waveform grouping.

A method for storing higher and/or lower error bounds rules to enable application of the stored rules to validate a plurality of test waveforms using a computing device including a processor and validating the test waveforms, comprising:

• determining, using a processor and a user interface interacting with the processor, a different rule for each of a plurality of reference waveforms, each rule being determined to include a template defining higher and lower error bounds for each of a plurality of values in a respective one of the reference waveforms;
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• storing the determined rule for each reference waveform in a data storage device such that the rules are stored in association with the respective reference waveforms,
• wherein the step of determining a different rule for each of a plurality of reference waveforms comprises:
• enabling via a user interface, assignment of one rule to a plurality of the reference waveforms and storing that one rule in association with the plurality of reference waveforms in the data storage device;
• or
• enabling via a user interface, assignment of one rule as a default for the plurality of reference waveforms if no other rule is associated with one of the plurality of reference waveforms and storing the default rule in association with the plurality of reference waveforms in the data storage device;
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• enabling via a user interface, assignment of a consecutive range of rules to a consecutive range of the plurality of reference waveforms, and storing the consecutive range of rules in association with the consecutive range of the plurality of reference waveforms in the data storage device;
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• grouping the rules into at least one chapter each including a plurality of rules and storing the at least one chapter in the data storage device, whereby each chapter corresponds to a single video frame or other generic waveform grouping.