Steven R Webster

US Patent:

7107519, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Aug 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/932119

Inventors:

Steven Webster - Tigard OR, US
Robb Robles - Wilsonville OR, US
E. John McGarry - Tigard OR, US
Russ Weinzimmer - Milford NH, US

Assignee:

Cognax Corporation - Natick MA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715503, 715504, 715526

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for creating a user interface for a spreadsheet-based software application. The method includes providing a spreadsheet having a plurality of standard cells displayable as standard spreadsheet cells, and a plurality of user interface cells displayable only as a window superimposed upon the standard spreadsheet cells; and providing at least one control function adapted to create the window superimposed upon the standard spreadsheet cells. Also disclosed is a user interface for a spreadsheet-based software application that includes a spreadsheet having a plurality of standard cells displayable as standard spreadsheet cells; and at least one custom view control function adapted to create a window superimposed upon the standard spreadsheet cells, the window displaying a subset of the standard cells. This invention substantially simplifies the task of programming a user interface using a spreadsheet environment. All standard spreadsheet functionality is available for use in the user interface creation process.

US Patent:

8056009, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Jun 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/873163

Inventors:

Steven Olson - Portland OR, US
Steven Webster - Tigard OR, US
Jordan Holt - Portland OR, US
John McGarry - Tigard OR, US

Assignee:

Cognex Technology and Investment Corporation - Natick MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

715733, 715760, 715763, 715771, 715769

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for instructing a user interface (UI) in communication with a first of vision processor (VP) to establish communication with a second (VP). The invention is useful in a machine vision system having a plurality of VPs and at least one UI. The method includes the steps of providing each VP with a link function for establishing communication between a VP and a UI; and activating the link function so as to issue instructions to the UI to establish communication with another VP. The link function enables local dynamic display of a remote VP on the UI, and a dynamic connection that provides a continually updated display representing a current state of the VP connected to the UI. An operator may observe results and alter parameters on any of the VPs in the system without having to first understand the architecture of the machine vision system.

US Patent:

20120042254, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Oct 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/277024

Inventors:

Steven Olson - Portland OR, US
Steven Webster - Tigard OR, US
Jordan Holt - Portland OR, US
John McGarry - La Jolla CA, US

Assignee:

COGNEX CORPORATION - Natick MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715733

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for instructing a user interface (UI) in communication with a first of vision processor (VP) to establish communication with a second (VP). The invention is useful in a machine vision system having a plurality of VPs and at least one UI. The method includes the steps of providing each VP with a link function for establishing communication between a VP and a UI; and activating the link function so as to issue instructions to the UI to establish communication with another VP. The link function enables local dynamic display of a remote VP on the UI, and a dynamic connection that provides a continually updated display representing a current state of the VP connected to the UI. An operator may observe results and alter parameters on any of the VPs in the system without having to first understand the architecture of the machine vision system.