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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Bruce Allan Makinen, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Bruce Allan Makinen, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing process control in a graphical user interface are provided. One embodiment is a method for managing process control in a graphical user interface. Briefly described, one such method comprises the steps of: displaying a plurality of objects on a graphical user interface, each of the objects corresponding to one or more steps in a sequential process; in response to the proper object in the sequential process being selected and the corresponding step being successfully completed, visually distinguishing the object to indicate that the corresponding step has been successfully completed; and in response to one of the objects corresponding to a previously completed step being selected and successfully completed, performing the following steps: determining whether any other previously completed steps are dependent on the changes made in the previously completed step; and visually distinguishing the objects corresponding to the other previously completed steps to indicate that they are to be completed again.