Inventors:
Vladimir Avdonin - Iowa City IA, US
International Classification:
G06F 17/00
Abstract:
Protocol is information about sequence of actions including starting and stopping recording, producing stimulation on different channels and data processing and information about time when the actions are to happen. The properties of protocol are described by data objects in memory that are arranged in tree hierarchy. Top level objects include resource objects that describe system resources engaged in operation, event objects that specify moment of time during operation, action objects that specify act of operation by resource. Properties of the object are specified by its descendant data objects or are assigned a default value when the object for the property is not present. The hierarchy is displayed on display and operator can add, delete or modify objects. A copy of protocol is saved in serialized form into computer file together with data recorded during execution of the protocol.