# US5301336A

**Graphical method for programming a virtual instrument**

- Year: 1994
- Kind: granted
- Family: [National Instruments / LabVIEW](https://lattice-gazette.pages.dev/families/labview.md)
- Tags: labview, compilation
- Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/US5301336A

Virtual instruments programmed as graphical block diagrams — the VI as an executable spec.

## Citation

`US5301336A, "Graphical method for programming a virtual instrument," National Instruments / LabVIEW, 1994. Indexed at Lattice Gazette.`

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