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20080228290 | Method, control device and control system for the control of an automation system - In order to be able, for control of an automation system, to project, establish, process and/or simulate device functions of the control devices used in a simple and flexible way, the invention provides a method by means of which at least one software module is made available in an execution environment ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080249642 | AUDIO SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM - An audio signal distribution control system includes a control circuit provided with a device selecting unit, and electrically connected to a plurality of audio signal generating devices; a plurality of control units electrically connected to the control circuit to receive audio signals output thereto by the control circuit and to output control signals to the control circuit; and a plurality of sound producing devices separately connected to the control units. The control units separately select one of the audio signal generating devices via the device selecting unit of the control circuit, and the sound producing devices are adjustable to different sound volumes via the control units. | 10-09-2008 |
20080269916 | Hardware Component Management Using Visual Graphics - A management system includes a management application that is executable in a central management station and is operative to manage hardware components one or more systems using visual graphics that presents assembly and repair functionality in combination with system health information. The management application is further operative to present a visual set of step-by-step instructions through the visual graphics for addition, deletion, and/or replacement of the managed hardware components. | 10-30-2008 |
20080269917 | INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR INTERFACES INTERACTING WITH HIGHER-LEVEL BUSINESS WORKFLOW - Systems and methods are provided that enable high-level and abstract business engines to affect and influence plant-floor or industrial operations via dynamic and flexible operator interfaces. In a similar manner, actions directed from the operator interfaces can be communicated to higher level decision components of an enterprise to facilitate automated control and dynamics of the enterprise. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes one or more controllers to process transaction events in an industrial automation environment. One or more operator interface components are provided that automatically adapt interface control functionality based on the transaction events. | 10-30-2008 |
20080300694 | OPERATOR INTERFACE TERMINAL FOR CORRELATING DATA POINTS TO TIME POINTS - An operator interface terminal receives individual data points from a machine at individual time points. The operator interface terminal correlates the individual data points to the individual time points as the data points are received. The operator interface terminal transfers the data points correlated to the time points to a central information system. The operator interface terminal receives a control instruction from an operator. The operator interface terminal processes the control instruction to transfer a control signal to the machine, wherein the control signal drives the machine to operate based on the control instruction. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300695 | Integrated Programmer Reference For Industrial Control Device Data - A computer program to assist in programming an industrial control system provides a programmer with a functional description of the data of low-level devices in the industrial controller, as gleaned from electronic data sheets, whose data is extracted and combined with mapping data used during the configuration of the industrial controller. The functional description may be used to create a reference for the programmer that may be incorporated into the control program source file. | 12-04-2008 |
20090018675 | Process Control System and Method for Operating a Process Control System - A process control system comprising: a programmable automation controller (“PAC”) ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090024230 | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS OF SAFETY CONTROLLER - The arrangement of the function block to the programming field is performed according to the guide by a function block arrangement template in which block arrangeable positions are defined vertically and horizontally and in which one end side in a row direction is defined as an input terminal side and the other end side is defined as an output terminal side; and the template is separated into an input side template positioned on an input side and including a series of plural columns respectively accepting the arrangement of a predetermined type of function block related to an input signal, and an output side template positioned on an output side and including a series of plural columns respectively accepting the arrangement of a predetermined type of function block related to an output signal. | 01-22-2009 |
20090138097 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR MANAGING DATA EXCHANGE IN A HIGH-DYNAMICS SAFETY-CRITICAL SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a high-dynamics safety-critical system, comprising a plurality of apparatuses, a plurality of interface devices through which a user can interact with the apparatuses, and a control computer connected to the apparatuses and the interface devices and on which there is installed a software product designed to implement and manage the data exchange between management modules for the apparatuses and management modules for the interface devices, in which the management modules for the interface devices acquire the selections made by a user via the interface devices, the selections are then transformed into commands for the apparatuses, and the commands thus generated are then stored in a shared database in such a way as to be usable by the management modules of the apparatus and actuated on the latter. | 05-28-2009 |
20090149967 | Management System for Operation Items Used in Manufacturing - A management system for operation items used in manufacturing on a production line includes a module on which one of several production based operation items is storable as a header of a group list in relation to a manufacturing sub-system. For each production based operation item, at least one non-production based operation item is storable as a content of the corresponding group list, so that a hierarchical subdivision of production/non-production operation items in a plurality of group lists is provided in order to input them on a processing unit in a standard form. Since a hierarchical subdivision of production/non-production operation items in a plurality of group lists is permanently provided for each subsystem and their processes to be managed, a very simple and uniform/universal structure for management of all items can be advantageously obtained in a central way at the processing unit. | 06-11-2009 |
20090157199 | Motion Control Systems - A system for allowing communication between a software application and at least one motion controller in a set of motion controllers comprising a set of motion operations, a set of motion commands, a set of selectable software modules, a software system, and a driver administrator. At least one motion command is associated with at least one primitive motion operation. Each software module is associated with at least one motion controller in the set of motion controllers. At least two selectable software modules expose a common software interface. The software application comprises a plurality of motion commands associated with a desired motion sequence, where the application comprises at least one motion command associated with a primitive motion operation. The software system uses the driver administrator to select at least one selected software module. The software application uses the driver administrator to load the selected software module. The software system commands at least one selected motion controller to perform the desired motion sequence using the plurality of motion commands of the software application, and the common software interface exposed by the at least one selected software module associated with the at least one selected motion controller. | 06-18-2009 |
20090216341 | Method and System for Providing a User Interface - A method for providing a user interface for an industrial control system. Information is presented at least in part displayed in layers or filters on one or more display screens of a control system. The control system may include other media for presenting or displaying information. The content for the one or more layers, which also provide an interface to a process state or function, is determined based on information available from the control system, dependent on which of the available items of the information shall be visually displayed or otherwise presented prominently, or displayed less prominently, or hidden. An interface, computer programs and a control system are also provided. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216342 | Method for generating and using a plasma processing control program - A method is provided of generating and using a control program for a Obtain plasma process. The method comprises obtaining predetermined process data defining, in a series of time steps, changes in at least one control parameter for the plasma process during the said process. Control data are generated from the process data, the control data defining the at least one control parameter at a plurality of discrete times within each step. The control data are presented graphically to a user, using an interactive display device. The control data are modified in response to the operation by the user of the interactive display device, so as to generate the control program. | 08-27-2009 |
20090254201 | METHOD AND USER INTERFACE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A MEDICAL EXAMINATION - In a method for the implementation of a medical examination via the user interface of at least one imaging device, parameter values in a group of measurement parameters are determined, and are entered via an input device of the user interface. Spatially resolved image information are generated by the at least one imaging device depending on the group of measurement parameters, and the image information is stored on a storage medium. The image information are presented as a data symbol on a screen of the user interface. In order to present the parameters and dependencies to enable a more efficient work process, each measurement parameter of the group of measurement parameters is respectively presented on the screen in a measurement parameter cell of a matrix with multiple rows and multiple columns. The measurement parameters can be contained at least in part in multiple measurement parameter cells. The presentation size of the multiple columns of the matrix depends on their distance from the pointer symbol on the screen. | 10-08-2009 |
20090319058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMERSIVE INTERACTION WITH ACTUAL AND/OR SIMULATED FACILITIES FOR PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONTROL - The invention provides, in some aspects, systems for interaction with a control environment that includes controlled equipment along with control devices that monitor and control that controlled equipment. According to some of those aspects, such a system includes first functionality that generates output representing an operational status of the controlled equipment, as well as second functionality that generates output representing an operational of one or more of the control devices. An engine coordinates the first functionality and to the second functionality to generate an operational status of the control environment. A virtual reality environment generates, as a function of that operational status and one or more physical aspects of the control environment, a three-dimensional (“3D”) display of the control environment. The virtual reality environment is responsive to user interaction with one or more input devices to generate the 3D display so as to permit the user to interact with at least one of the control devices and the controlled equipment at least as represented by the 3D display of the control environment. The engine applies to at least one of the first and second functionality indicia of those interactions to discern resulting changes in the operational status of the control environment. It applies indicia of those changes to the virtual reality environment to effect corresponding variation in the 3D display of the control environment—i.e., variation indicative of the resulting change in the control environment. | 12-24-2009 |
20100023136 | Control Apparatus and Related Method for a Computer System - A control apparatus for a computer system, which includes a control signal generating unit for generating a input control signal, a selection signal generating unit for generating a selection signal, a control signal switching unit coupled to the control signal generating unit and the selection signal generating unit for outputting an enable signal according to the selection signal while receiving the input control signal, and a plurality of hardware signal control receivers coupled to the control signal switching unit, wherein a first hardware signal control receiver of the plurality of hardware signal control receivers is indicated according to the selection signal and informs an operating system of the computer system to execute an action according to the enable signal. | 01-28-2010 |
20100057221 | Mobile control and monitoring system - An HMI system with a mobile control and monitoring device for automation components of a technical system is provided. The HMI system includes means for a contactless data transmission between the mobile control and monitoring device and the automation components, a manual device for triggering or blocking security relevant operations of the technical system and means for locating the mobile control and monitoring device. Evaluation means are provided for managing an active operational area which activate the automation components for security-relevant operations of the technical system via the mobile control and monitoring device solely when the manual device is released and the locating means detect that the mobile control and monitoring device is located inside the active operational area. Is he manual device placed directly on the housing of the technical system, an operator has to approach such that he/she enters the active operational area in a secure manner. | 03-04-2010 |
20100082118 | USER INTERFACE DISPLAY OBJECT FOR LOGGING USER-IMPLEMENTED SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRIAL FIELD PROBLEMS - A visualization system utilizing preconfigured process problem solution models and graphical solution objects to create operator implemented solutions to process problems. The visualization system provides for collecting and sharing the intelligence and experience of the operator in addition to the process data associated with the solution. The operator can include both operator movements around the process and equipment and voice commentary in the solution. | 04-01-2010 |
20100114335 | Universal medical device control consol - A control consol is disclosed for controlling one or more medical devices. The control consol communicates to at least one medical device, and at least one peripheral module associated with the medical device if needed. The control consol has a microprocessor for processing data to direct an operation of the medical device. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114336 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATING SYSTEM - Methods for accessing a control module that can be executed in a control device of an automating system are provided. The method includes the steps of providing the control module in the control device; providing a first interface module in the control device; providing a second interface module in the control device; connecting the control device with an operating device via a network; transferring the second interface module from the control device to the operating device, whereby the operating device comprises input and output devices for operation by a user; executing the second interface module by the operating device; and transferring data between the first and the second interface modules. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114337 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A CONTROL SYSTEM USER INTERFACE - A method for providing an improved engineering interface for configuring, maintenance or monitoring an industrial control system. The system includes a computer and a plurality of process graphics including software objects for controlling and/or monitoring real world objects controlled by the control system. A display of a process graphic is automatically generated in a window or designated view including a tab. The process graphic is selected dependent on one or more logical groupings, or hierarchical positions in a structure, in which control system software objects representing the control objects, the real world objects, belong or are arranged. A view of a structure group including a selected object is automatically displayed including tabs, each of which tab being linked to another structure group in a structure view that also contains an instance of the selected object. An engineer or other user can easily find and navigate to all instances of a selected object when configuring etc a control system. A system, a user interface and a computer program are also described. | 05-06-2010 |
20100121466 | Frozen compositions and methods for piercing a substrate - Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one biological tissue. | 05-13-2010 |
20100131078 | Event driven motion systems - A motion system for receiving events and performing motion operations, comprising a set of device neutral events, a set of motion operations; a gaming system, a motion device, and an event handling system. The motion device is capable of sending at least one device neutral event. The motion device is capable of performing at least one of the motion operations. The event handling system is capable of receiving at least one device neutral event and directing the motion device to perform at least one motion operation based on the at least one received device neutral event. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131079 | EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS - A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event from the machine platform and send the at least one event to the at least one event destination. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131080 | Event Driven Motion Systems - A motion system for receiving events and performing motion operations, comprising a set of device neutral events, a set of motion operations; a gaming system, a motion device, and an event handling system. The motion device is capable of sending at least one device neutral event. The motion device is capable of performing at least one of the motion operations. The event handling system is capable of receiving at least one device neutral event and directing the motion device to perform at least one motion operation based on the at least one received device neutral event. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING VIRTUAL SWITCHING FOR UPGRADING MULTIFUNCTION DEVICES - A system and method utilizing virtual switching in an electrical panel meter or multifunction device is provided. The virtual switching enables the meter or multifunction device to be upgraded or downgraded through a switching signal, by activating or deactivating multiple operative functions that are to be performed in the meter or multifunction device, such as operative functions for substation automation. Accordingly, when the upgrade or downgrade is necessary, the meter or multifunction device does not have to be replaced. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145479 | Wireless Portable Sensor Monitoring System - Systems and methods for operating a wireless sensor monitoring system are provided. The sensor monitoring system includes one or more portable sensor devices deployed at a remote location. The system also includes a controller server configured to automatically detect the one or more portable sensor devices via a network connection, to receive sensor data from the sensor devices, process the sensor data using user-defined rules, and to send commands to the sensor devices instructing the devices to perform various actions. The controller server is further configured to provide a user interface for accessing sensor data from the portable sensor devices, generating a map interface of the remote location that displays the positions of the sensor devices, for receiving rule definitions to actions to be taken at specific times or if specified events occur, and for generating alerts and reports from sensor data. | 06-10-2010 |
20100161082 | APPLIANCE WITH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONFIGURING AN ACCESSORY - An appliance configured to perform a physical cycle of operation on an article includes a controller that controls the cycle of operation, an interface in network communication with the controller and adapted to connect to an accessory configurable to affect the cycle of operation, and a graphical user interface in network communication with the controller and the interface so that an accessory connected to the interface is configurable using the graphical user interface to affect the cycle of operation of the appliance. | 06-24-2010 |
20100168874 | GRAPHICS INTEGRATION INTO A PROCESS CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL ENVIRONMENT - Graphic elements and graphic displays are provided for use in a process environment to display information to one or more users about the process environment, such as the current state of devices within a process plant. The graphic elements and displays may be associated with various logical and physical elements within the process plant during configuration of the process plant, and may be configured and downloaded to the hardware within the process plant along with other configuration items, such as control routines. In particular, the graphic elements and graphic displays may be created and stored in a library, and may then be configured by being associated with various logical or physical entities within the plant. During the configuration process, the graphic elements and graphic displays may be associated with areas, equipment, process modules, control routines or control strategies of the plant as defined elsewhere in the plant configuration, or may be associated with interfaces or display devices, to define the hardware on which the graphic displays will execute during runtime, as well at to define the process entities to which these displays will be bound for display purposes. Still further, each of the graphic displays may be defined with a role or a functional use, such as an operator view, a maintenance view, etc., and these roles may be used to define the proper access and use of the graphic displays within the runtime environment. | 07-01-2010 |
20100198367 | CONTROL OF BUILDING SYSTEMS BASED ON THE LOCATION AND MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE TRACKING DEVICE - A control for a system in a building. The control includes a tracking device, a controller, and a programmer. The tracking device is configured to travel with a vehicle and to determine where the tracking device is located. The controller is configured to be located in the building, to communicate with the tracking device, to communicate with the system in the building, to determine an event that should be executed based on information received from the tracking device and a programmed event trigger. The programmed event trigger includes a programmed location for the tracking device. The controller generates a command for the system in the building to execute the determined event. The programmer is configured to communicate with a user interface. The user interface includes an interactive map and one or more geographical boundary tools for creating one or more event triggers on the map. A user uses the user interface to program the event triggers. | 08-05-2010 |
20100228364 | PLANT INFORMATION MANAGING DEVICE AND PLANT INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD - Terminal devices | 09-09-2010 |
20100249954 | DISTRIBUTED HISTORIAN ARCHITECTURE AND INTERFACES - A distributed historian framework is provided where historical data is collected in accordance with an organizational model of a hierarchical system that is distributed across various elements of an enterprise. A directory service operates with the organizational model to enable configuration of historian components within the organization and to enable data to be located within the organization. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes at least one historian component to archive data within an organization. A common data model then exposes functionality and data of the organization to the historian component. | 09-30-2010 |
20100305718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATING EQUIPMENT OPERATING PARAMETER MODIFICATIONS - A method and system is provided that includes receiving a current setpoint value from a controller that operates at least one piece of equipment according to the current setpoint value, the current setpoint value being set by a first user, comparing the current setpoint value with a benchmark setpoint value, and outputting the current setpoint value and the benchmark setpoint value on a terminal when the current setpoint value is different than the benchmark setpoint value. The method and system also includes receiving, with the terminal, input from a second user indicating one of approval of the current setpoint value or rejection of the current setpoint value, notifying the first user that the current setpoint value has been rejected when the input from the second user indicates rejection of the current setpoint value, and communicating, to the terminal, input from the first user indicating one of agreement or disagreement with the rejection of the current setpoint value. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318198 | Automation Control of Electronic Devices - A system is provided for remote control of electronic devices. An automation controller can be used to control electronic devices via a network. A communication port for the automation controller is used to provide control signals for at least one electronic device via the network. An analog receiver module receives analog video signals from analog sources. A digital display module can receive a digital control interface from the automation controller. The digital control interface can include automation graphical interface controls. A display module, coupled to the automation controller, is used to composite the digital control interface received from the digital display module into a composite image with analog video signals. | 12-16-2010 |
20100324701 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a screen configuration unit | 12-23-2010 |
20110004325 | System and Method for Consumer Electronic Device Packaging and Presentation - Disclosed herein are novel systems and methods for demonstrating functionality of a consumer electronic device contained in a point-of-sale package. A consumer electronic device includes an external switch, such as a pushbutton switch, detachably connected via a cable to the device's communication interface, such as its USB port. The switch may be partially exposed through the point-of-sale package, so that a consumer can activate the electronic device in a “demo mode”. In this mode, the device may be configured to play a multimedia demo clip or other presentation. When the electronic device is purchased and removed from the package by the consumer, the cable and the switch may be disconnected from the device and discarded. The consumer may then activate the device in a “normal mode” using the device's power-on switch. | 01-06-2011 |
20110029099 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION - A method for updating a control event for controlling at least one device to produce audio visual content includes the steps of analyzing the control event to establish: (1) parameter(s) corresponding to the control event available for modification; and (2) parameter(s) of other control events influenced upon modification of at least one parameter corresponding to the control event, and modifying the parameter of the control event and other control events influenced thereby in response to user input changing at least one parameter of the control event available information. | 02-03-2011 |
20110071652 | Event Management Systems and Methods for Motion Control Systems - A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event from the machine platform and send the at least one event to the at least one event destination. | 03-24-2011 |
20110077750 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE TECHNICAL DEVICE AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and a control device ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110137430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED ACTIVITY BASED SETUP OF A CONTROLLING DEVICE - A controlling device having an activity mode corresponding to a controllable activity in which activation of a command key within a logical group of command keys of the controlling device causes a transmission of command data to control one or more functional operations of an intended target appliance. For a controllable activity the controlling device has a memory in which is stored a plurality of predetermined appliance to logical group of command keys mappings. To configure the controlling device for the controllable activity one or more predetermined keys of the controlling device are activated to thereby designate one or more intended target appliances for the controllable activity. When the controlling device is then placed into the activity mode corresponding to the controllable activity, the controlling device will use the configuration to select one of the plurality of predetermined appliance to logical group of command keys mappings to determine which appliance command data to transmit in response to an activation of a command key within a logical group of command keys. | 06-09-2011 |
20110153034 | UNIVERSAL HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - Disclosed herein is a method for operating a user interface in an automation installation. The method includes identifying at least one control device, establishing a connection between the user interface and the at least one control device, obtaining at least one user interface parameter from the at least one control device and generating at least one display screen on the user interface using the at least one user interface parameter. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160875 | PROGRAM EXECUTED IN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS TO CONTROL PERIPHERAL APPARATUS - A control program for using a peripheral apparatus is loaded from the peripheral apparatus to the memory of an information processing apparatus. A management program manages the display form of a control object based on execution of the control program. The control object displayed on the information processing apparatus can be switched between the non-display state and the display state. For example, the management program causes the information processing apparatus to execute return from the non-display state to the display state in synchronism with the user manipulation of the peripheral apparatus. | 06-30-2011 |
20110172789 | Apparatus for Monitoring a Schedule for Testing a Fuel Cell - Disclosed is an apparatus for monitoring a schedule for testing a fuel cell in a station. Because of the apparatus, the station can test a low-temperature fuel cell or a high-temperature fuel cell. The apparatus enables a user to test the fuel cell through the station manually or enables the station to test the fuel cell automatically. | 07-14-2011 |
20110172790 | ISOLATED HART INTERFACE WITH PROGRAMMABLE DATA FLOW - An isolated highway addressable remote transfer (HART) interface with programmable data flow is provided. The isolated HART interface includes a HART channel having at least one pair of terminals configured to connect with a HART device via a current loop. The HART channel is programmable to have each pair of terminals assigned as a current loop input or a current loop output. | 07-14-2011 |
20110190908 | VIRTUAL ELECTRONIC SWITCH SYSTEM - A virtual electronic switch system for a vehicle is provided. In one example, the system includes a switch assembly, a switch interface, and a computer. The switch assembly provides actuators that interface with non-contact sensors in the switch interface. The computer is coupled to the switch interface and assigns functions to each of the actuators. The non-contact sensors detect movement of the actuators and signal the computer, which manipulates an electrical system in the vehicle based on the assigned function. | 08-04-2011 |
20110218651 | OPERATOR INTERFACE TERMINAL FOR CORRELATING DATA POINTS TO TIME POINTS - An operator interface terminal receives individual data points from a machine at individual time points. The operator interface terminal correlates the individual data points to the individual time points as the data points are received. The operator interface terminal transfers the data points correlated to the time points to a central information system. The operator interface terminal receives a control instruction from an operator. The operator interface terminal processes the control instruction to transfer a control signal to the machine, wherein the control signal drives the machine to operate based on the control instruction. | 09-08-2011 |
20110224806 | PLANT MONITOR AND CONTROL DEVICE AND A MAINTENANCE SUPPORT METHOD THEREOF - This invention includes a control device and a maintenance support device. The maintenance support device included in the plant monitor and control device selects temporary setting target logic element among logic elements contained in a control logic data, generates a temporary setting target logic element data, and generates a temporary setting logic element parameter data in accordance with a value of logic element parameter inputted by an operator. The control device memorizes the temporary setting target logic element data sent from the maintenance support device as the temporary setting target logic element data, and also the logic element parameter data before the temporary setting corresponding to the logic element designated by the temporary setting target logic element data among the logic element parameter data. Then, the control device renews the logic element parameter data located in the saving area with use of the temporary setting logic element parameter data sent from the maintenance support device. | 09-15-2011 |
20110230980 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A DATA DRIVEN INTERFACE BASED ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROCESS CONTROL TAGS - Navigation between process control graphics representative of process control entities in an operator display includes a list of relationship value references and process control graphical element identifications associated with each relationship value reference. Each process control graphical element identification uniquely identifies a process control graphical element of the operator display, each relationship is between various physical/logical entities and each relationship value reference uniquely identifies a logical and/or physical relationship between two or more entities within the process plant. One or more relationships are associated with a graphical object. Each relationship value reference is bound to two or more process control graphical elements of the operator display based on associated process control graphical element identifications. | 09-22-2011 |
20110245933 | INSTRUMENT OPERATING APPARATUS - An instrument operation apparatus includes a tag reader and a manipulating device. According to a user's manipulation to the manipulating device, the instrument operation apparatus transmits a command signal to one of instruments to operate. The manipulating device includes a detection portion to detect the user's manipulation, and a device information transmission portion to transmit device information according to the manipulation detected by the detection portion using a wireless communications technology. The tag reader includes a reception portion to receive the device information a control circuit to determine a command signal according to the device information received via the reception portion, and a command signal transmission portion to transmit the command signal to the one of the instruments. The instrument operating apparatus is characterized in that an arrangement position at which the manipulating device is arranged or attached is enabled to be changed. | 10-06-2011 |
20110270421 | PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM RELOCATE METHOD - According to one embodiment, a plant control system includes a station mounting controllers thereon, an engineering device which manages programs, and a device which connects the controllers and the engineering device. The engineering device includes database which stores information on a first variable for allowing data to be shared among programs in each controller and a second variable for allowing data to be shared among programs in the station, the database management part, and a relocate management part which moves the program, and the relocate management part includes a designating module which designates an execution order of programs in a source controller, one or more programs to be moved, a destination controller, and the source controller, a module which moves the program as designated in the designating module, and a changing module which, when the program is moved, moves or copies the first and second variable used in the program. | 11-03-2011 |
20110301721 | Process Control System and Method for Configuring a Process Control System - A process control system includes a programmable automation controller and at least one process control peripheral, each process control peripheral in data and control communication with the programmable automation controller such that, upon configuration of the process control system, the programmable automation controller executes a single software program to assist a user to define prescribed information in respect of the process control peripheral, including configuration information, define trigger conditions, if any, associated with the process control peripheral, and define alarm conditions, if any, associated with the process control peripheral. The software program thereafter is operable to provide information in respect of the process control system to the user. | 12-08-2011 |
20110301722 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control device, which handles a network system in which electronic devices installed in each of multiple rooms are connected via a communication network and each electronic device can perform communication via the communication network, includes: a control unit to selectively set a first control mode in which operation control according to operation input is performed as to a particular single electronic device, a second control mode in which operation control according to operation input is performed in common as to electronic devices installed in the same room, and a third control mode in which operation control according to operation input is performed in common as to electronic devices connected to the communication network, as an operation control mode according to predetermined operation input, and to generate a control command; and a transmission unit to transmit a control command that the control unit has generated according to the control mode. | 12-08-2011 |
20110320014 | MAINTENANCE TOOL OF CONTROL SYSTEMS - A program editor creates a program-edit screen for a control system based on element data for representing circuit elements and operators and their attribute values. Here, the circuit elements and operators are components of sequential programs which constitute functions of the control system. The program editor which edits the element data on the created program-edit screen judges whether the data for representing the circuit elements and the operators is protected-function data or non-protected-function data and displays assembly sets of programs for implementing predetermined functions constituted by circuit elements and operators to which accesses are authenticated on the program-edit screen in a display mode different from those of the other assembly sets. | 12-29-2011 |
20120029661 | Dynamic User Interface for Configuring and Managing a Process Control System - A process control management method in a computer system for configuring and supervising a process plant includes providing an interactive user interface to manage a plurality of objects in the process plant, where each of the plurality of objects corresponds to a physical or logical entity in the process plant, including generating a navigation pane to display a set of selectable items, each in the set of selectable items corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of objects, and generating a command pane to display a set of selectable controls, each in the set of selectable controls corresponding to a task to be performed on at least one of the plurality of objects in the process plant; receiving a selection of one of an item in the set of selectable items via the navigation panel and a control in the set of selectable controls via the command panel; determining an operational context based on the received selection, wherein the operational context corresponds to one of a range of actions applicable to the selection if the selection is an item selection, or a range of items to which the selection is applicable if the selection is a control selection; and adjusting one of the navigation pane or the command pane according to the operational context, including displaying a subset of selectable items in the navigational pane, wherein each in the subset of selectable items is within the range applicable to the selection, if the selection is a control selection, and displaying a subset of selectable controls in the command pane, wherein each in the subset of selectable controls is within the range applicable to the selection, if the selection is an item selection. | 02-02-2012 |
20120041569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRANSIENT COOLING PERFORMANCE FOR A DATA CENTER - A system and method is provided for evaluating the transient cooling performance of a data center. In one version, the method includes receiving input data from a storage device, the input data including data center architecture information and operating data, displaying a model of the data center, performing real-time transient cooling performance calculations for the data center using the input data, and displaying results of the real-time transient cooling performance calculations, wherein the results include a maximum predicted temperature of the data center following a power outage of the data center. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041570 | Efficient Design and Configuration of Elements in a Process Control System - A process control configuration method in a user interface of a computer system for developing control strategies of a process plant, where the user interface defines a screen area to display a plurality of independent panes therein, includes generating a first edit pane, including displaying a graphical representation of a first set of logical or physical entities for carrying out respective process control operations in the process plant; generating a second edit pane, including displaying a graphical representation of a second set of logical or physical entities for carrying out respective process control operations in the process plant, wherein each in the first set and the second set of logical or physical entities includes at least one input and at least one output, and wherein each of the first edit pane and the second edit pane defines an independent user interface screen within the screen area; receiving a first selection of an output of a first entity in the first set of logical or physical entities; receiving a second selection of an input to a second entity in the first second of logical or physical entities; and automatically generating respective visual indicators in each of the first edit pane and the second edit pane in response to receiving the first selection and the second selection, wherein the visual indicators depict respective endpoints of a connection between the first entity and the second entity. | 02-16-2012 |
20120078386 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISPLAY PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE INFORMATION - Example methods and apparatus to display process control information are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a conditional device parameter in a processor from a process control device, determining if functionality associated with the process control device is available, wherein the conditional device parameter indicates if the functionality is available, and displaying the conditional device parameter within a graphic via a user interface if the functionality is available. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078387 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TASKS IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT - An apparatus for managing tasks in an industrial plant comprises a task generator for generating at least one task to be performed in the industrial plant; a task scheduler for assigning a priority to each of the at least one task by analyzing the information of the plant; and a communication module for exchanging task information with a mobile device. The information of the plant may comprise static information and dynamic information of the plant. Preferably, the at least one task may comprise an event task dynamically generated by the task generator. | 03-29-2012 |
20120143355 | APPLIANCE CONTROL DEVICE, REGISTRATION METHOD OF APPLIANCE CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - Systems and methods for operating an appliance control device for selectively controlling a plurality of appliances having a same or common identifier are provided. A control unit may receive a request to register the appliance control device with any of the plurality of appliances having the same identifier. In response to the request, the control unit may select a first appliance based on a registration priority of the first appliance relative to the remaining appliances. Upon selecting the first appliance, the control unit may transmit a request to the selected first appliance for registering the appliance control device with the selected first appliance. In some aspects, the relative registration priorities may be assigned to one or more of the appliances based on a prior registration history and/or distance to the appliance control device. | 06-07-2012 |
20120165961 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING A MECHANISM, AND DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - A method of activating a function such as unlocking a mobile telephone keypad by an instruction sequence {x | 06-28-2012 |
20120191223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING SENSORS - A system is configured to receive into a computer processor one or more of a map or model of an area monitored by one or more sensors, and display on a display unit a location and orientation of the one or more sensors in the monitored area. The system further is configured to receive into the computer processor, via contacting the display unit, a region or path within the monitored area. The computer processor orients the one or more sensors towards the path or region in response to the contacting of the display unit, and after the orienting of the one or more sensors, the monitored area is displayed on the display unit. | 07-26-2012 |
20120239164 | GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE FOR OPTIMIZATION AND USE - The present invention provides novel techniques for graphically modeling, displaying, and interacting with parametric hybrid models used to optimize and control components of industrial plants and enterprises. In particular, a graphical modeling tool of a control/optimization system for controlling a plant or enterprise is configured to transmit a graphical user interface to a user, wherein the graphical user interface enables a plurality of command inputs relating to a plurality of parametric hybrid models based on a security access level of the user. The parametric hybrid models may be displayed by the graphical user interface as nodes of a network with connections connecting the nodes. The user may graphically manipulate the nodes and connections associated with the parametric hybrids models to either modify optimization constraints of the model network, or actually modify the manner in which the parametric hybrid models function (e.g., inputs, outputs, parameters, and so forth, of the parametric hybrid models), depending on the access level of the user. | 09-20-2012 |
20120259436 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE PROCESS CONTROL RESOURCES - Example methods and apparatus to manage process control resources are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a first process control resource within a process control system to be associated with a logical container, the logical container including other process control resources that have a same user defined characteristic in common with the first process control resource, creating an entry within the logical container for the first process control resource by storing an identifier of the first process control resource in the logical container, and assigning the first process control resource to the logical container so that the identifier of the first process control resource links to process control information associated with the first process control resource. | 10-11-2012 |
20120303140 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING CUSTOMIZED APPLICATIONS TO OPERATE A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An apparatus includes at least one functional device configured to perform at least one specified task, and a controller operatively coupled to the at least one functional device and communicatively coupled to a remote server via a network. The controller is configured to control display of a human machine interface (HMI) via a display device, receive a user input via the HMI to identify a desired application, initiate direct communication with the remote server via the network, and, in response to the initiated communication, to receive data files associated with the identified application from the remote server via the network in response to the user input, wherein the data files include predetermined operation settings associated with the at least one specified task associated with the identified application. | 11-29-2012 |
20130018486 | CONTRLLER INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE DAY PROGRAMMING - A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024012 | DATA ARCHITECTURE AND USER INTERFACE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING RELATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - An architecture for creating a plasma-processing-related application is provided. The architecture includes a foundation layer having a plurality of framework components, wherein the framework components including at least one of security component, data management component and user interface (UI) component. The architecture also includes an analysis view layer having a set of views, wherein the set of views are generated utilizing components from the foundation layer. The architecture further includes an analysis module layer having a plurality of analysis modules, wherein each analysis module of the plurality of analysis modules is assembled from one or more view of the set of views. The architecture moreover includes an application layer having a plurality of applications, wherein each application of the plurality of applications is assembled from one or more analysis module. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030552 | OPTICALLY-PROJECTED USER INTERFACE FOR APPLIANCES - An apparatus comprises a front projection system operatively mounted as part of an appliance and configured to optically project a virtual user interface; an optics system operatively mounted as part of the appliance and configured to direct the virtual user interface optically projected by the front projection system onto a given surface; a user input system operatively mounted as part of the appliance and configured to receive one or more input selections made by a user in correspondence with one or more features that are part of the virtual user interface optically projected by the front projection system on the given surface via the optics system; and a controller operatively coupled to the front projection system and the user input system, and configured to control operation of one or more components of the appliance in response to the one or more input selections made by the user in correspondence with the one or more features that are part of the virtual user interface. | 01-31-2013 |
20130041479 | AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM AND SUPERVISOR SCHEDULER USABLE WITH SAME - A computerized method of offering a comprehensive control system for varied kinds of manufactures, including: providing a computer graphical user interface having the static model of hardware systems, information and status of the control system and context of the automation procedure commands; providing a hardware database containing 1) port database including all ports of a controller connecting to devices, 2) a device database including information, operation methods, events of all devices connected to the controller, 3) a system database including information and configuration of all systems that controller controls; providing a dictionary containing word pairs that define operations and status of every device; providing a background worker responsible for refreshing data from port database. Computer systems configured to perform the method. | 02-14-2013 |
20130073059 | USER INTERFACE FOR DETERMINING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION - A resource consumption user interface is disclosed comprising one or more user input features for selecting a start date and an end date for defining a selected time range over which to determine resource consumption associated with at least one resource consumption task from a plurality of resource consumption tasks that contribute to a total resource consumption in a given environment. The plurality of resource consumption tasks are associated with one or more appliances that operate in the given environment. The start date and the end date are selectable for any desired time range over a given time duration. The resource consumption user interface also comprises one or more user output features for presenting information associated with the at least one resource consumption task, wherein the presented information represents accumulated information beginning at a time on the selected start date and ending at a time on the selected end date. | 03-21-2013 |
20130090746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING HOME AUTOMATION - Various embodiments facilitate home automation via a receiving device. In one embodiment, a home device manager is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The home device manager is configured to discover home devices and to obtain device control information from the discovered devices. The home device manager is further configured to, based on the obtained device control information, present a user interface operable by a user to specify commands for controlling a home device, receive a specified command, and control the home device by transmitting the specified command to the home device. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-11-2013 |
20130123945 | MACHINE VISION SYSTEM PROGRAM EDITING ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING REAL TIME CONTEXT GENERATION FEATURES - A machine vision system program editing environment includes near real time context generation. Rather than requiring execution of all preceding instructions of a part program in order to generate a realistic context for subsequent edits, surrogate data operations using previously saved data replace execution of certain sets of instructions. The surrogate data may be saved during the actual execution of operations that are recorded in a part program. An edit mode of execution substitutes that data as a surrogate for executing the operations that would otherwise generate that data. Significant time savings may be achieved for context generation, such that editing occurs within an operating context which may be repeatedly refreshed for accuracy in near real time. This supports convenient program modification by relatively unskilled users, using the native user interface of the machine vision system, rather than difficult to use text-based or graphical object-based editing environments. | 05-16-2013 |
20130204401 | DEVICE COOPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM, TERMINAL, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND DEVICE COOPERATION CONTROL METHOD - A mobile device and a display apparatus are caused to cooperate. A user is instructed to do a predetermined action and the user holds and moves the mobile device. A motion of the mobile device is detected by the mobile device and the motion of the user is detected by the display apparatus. A pair of the mobile device and the display apparatus that detect the same action at the same time is caused to cooperate. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211549 | SCHEDULING DISTRIBUTION OF LOGICAL CONTROL PLANE DATA - A controller for distributing logical control plane data to other controllers is described. The controller includes an interface for receiving user inputs to define logical datapath sets. The controller includes a translator for translating the user inputs to output logical control plane data. The logical control plane data is for subsequent translation into logical forwarding plane data by several other controllers. The controller includes a scheduler for (1) storing the output logical control plane data in a plurality of storage structures, each storage structure corresponding to one of the other controllers and (2) sending the output logical control plane data to the other controllers from the corresponding storage structure. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218302 | DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATION AND CONFIGUATION - A device including a controller; and a communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to be coupled to a control system including a plurality of control system components where each control system component configured to include an associated configuration. The controller is configured to identify a configuration of the control system through the communication interface, and the configuration of the control system includes the configurations associated with the control system components. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218303 | Methods and Systems for Machine-Related Information Delivery - Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for training, maintenance, trouble-shooting and repair of machinery and equipment. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226316 | Methods for Controlling and Parameterizing a Home Automation Installation and Home Automation Installation Implementing Said Methods - A home automation installation includes several sensors, several pieces of controlled home automation equipment, and a control unit communicating with the sensors and the controlled home automation equipment. To control this installation, it is provided to select a control scenario by the control unit for at least one parameterized sensor from among the sensors, at a current moment belonging to a periodic time range from among one or more time ranges associated with the parameterized sensor, and as a function of at least one current value of the signal coming from the parameterized sensor, then to send, by the control unit to at least one of the pieces of controlled home automation equipment, at least one order depending on the selected control scenario. To parameterize the control unit, a procedure is provided consisting of choosing a sensor to be parameterized from among at least one periodic activation time range and/or at least one periodic inhibition time range and associating at least one control scenario with at least one state or a change of state of the signal from the sensor to be parameterized. | 08-29-2013 |
20130253667 | LOGIC DIAGRAM PROCESSING DEVICE AND LOGIC DIAGRAM PROCESSING METHOD - A logic diagram processing device has a logic diagram relocating unit which relocates operation elements while maintaining control logics equivalently so that the operation elements as compared overlap in the case where a plurality of designated logic diagrams are overlapped, and a logic diagram overlapping unit which overlaps the plurality of designated logic diagrams in which the operation elements are relocated by the logic diagram relocating unit. The logic diagram processing device also includes a display unit which displays the plurality of designated logic diagrams overlapped by the logic diagram overlapping unit in a predetermined display method by which a common part or the difference of the operation elements can be discriminated, and a display control unit which switches the predetermined display method to display in the display unit in accordance with an instruction from the outside. | 09-26-2013 |
20140088732 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for configuration and management of an electronic control unit (ECU). According to disclosed embodiments, a method for configuration and management of an ECU includes receiving by a data processing system at least one calibration parameter and a corresponding value for the ECU and generating by the data processing system virtual memory locations representing physical memory locations of the ECU. The method includes receiving by the data processing system allocations for the virtual memory locations, wherein the allocations identify blocks and sub-blocks allocated to the calibration parameter and the corresponding value. The method includes generating and storing by the data processing system an output responsive to the allocations, wherein the output contains a memory layout of the stored parameter and the value, and wherein the output is configured to be stored in the physical memory locations of the ECU. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088733 | Apparatus and Method for Machine Parameterization by Means of Smart Devices - A method for operating a machine having at least one working device configured to carry out predefined working sequences, and a control device configured to control the at least one working device. At least one operating parameter of the at least one working device being changeable by an input device. The input device includes a portable computer device, and the input device is configured to be operated independently of the machine. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094936 | Multi-function touch screen wall switch with video sensor system, wifi connectivity, and other integrated sensor systems - A method is provided to simplify programmable control of and/or other electrical devices of at least a portion of at least one room in a building structure. A multi-touch flat panel switch with integrated sensors is adapted to e mounted in a receptacle in the building structure. The switch is Wi-Fi enabled so that function can be controlled by devices connected over a local area network or the Internet. The switch includes a multi-touch screen, sensors (photographic camera, microphone, speaker, infra-red, motion, proximity, temperature) and at least one microprocessor. Signals from the sensors are utilized to control a connected fixture and/or other electrical device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100669 | DERIVED AND LINKED DEFINITIONS WITH OVERRIDE - Flexible graphic element objects in a process plant are configurable both in a run-time operating environment in which a process is being controlled and in a configuration environment. An instantiated flexible graphic element object may be a display view or may be another graphic element included on a display view. A graphic element object may be linked to and/or derived from another graphic element object, and changes to a particular graphic element object may be propagated to its derivations, e.g., according to a distribution policy. Changes to definitions corresponding to a particular graphic element object (e.g., to the definition of a graphic element attribute such as a shape, animation, event handler or property) may be overridden or modified in another object derived from the particular graphic element object. The modified derived object may be renamed and saved separately from the particular graphic element object. | 04-10-2014 |
20140142724 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-INTRUSIVE LOAD MONITORING (NILM) - An apparatus and method for non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM). The NILM apparatus is aimed at updating reference data of a storage unit established by a generalized method to increase reliability of the storage unit. The NILM apparatus includes: a sensor unit configured to collect information about power consumed by an appliance; a controller configured to acquire a power consumption pattern of the appliance based on the collected power information, and to identify the appliance using the power consumption pattern; a display unit configured to display the result of the identification so as for a user to determine whether the result of the identification using the power consumption pattern is correct; and storage unit configured to store the result of the identification if it is determined that the result of the identification displayed on the display unit is correct. | 05-22-2014 |
20140172123 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, NETWORK APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A network apparatus including a communicator to perform communication with a plurality of devices and a user terminal apparatus to control the plurality of devices is provided. A controller generates control signals to control the plurality of devices based on a user command received from the user terminal apparatus, and controls the communicator to transmit the control signals to the plurality of devices; wherein, in response to a predetermined control pattern to sequentially control the plurality of devices being detected, the controller generates and transmits macro information which corresponds to the detected control pattern to the user terminal apparatus. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180439 | AUTOMATION AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - An automation and motion control system for theatrical objects, such as theatrical props, cameras, stunt persons, lighting, scenery, drapery or other similar types of devices or items, is provided to coordinate the movement of the objects on a large scale and/or to control the operation of the objects. | 06-26-2014 |
20140222168 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPONENT FOR NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a method of controlling a component for a network system. The method of controlling a component for a network system, which is communicable with the other component, includes recognizing energy information or additional information except for the energy information; and providing recommended information related to an operation of the component within a recommended range on the basis of the recognized energy information or the additional information. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222169 | APPARATUS ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - Apparatus administration system includes control device that controls operation of apparatuses and display device communicable with the control device. In the control device, control unit controls each apparatus in accordance with operation schedule stored in schedule storage unit. Operation history storage unit stores operation history in which past operation states are associated with operated dates and times. In the display device, information acquisition unit acquires the operation schedule and the operation history from the control device. Date and time setting unit specifies past date and time to set as set date and time. Estimation unit estimates operation state at the set date and time through the operation schedule. Extraction unit extracts actual operation state at the set date and time from the operation history. Display unit displays the operation state under schedule control and the actual operation state adjacently. | 08-07-2014 |
20140277594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS STATE TRANSFER BETWEEN USER INTERFACE DEVICES IN A MOBILE CONTROL ROOM - Methods, apparatus, and systems for operating a process plant include multiple user interface devices, each accessing process control data for display in dynamically generated user interfaces, and each operable to transfer device state directly to another device. A first user interface device stores instructions operable to cause a processor of the first user interface device to dynamically generate a user interface for displaying process data. Process data are provided to the first user interface device by a server coupled to a unitary, logical data storage area. When a second user interface device receives from a first user interface device data indicative of the state of the first user interface device, the second user interface device dynamically generates a user interface for displaying data on the second user interface device according to the received data indicative of the state of the first user interface device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277595 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS STATE TRANSFER BETWEEN USER INTERFACE DEVICES IN A MOBILE CONTROL ROOM - Methods and systems for operating a process plant include multiple user interface devices, each operating a plurality of applications, and operable to pass device state from device to device. A first user interface device is communicatively coupled to a unitary, logical data storage area, and executes one or more first routines for performing a function. A second user interface device is communicatively coupled via a network to the unitary, logical data storage area and executes one or more stored routines each corresponding to one of the first routines. The first user interface device passes to the second user interface device state information indicative of one or more first routines operating on the first user interface device such that the second user interface device, upon receiving the state information, executes one or more of the second routines corresponding to one or more of the first routines. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING A WORK FLOW IN A PROCESS PLANT - An automated method for managing a work flow in a process plant includes determining the steps of performing a work item and generating associated displays for an operator or other personnel to perform the steps of the work item. A work item is created specifying a task to be performed in the process plant and determining from the specified task a set of procedures for execution of the work item. For each procedure, an associated display is generated and the associated displays are displayed on a mobile user interface device sequentially in an order in which the set of procedures are to be performed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277597 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES - According to at least one embodiment, a system for discovering, configuring and monitoring automatic control devices is provided. The system includes a mobile computing device that implements a control device interface. The control device interface provides a discovery request to at least one automatic control device in data communication with a network, the discovery request being encoded according to a first protocol; provides a request for identification to the at least one automatic control device, the request for identification being encoded according to a second protocol; and identifies the at least one automatic control device as an automatic control device based on the response to the request for identification. In this embodiment, the second protocol is an industrial protocol. | 09-18-2014 |
20140336785 | USING CLOUD-BASED DATA FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT - A cloud-based virtualization generation service collects industrial-automation-system-related data from multiple industrial automation systems of multiple industrial customers for storage and analysis on a cloud platform. A virtualization management component analyzes the data and generates a virtualized industrial automation system of the industrial automation system based on the analysis results. The virtualization management component updates the virtualized industrial automation system based on operation of, and user interactions with, the industrial automation system. The virtualization management component receives user interactions with the virtualized industrial automation system to facilitate remotely interacting with and/or controlling the industrial automation system and/or generates corresponding control signals that it sends to the industrial automation system to facilitate controlling operation of the industrial automation system. The virtualization management component also customizes a user's view of the virtualized industrial automation system based on user's role, authorization, or location. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336786 | USING CLOUD-BASED DATA FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT WITH INFORMATION OVERLAYS - A cloud-based virtualization generation service collects industrial data from multiple industrial automation systems of multiple industrial customers for storage and analysis on a cloud platform. A virtualization management component (VMC) generates a virtualized industrial automation system of an industrial automation system based on data analysis results. The VMC facilitates remotely controlling the industrial automation system based on user interactions with the virtualized industrial automation system, and updates the virtualized industrial automation system based on collected data relating to the industrial automation system. The VMC customizes a user's view of the virtualized industrial automation system based on a user's role, authorization, location, or preferences, wherein different views of the virtualized industrial automation system with different data overlays are presented on different communication devices of different users. The VMC enables a user to filter data of a virtualized view and share information, including virtual notes, with other users. | 11-13-2014 |
20140358251 | INCORPORATING FDT/DTM TECHNOLOGY INTO A SYSTEM-LEVEL CONFIGURATION APPLICATION FOR INTEGRATED DEVICE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - Provided is a system hosted on a computer and configured for managing field devices. The system includes a configuration server configured for executing a system level configuration application responsive to first type interface specification standards. The configuration server manages (i) at least one of the field devices in accordance with the first type interface specification standards and (ii) another of the field devices in accordance with second type interface specification standards. The system also includes a graphical user interface (GUI) configured for displaying data associated with the at least one field device when the at least one field device is selected. An application, representative of the other field device, is displayed via the GUI when the other field device is selected. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358252 | Cloud Based Command and Control System - A command and control system is provided which links users and platforms in real time and with touch screen ease, delivering a highly intuitive, integrated user experience with minimal infrastructure. Capitalizing on a cloud based architecture, from the cloud, to the touch table, to a hand held device, the command and control system creates seamless connections between sensors, leaders and users for up-to-the-minute information clarity. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364964 | DISPLAY METHOD OF SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF MULTI-AXIS SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL DEVICE - Among a plurality of synchronous control programs each configured to include a plurality of output software modules with respect to one driving software module, a synchronous control program of a multi-axis configuration, in which driving software modules are coupled together into a same axis, is displayed on one screen. On this display screen, display is switched between a parameter setting screen, status information on respective software modules, and a waveform graph of the driving software module and the output software modules, in order to enable work ranging from software designing to debugging to be efficiently performed. | 12-11-2014 |
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20160132046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS PLANT WITH WEARABLE MOBILE CONTROL DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for performing functions in a process plant include the use of wearable mobile user-interface (UI) devices. The wearable UI devices may perform process control functions, notification functions, commissioning functions, personal and environment safety functions, and/or guidance functions. | 05-12-2016 |