Method and system for animating graphical user interface elements via a manufacturing/process control portal server

US7728838B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Invensys Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul W. Forney · Laguna Hills, US
• Rashesh Mody · San Clemente, US
• Chau Bich Trieu · Irvine, US
• David Neff · Battle Ground, US
• Todd W. Miller · Portland, US
• Kimson Q. Nguyen · Brooks Road, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 1, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F21/105
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed for rendering animated graphics on a browser client based upon a stream of runtime data from a manufacturing/process control system. The graphics animation is based upon an animated graphic display object specification and runtime data from a portal server affecting an appearance trait of the animated graphic display object. The client browser receives an animated graphics description from the portal server specifying an animation behavior for an identified graphical display object. The client creates a data exchange connection between an animated display object, corresponding to the animated graphics description, and a source of runtime data from the portal server affecting display of the animated display object. Thereafter, the client applies runtime data received from the source of runtime data to the animated display object to render an animated graphic display object.