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Method to generate a human machine interface

US7787992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2005
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/32014
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method to generate technical information about a device or process by recognizing the identity of a device or process, retrieving a stored image dependent on the device, combining the stored virtual image together with an image of a real device object, displaying the combination on a display and providing a virtual control HMI means to the user for monitoring and/or controlling the device or process. A graphical user interface, computer program and a system are also described.

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