User interface for a portable communicator for use in a process control environment
US9013412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/23377
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable communicator for use in a process control system. The portable communicator includes a touchscreen configured to receive input from a user. The touchscreen may include a user interface that separate the scrolling functionality from the selection functionality. In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first portion and a second portion that is separate from the first portion. The first portion of the user interface includes multiple input fields associated with a multiple parameters of a field device. The first portion enables a user to scroll through the multiple input fields (e.g., via a grab-and-drag mechanism), and the second portion enables the user to select a value for at least one of the multiple input fields in the first portion.
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