Method for providing a navigation tool of a user interface for an industrial control system
US9395891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/31478
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for providing a navigation tool of a user interface for an industrial control system. The control system is arranged with a plurality of process graphics including one or more software objects. The software objects are arranged in hierarchical groups each representing a process, part-process or an equipment, in which materials are moved and/or processed in a predetermined order. The navigation tool includes a graphic image or map showing the plurality of process graphics symbolically arranged as a plurality of nodes. Each node is spatially arranged at a given distance from the centre of the map according to a hierarchical relationship between the process graphics, and the map is displayed superimposed on top of the process graphic currently displayed on the workstation. A computer program and a workstation are also described. The node representing the currently open process graphic is shown by a visual indicator.
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