Control system for electrical equipment, a software structure for GUI processing, and a method for providing a GUI for controlling an electrical equipment group
First Claim
1. A control system for electrical equipment comprising an electrical equipment group including at least one piece of electrical equipment and a control unit or units connected to said electrical equipment group, wherein:
- a GUI for controlling said electrical equipment group has a dual structure comprising a functional GUI with respect to the function of said electrical equipment and a main GUI with respect to said whole control system for electrical equipment;
said electrical equipment has a functional GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for said functional GUI; and
said control unit has a main GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for said main GUI and a GUI processing software storage means for storing a GUI processing software for providing said GUI based on each of said GUI data for said functional GUI and said main GUI and for controlling said electrical equipment.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a control system for electrical equipment comprising an electrical equipment group or groups including at least one piece of electrical equipment and a control unit or units connected to said electrical equipment group or groups wherein:
a GUI for controlling said electrical equipment group or groups has a dual structure comprising a functional GUI with respect to the function(s) of said electrical equipment and a main GUI with respect to said whole control system for electrical equipment;
said electrical equipment has a functional GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for said functional GUI; and
said control unit has a main GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for said main GUI and a GUI processing software storage means for storing a GUI processing software for providing said GUI based on each of said GUI data for said functional GUI and said main GUI and for controlling said electrical equipment.
It provides a control system for electrical equipment, which allows an easy update of a GUI for controlling the electrical equipment group(s), corresponding to a change in electrical equipment.
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18 Claims
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1. A control system for electrical equipment comprising an electrical equipment group including at least one piece of electrical equipment and a control unit or units connected to said electrical equipment group, wherein:
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a GUI for controlling said electrical equipment group has a dual structure comprising a functional GUI with respect to the function of said electrical equipment and a main GUI with respect to said whole control system for electrical equipment;
said electrical equipment has a functional GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for said functional GUI; and
said control unit has a main GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for said main GUI and a GUI processing software storage means for storing a GUI processing software for providing said GUI based on each of said GUI data for said functional GUI and said main GUI and for controlling said electrical equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A software structure for GUI processing, in a control system for electrical equipment comprising an electrical equipment group including at least one piece of electrical equipment and a control unit or units connected to said electrical equipment group, providing a GUI for controlling said electrical equipment group, wherein:
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said GUI has a dual structure comprising a functional GUI with respect to the function of said electrical equipment and a main GUI with respect to said whole control system for electrical equipment;
said software structure for GUI processing comprises functional GUI data defining said functional GUI, main GUI data defining said main GUI, and a GUI processing software for providing said GUI based on each of said GUI data and for controlling said electrical equipment; and
each of said GUI data comprises GUI transition data defining the state transition of a GUI screen and/or the movement of object(s) constituting said GUI and GUI layout data defining the layout and/or design of said object(s).
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18. A method for providing a GUI for controlling an electrical equipment group in a control system for electrical equipment comprising an electrical equipment group including at least one piece of electrical equipment and a control unit or units connected to said electrical equipment group, comprising the steps of:
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providing said electrical equipment with a functional GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for a functional GUI with respect to the function of said electrical equipment;
providing said control unit with a main GUI data storage means for storing GUI data for a main GUI with respect to said whole control system for electrical equipment and a GUI processing software storage means for storing a GUI processing software for providing said GUI based on each of said GUI data for said functional GUI and said main GUI and for controlling said electrical equipment; and
providing said GUI for controlling said electrical equipment group, having a dual structure comprising said functional GUI and said main GUI, based on said GUI data for said functional GUI stored in said functional GUI data storage means of said electrical equipment and said GUI data for said main GUI stored in said main GUI data storage means of said control unit, through said GUI processing software stored. in said GUI, processing software storage means of said control unit.
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