Tablet computer system for industrial process design, supervisory control, and data management
First Claim
1. A tablet personal computer system and software facilitating performing a variety of design, supervisory and/or data management tasks associated with industrial processes including:
- a human-machine interface, including a touch-sensitive display region, integrated into a tablet personal computer;
a wireless communication resource; and
a set of one or more application programs relating to supervisory control of industrial processes, wherein the application programs interact with a user via a set of tablet PC interface services associated with the human-machine interface.
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Abstract
A tablet PC for industrial/manufacturing process control and data management is disclosed. The tablet PC includes one or more industrial/manufacturing process control and data management applications as well as a set of hardware/software capabilities including wireless network access, screen capture/annotation, electronic pen/stylus input, handwriting input panel and recognition, camera, data snapshot capture, email, barcode/RF reader, etc. The combination of enhancements to the software and hardware embodied within the disclosed tablet PC for industrial process control and data management provide a variety of new uses for a PC in an industrial environment.
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18 Claims
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1. A tablet personal computer system and software facilitating performing a variety of design, supervisory and/or data management tasks associated with industrial processes including:
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a human-machine interface, including a touch-sensitive display region, integrated into a tablet personal computer;
a wireless communication resource; and
a set of one or more application programs relating to supervisory control of industrial processes, wherein the application programs interact with a user via a set of tablet PC interface services associated with the human-machine interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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