Electrical equipment monitoring
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1. A method of monitoring measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
- retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
displaying a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment; and
in the graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment.
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Abstract
In one exemplary disclosed embodiment, a method of monitoring measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment is provided. The method involves retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database, mapping the measured parameters to color codes, and displaying a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment. In the graphic representation, each piece of electronic equipment in the array is represented with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment.
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1. A method of monitoring measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
displaying a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment; and
in the graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of monitoring measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
displaying a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment; and
in the graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment.
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11. A method of displaying measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
displaying a three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment;
in the three-dimensional graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment;
receiving an input from a user interface that indicates a change in view has been selected by an operator;
re-displaying the three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment to change to the view selected by the operator; and
in the three-dimensional graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to the measured parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of displaying measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
displaying a three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment;
in the three-dimensional graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment;
receiving an input from a user interface that indicates a change in view has been selected by an operator;
re-displaying the three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment to change to the view selected by the operator; and
in the three-dimensional graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to the measured parameter.
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18. A method of displaying measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
displaying a three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment;
determining that a database update has occurred;
retrieving updated measured parameters from the database;
re-mapping the updated measured parameter to color codes;
re-displaying the three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment;
receiving an input from a user interface that indicates a change in view has been selected by an operator, wherein the change in view represents a moved, tilted, rotated, panned or zoomed version of the view;
re-displaying the three-dimensional graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment to change to the view selected by the operator; and
wherein in each three-dimensional graphic representation, each piece of electronic equipment is represented with the color mapped to the measured parameter. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a programmed processor, implement a method of displaying measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, the instructions carrying out the method by:
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retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
rendering a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment for display on a display; and
in the graphic representation, representing each piece of electronic equipment in the array with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system that displays measured parameters associated with a plurality of pieces of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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a communication circuit that receives data representing the measured parameters from the plurality of pieces of equipment;
a computer programmed to carry out the functions of;
receiving the data and store the data in a database that relates the measured parameters to the plurality of pieces of equipment;
mapping the measured parameters to color codes;
rendering a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment; and
wherein, in the graphic representation, each piece of electronic equipment in the array is represented with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for monitoring measured parameters associated with each piece of equipment in an array of electronic equipment, comprising:
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means for retrieving data representing the measured parameters from a database;
means for mapping the measured parameters to color codes; and
means for presenting a graphic representation of the array of electronic equipment to a display, wherein in the graphic representation, each piece of electronic equipment in the array is represented with the color mapped to a measured parameter associated with the piece of electronic equipment. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A method of monitoring a predetermined parameter in each of a plurality of electrical devices located in a locality, comprising:
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generating a user navigable graphical display of graphical representations of the devices as positioned in the locality; and
coloring each of the graphical representations of the devices with a predetermined color corresponding to a currently measured value of the predetermined parameter for the corresponding device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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