Production monitoring and control system having organizational structure-based presentation layer

• US 20070078536A1
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Gordon, Kevin, Virji, Shafin, Dorgelo, Eric, Reichard, Douglas, Bromley, Clifton, Semkow, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 7,650,196 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/409 characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35453 Voice announcement, oral, speech input
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36133 MMI, HMI: man machine interface, communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

A human-machine interface generation system comprises a reception component that receives a request to generate a human-machine interface relating to at least one of an industrial system, device, process, and sub-process and parameters associated with an initiator of the request. A view generation component generates the human-machine interface based at least in part upon the request and the parameters. For example, the system can further comprise a query generation component that creates a query based at least in part upon the request and the parameters and utilizes the query to extract data from a server within an industrial automation environment.

Claims

1. A human-machine interface generation system comprising the following computer-executable components:

a reception component that receives a request to generate a human-machine interface relating to at least one of an industrial system, device, process, and sub-process and parameters associated with an initiator of the request; and

a view generation component that generates the human-machine interface based at least in part upon the request and the parameters.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a query generation component that creates a query based at least in part upon the request and the parameters and utilizes the query to extract data from a server within an industrial automation environment.

3. The system of claim 2, the view generation component receives the extracted data and generates the human-machine interface based at least in part thereon.

4. The system of claim 3, the extracted data conforms to a hierarchically structured data model.

5. The system of claim 4, the hierarchically structured data model is based at least in part upon one or more of ISA S95, ISA S88, and OMAC.

6. The system of claim 4, further comprising a proxy component that facilitates use of data from legacy controllers in connection with generating the human-machine interface.

7. The system of claim 6, the proxy component comprises a bridging component that receives data formatted in accordance with a first network protocol and converts it to a format that accords to a second network protocol.

8. The system of claim 7, the first network protocol is one of Profibus, Modbus, ASIbus, Hart, Fieldbus, and Foundation Fieldbus, and the second network protocol is CIP.

9. The system of claim 6, the proxy component comprises a mapping component that transforms data from the programmable logic controller into data that conforms to the hierarchically structured data model.

10. The system of claim 2, the server comprises an aggregation component that aggregates data from multiple programmable logic controllers.

11. The system of claim 1, the reception component comprises a security component that determines whether an initiator of a request for the human-machine interface is authorized to generate the human-machine interface.

12. The system of claim 1, the reception component comprises a dialog component that generates a dialog related to the received request to extract additional information from the provider of the request.

13. The system of claim 12, the dialog component solicits information through one of text-based inquiries and voice-based inquiries.

14. The system of claim 1, the reception component comprises a voice recognition component that facilitates recognition of user parameters through a voice command.

15. The system of claim 1, the view generation component comprises a tool-tip component that facilitates provision of tool-tips within the human-machine interface.

16. A methodology for creating a human-machine interface comprising the following computer-executable acts:

receiving a request to generate a human-machine interface related to one or more of an industrial system, device, process, and sub-process;

determining parameters relating to a provider of the request; and

creating the human-machine interface in a customized manner based at least in part upon the at least one of the system device, process, and sub-process and the determined parameters.

17. The methodology of claim 16, further comprising:

generating a query based at least in part upon the at least one of the system device, process, and sub-process and the determined parameters; and

providing the query to a server.

18. The methodology of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving data resulting from the provided query; and

utilizing such data to generate the human-machine interface, the data conforms to a hierarchically structured data model.

19. The methodology of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving the request as a voice request; and

determining the parameters based upon an analysis of the voice request.

20. The methodology of claim 16, further comprising:

aggregating data from a plurality of controllers; and

utilizing the aggregated data to create the human-machine interface.

21. The methodology of claim 16, further comprising determining that the provider of the request is authorized to create the human-machine interface.

22. The methodology of claim 16, the parameters include identity of the provider of the request, role of the provider of the request, display device parameters, location of the provider of the request, and location of the object of the request.

23. A human-machine interface generation system, comprising:

computer-executable means for receiving data relating to a device;

computer-executable means for receiving parameters relating to a user that is requesting generation of a human-machine interface; and

computer-executable means for automatically creating the human-machine interface for the device based at least in part upon the received parameters.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising means for accessing a server that includes associations relating to the parameters.

25. The system of claim 24, data within the server conforms to a hierarchically structured data model.

26. The system of claim 23, further comprising means for determining the parameters based at least in part upon voice commands.