Process Plant User Interface System Having Customized Process Graphic Display Layers in an Integrated Environment
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user interface for a process plant, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating information for a plurality of content layers of a process graphic display of process plant elements of the process plant;
determining a content layer of the plurality of content layers to display via the user interface; and
,displaying via the user interface the determined content layer of the plurality of content layers.
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Abstract
A method useful for providing a user interface for a process plant includes displaying graphical depictions of process plant elements of the process plant via the user interface. Information is generated for a plurality of content layers of a process graphic display of the process plant elements by processing data regarding operation of the process plant. Content to be displayed via the user interface is determined from the generated information by determining which content layer of the plurality of content layer is to be displayed. In some embodiments, the determination may be made based on a user profile characteristic. The generated information may therefore support multiple views of the process plant via the user interface for a plurality of different types of users of the user interface, and may involve processing data regarding actual and simulated operation of the process plant. As a result, the method may also include determining whether the process plant is currently on-line to further determine the portion of the information to be displayed via the user interface.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing a user interface for a process plant, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating information for a plurality of content layers of a process graphic display of process plant elements of the process plant; determining a content layer of the plurality of content layers to display via the user interface; and
,displaying via the user interface the determined content layer of the plurality of content layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user interface system for a process plant having a process plant element, the system comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; a display device; an object comprising information stored in the computer-readable medium regarding operation of the process plant element; and
,an execution engine to utilize the object information in a runtime environment to generate content for a plurality of content layers of a process graphic display; wherein the display device depicts a specified content layer of the plurality of content layers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a user interface for a process plant, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating content for a plurality of different types of users of the user interface by processing data regarding on-line and simulated operation of the process plant; and
,rendering a selected portion of the content in a customized depiction of the process plant by determining the selected portion of the content in accordance with a current user type of the plurality of different user types. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method of configuring a user interface for a process plant, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a process graphic display of a plurality of graphic display elements representative of a plurality of process plant elements of the process plant, respectively; configuring the plurality of graphic display elements by defining parameters related to on-line operation of the corresponding process plant elements and by defining simulation parameters to support simulated operation of the corresponding process plant elements; and
,establishing a plurality of content layers for selectively displaying information related to the on-line and simulated operation of the process plant elements via customized views of the process graphic display. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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