AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF FORMS BASED ON ACTIVITY

• US 20090037378A1
• Filed: 08/02/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: McGreevy, Robert J., Moor, Crisler Terrill, Ryan, Richard Lee, Rodenfels, Lance Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/832,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20090037378A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/16 Display of right-to-left language

Abstract

A user can be presented with a form or other record that can enable efficient performance of various actions including a workflow or process. As actions are performed, the user can be presented with different forms more applicable to a current task being performed. The forms can be automatically created and modified, or a user can request various changes or updates to the form. A language associated with the form or other information can be changed from a first language to a second language based upon a request for the change.

Claims

1. A system that automatically generates a form within an industrial automation environment, comprising:

an evaluation component that monitors at least one activity;

a generation component that creates a form that is a representation of the at least one activity; and

an output component that presents the form to a user in response to the monitored at least one activity.

2. The system of claim 1, the evaluation component further evaluates one or more parameters that influence the at least one activity.

3. The system of claim 1, the evaluation component identifies a sequence of a plurality of actions or a consistency in the plurality of actions.

4. The system of claim 1, the generation component further retrieves information from a data repository and considers the retrieved information when creating the form.

5. The system of claim 1, the generation component obtains a previously created form from a form repository, wherein the previously created form relates to the at least one activity.

6. The system of claim 5, the generation component automatically modifies the previously created form based on a determination that the created form is no longer accurate.

7. The system of claim 1, the generation component provides a different form if the created form does not apply to a current situation.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an interface component that accepts a user input relating to form modifications.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a language component that selectively changes the presented form from a first language to a second language.

10. The system of claim 9, the language component changes the language based on a user request.

11. The system of claim 1, the output component presents the form to the user in a visual format or an audible format.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a machine-learning component that facilitates automation of one or more system components.

13. A method for enabling automatic user guidance for completion of one or more actions, comprising:

evaluating at least one performed action;

obtaining a record relating to the evaluated at least one action, the record relates to guidance for completion of the at least one action; and

presenting the record to a user.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

evaluating one or more parameters associated with the at least one action; and

modifying the obtained record based in part on the one or more parameters.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

requesting feedback from a user relating to the record;

receiving feedback information; and

selectively modifying the record based on the received feedback.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

evaluating at least a second action;

determining if the at least a second action is a sequence that contains the at least first action; and

selectively modifying the record based on the determination.

17. The method of claim 16, selectively modifying the record comprising:

obtaining a different record relating to the at least a second action; and

presenting the different record to the user.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a request to change a language of the output record;

selectively changing the record to the requested language; and

outputting the record in the selected language.

19. A system that facilitates presenting a user with a workflow at an optimal time for efficiency purposes, comprising:

means for evaluating one or more activities to determine if the one or more activities occur in a sequence;

means for creating or modifying a form that contains a workflow based in part on the evaluated one or more activities; and

means for presenting the form to a user to enable efficiency of performance of the workflow.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

means for receiving a request to change the form from a first language to a second language; and

means for selectively altering the form based on the received request, the means for presenting the form presents the altered form to the user.