Configurable User Interface Systems and Methods for Machine Operation
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a piece of molding machine equipment comprising:
- selecting at least one piece of molding machine equipment forming at least part of a molding machine;
selecting at least one graphical user interface format (GUI) from a plurality of GUI formats; and
configuring a GUI of a machine controller to control said selected piece of molding machine equipment based on said selected GUI format.
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Abstract
A system and method configuring a machine controller to control a selected piece of molding machine equipment may comprise presenting to a user a first set of pieces of molding machine equipment, presenting to the user a set of graphical user interface (GUI) formats associated with a second set of pieces of molding machine equipment by at least one manufacturer of the second set of pieces of molding machine equipment, selecting at least one piece of molding machine equipment to be controlled by the molding machine control apparatus from the first set of pieces of molding machine equipment, selecting a GUI format from the set of GUI formats, and configuring a GUI of the machine controller to control the selected piece of molding machine equipment based on the selected GUI format.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a piece of molding machine equipment comprising:
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selecting at least one piece of molding machine equipment forming at least part of a molding machine; selecting at least one graphical user interface format (GUI) from a plurality of GUI formats; and configuring a GUI of a machine controller to control said selected piece of molding machine equipment based on said selected GUI format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling a piece of molding machine equipment comprising:
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presenting to a user a first set of pieces of molding machine equipment; presenting to said user a set of graphical user interface (GUI) formats associated with a second set of molding machine equipment by at least one manufacturer of said second set of molding machine equipment; selecting at least one piece of molding machine equipment to be controlled by said molding machine control apparatus from said first set of pieces of molding machine equipment; selecting a GUI format from said set of GUI formats; and configuring a GUI of a machine controller to control said selected piece of molding machine equipment based on said selected GUI format. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following:
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presenting to a user a first set of pieces of molding machine equipment; presenting to said user a set of graphical user interface (GUI) formats associated with a second set of pieces of molding machine equipment by at least one manufacturer of said second set of pieces of molding machine equipment; selecting at least one piece of molding machine equipment to be controlled by said molding machine control apparatus from said first set of pieces of molding machine equipment; selecting a GUI format from said set of GUI formats; and configuring a GUI of said machine controller to control said selected piece of molding machine equipment based on said selected GUI format. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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at least one piece of molding machine equipment forming at least part of a molding machine system; and a machine controller comprising; a display; and a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by said machine controller, result in configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) of said machine controller to control said at least one piece of molding machine equipment based on a user selection of a GUI format. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A machine controller apparatus comprising:
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a display; and a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by said machine controller, result in configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) of said machine controller to control said at least one piece of molding machine equipment based on a user selection of a GUI format. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification