APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEFINING AND CONTROLLING GRAPHICAL FACEPLATES IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving information identifying one or more elements to be presented in a first faceplate, the first faceplate associated with control of a process system;
receiving information identifying an auto-selection behavior associated with the first faceplate;
displaying the first faceplate to an operator; and
automatically selecting one of the elements in the first faceplate based on the received information, wherein a centralized component automatically selects elements in multiple faceplates including the first faceplate.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving information identifying one or more elements to be presented in a first faceplate. The first faceplate is associated with control of a process system. The method also includes receiving information identifying an auto-selection behavior associated with the first faceplate. The method further includes displaying the first faceplate to an operator and automatically selecting one of the elements in the first faceplate based on the received information. A centralized component (like a faceplate controller) automatically selects elements in multiple faceplates, including the first faceplate. The centralized component could automatically select the element to receive focus in the first faceplate. The centralized component could also identify a specified element associated with a command to be executed, even when the specified element does not have focus in the first faceplate.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving information identifying one or more elements to be presented in a first faceplate, the first faceplate associated with control of a process system; receiving information identifying an auto-selection behavior associated with the first faceplate; displaying the first faceplate to an operator; and automatically selecting one of the elements in the first faceplate based on the received information, wherein a centralized component automatically selects elements in multiple faceplates including the first faceplate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store; information identifying one or more elements to be presented in each of multiple faceplates, the faceplates associated with control of a process system; and information identifying an auto-selection behavior associated with the each of the faceplates; and a faceplate controller configured to automatically select one of the elements in a first of the faceplates in accordance with the auto-selection behavior associated with the first faceplate when the first faceplate is displayed to an operator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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computer readable program code for receiving information identifying one or more elements to be presented in each of multiple faceplates, the faceplates associated with control of a process system; computer readable program code for receiving information identifying an auto-selection behavior associated with the each of the faceplates; and computer readable program code for (i) automatically selecting one of the elements in a first of the faceplates in accordance with the auto-selection behavior associated with the first faceplate when the first faceplate is displayed to an operator and (ii) automatically selecting one of the elements in a second of the faceplates in accordance with the auto-selection behavior associated with the second faceplate when the second faceplate is displayed to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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