APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATIONS OF FIELD DEVICES IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM USING USER-DEFINED DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request to access a field device associated with a process control system;
identifying a first device configuration associated with the field device, the first device configuration identifying at least one of;
(i) a subset of device parameters associated with the field device, (ii) a subset of device methods associated with the field device, and (iii) an interface arrangement of device parameters or methods associated with the field device;
retrieving a value for each device parameter identified by the first device configuration; and
generating a graphical user interface using the first device configuration and the retrieved values.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a request to access a field device and identifying a first device configuration associated with the field device. The first device configuration identifies (i) a subset of device parameters associated with the field device, (ii) a subset of device methods associated with the field device, and/or (iii) an interface arrangement of device parameters or methods associated with the field device. The method also includes retrieving a value for each device parameter identified by the first device configuration and generating a graphical user interface using the first device configuration and the retrieved values. The method could also include determining whether a user has requested use of the first device configuration. If not, the method can include identifying a second device configuration associated with the field device, retrieving the value for each device parameter identified by the second device configuration, and generating a second graphical user interface.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to access a field device associated with a process control system; identifying a first device configuration associated with the field device, the first device configuration identifying at least one of;
(i) a subset of device parameters associated with the field device, (ii) a subset of device methods associated with the field device, and (iii) an interface arrangement of device parameters or methods associated with the field device;retrieving a value for each device parameter identified by the first device configuration; and generating a graphical user interface using the first device configuration and the retrieved values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory configured to store a first device configuration associated with a field device in a process control system, the first device configuration identifying at least one of;
(i) a subset of device parameters associated with the field device, (ii) a subset of device methods associated with the field device, and (iii) an interface arrangement of device parameters or methods associated with the field device; andat least one processing unit configured to retrieve a value for each device parameter identified by the first device configuration and to generate a graphical user interface using the first device configuration and the retrieved values. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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identifying a first device configuration associated with a field device in a process control system, the first device configuration identifying at least one of;
(i) a subset of device parameters associated with the field device, (ii) a subset of device methods associated with the field device, and (iii) an interface arrangement of device parameters or methods associated with the field device;retrieving a value for each device parameter identified by the first device configuration; and generating a graphical user interface using the first device configuration and the retrieved values. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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