METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE PROCESS CONTROL RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method to display graphical representations of process control field devices, the method comprising:
- displaying a pictorial representation of a process control system;
determining a location of a process control field device within the pictorial representation by matching location information associated with the process control field device to a corresponding location within the pictorial representation; and
displaying an icon in proximity to the location within the pictorial representation, the icon being a graphical representation of the process control field device and linking to information associated with the process control field device.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to manage process control resources are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a selection of a first process control resource within a process control system to be associated with a logical container, the logical container including other process control resources that have a same user defined characteristic in common with the first process control resource, creating an entry within the logical container for the first process control resource by storing an identifier of the first process control resource in the logical container, and assigning the first process control resource to the logical container so that the identifier of the first process control resource links to process control information associated with the first process control resource.
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28 Claims
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1. A method to display graphical representations of process control field devices, the method comprising:
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displaying a pictorial representation of a process control system; determining a location of a process control field device within the pictorial representation by matching location information associated with the process control field device to a corresponding location within the pictorial representation; and displaying an icon in proximity to the location within the pictorial representation, the icon being a graphical representation of the process control field device and linking to information associated with the process control field device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to manage process control resources, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a first process control resource within a process control system to be associated with a logical container, the logical container including other process control resources that have a same user defined characteristic in common with the first process control resource; creating an entry within the logical container for the first process control resource by storing an identifier of the process control resource in the logical container; and assigning the first process control resource to the logical container so that the identifier of the first process control resource links to process control information associated with the first process control resource. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus to manage process control resources, the apparatus comprising:
a container manager to; select an icon representative of a process control resource within a process control system requested to be associated with a logical container, the icon including a link to information associated with the process control resource; and assign the process control resource to the logical container so that the icon of the process control resource is displayed within the logical container via a user interface, the logical container including other process control resources that have a same user defined characteristic in common with the process control resource. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A tangible article of manufacture storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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display a pictorial representation of a process control system; determine a location of a process control resource within the pictorial representation by matching location information associated with the process control resource to a corresponding location within the pictorial representation; display an icon in proximity to the location within the pictorial representation, the icon being a graphical representation of the process control resource and linking to information associated with the process control resource. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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