ARRANGEMENT FOR GRAPHICALLY VISUALIZING SYSTEM CONDITIONS

• US 20130174078A1
• Filed: 09/01/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Oechsner, Jens-Harro
• Application Number:
  US13/822,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20130174078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: B61L 25/08 Diagrammatic displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A configuration for graphically visualizing system conditions has at least one system containing a graphical output, in particular a train tracking system for railroad safety engineering. In order to adapt the graphic design to modern requirements without modifying the system software, the system is connected to a device for converting the graphical output into a higher-order language data format for generating an arbitrary graphic design.

Claims

1-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A configuration for graphically visualizing system conditions, the configuration comprising:

at least one system outputting a graphical output; and

an apparatus for converting the graphical output into a higher-level language data format for generating any desired graphic design, said system connected to said apparatus.

7. The configuration according to claim 6, wherein:

said system is one of a plurality of systems outputting graphical outputs; and

said apparatus converts the graphical outputs of said plurality of systems.

8. The configuration according to claim 6, further comprising at least one monitor controlled by said apparatus.

9. The configuration according to claim 6, wherein said apparatus has interface means for modifying a graphic design using the higher-level language data format.

10. The configuration according to claim 9, wherein said interface means are designed to connect to a microcontroller.

11. The configuration according to claim 6, wherein said at least one system is a train tracking system for railroad safety technology.

12. The configuration according to claim 9, further comprising a microcontroller connected to said interface means.