HIERARCHICAL NAVIGATION WITH RELATED OBJECTS

• US 20140258940A1
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Han, James, Hersche, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 9,274,684 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/854
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23136 Display all subsystems, select one and display screen corresponding to subsystem
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23178 Display status of currently selected controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24091 Display indication out of order, alarm indication
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0267 Fault communication, e.g. human machine interface [HMI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method for navigating information includes identifying a value for a property of a first object associated with one or more devices managed by a management system. The method includes displaying a first plurality of tiles for a plurality of objects, including the first object. A first of the tiles is associated with the first object and includes a display of a graphic associated with the object and the identified value for the property. The method includes identifying a plurality of related objects that are related to the first object and displaying a second plurality of tiles for the related objects in response to receiving a selection of the first tile for the first object. Additionally, the method includes displaying, in response to receiving a selection of a second tile in the second plurality of tiles for one of the related objects, information about the one related object.

Claims

1. A method in a data processing system for navigating information, the method comprising:

identifying, using a processor of the data processing system, a value for a property of a first object associated with one or more devices managed by a management system;

displaying a first plurality of tiles for a plurality of objects, the plurality of objects including the first object, a first tile in the first plurality of tiles being for the first object, the first tile including a display of a graphic associated with the first object and the identified value for the property;

identifying a plurality of related objects that are related to the first object and displaying a second plurality of tiles for the related objects in response to receiving a selection of the first tile; and

displaying, in response to receiving a selection of a second tile, in the second plurality of tiles, for one of the related objects, information about the one related object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information displayed about the one related object includes a control graphic for a device associated with the first object, the method further comprising:

sending an instruction to control an operation of the device in response to receiving a user input associated with the control graphic.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the value for the property is a current value for the property received in response to a request to launch a navigation application associated with the management system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the second plurality of tiles for the related objects comprises grouping the related objects in to groups based on object type and displaying the second plurality of tiles for the related objects groups according to group, the method further comprising:

displaying, in response to receiving a predefined user input, a tile for each group of object type; and

displaying, in response to receiving a selection of a tile for a group, tiles for the related objects that are in the group.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the related objects include one or more graphics associated with the first object, one or more properties for the first object, one or more trends for data associated with the first object, one or more schedules associated with the first object, and one or more reports for data associated with the first object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the first plurality of tiles for the plurality of objects comprises:

organizing the plurality of objects into groups; and

displaying the first plurality of tiles organized according to group.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the groups include objects in an alarm state, favorite objects, and recently accessed objects.

8. A data processing system configured to navigate information, the data processing system comprising:

a storage device comprising a navigation application;

an accessible memory comprising instructions of the navigation application; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions of the navigation application to;

identify a value for a property of a first object associated with one or more devices managed by a management system;

include a first plurality of tiles for a plurality of objects in a display, the plurality of objects including the first object, a first tile in the first plurality of tiles being for the first object, the first tile including a display of a graphic associated with the first object and the identified value for the property;

identify a plurality of related objects that are related to the first object and include a second plurality of tiles for the related objects in a display in response to receiving a selection of the first tile for the first object; and

include, in response to receiving a selection of a second tile, in the second plurality of tiles, for one of the related objects, information about the one related object in a display.

9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the information displayed about the one related object includes a control graphic for a device associated with the first object, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions of the navigation application to:

send an instruction to control an operation of the device in response to receiving a user input associated with the control graphic.

10. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the value for the property is a current value for the property received in response to a request to launch a navigation application associated with the management system.

11. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein to include the second plurality of tiles for the related objects in the display, the processor is further configured to execute the instructions of the navigation application to group the related objects in to groups based on object type and include the second plurality of tiles for the related objects groups in the display according to group, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions of the navigation application to:

include, in response to receiving a predefined user input, a tile for each group of object type in a display; and

include, in response to receiving a selection of a tile for a group, tiles for the related objects that are in the group in a display.

12. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the related objects include one or more graphics associated with the first object, one or more properties for the first object, one or more trends for data associated with the first object, one or more schedules associated with the first object, and one or more reports for data associated with the first object.

13. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein to include the first plurality of tiles for the plurality of objects associated with the management system in the display, the processor is further configured to execute the instructions of the navigation application to:

organize the plurality of objects into groups; and

display the first plurality of tiles organized according to group.

14. The data processing system of claim 13, wherein the groups include objects in an alarm state, favorite objects, and recently accessed objects.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:

identify a value for a property of a first object associated with one or more devices managed by a management system;

include a first plurality of tiles for a plurality objects in a display, the plurality of objects including the first object, a first tile in the first plurality of tiles being for the first object, the first tile including a display of a graphic associated with the first object and the identified value for the property;

identify a plurality of related objects that are related to the first object and include a second plurality of tiles for the related objects in a display in response to receiving a selection of the first tile for the first object; and

include, in response to receiving a selection of a second tile, in the second plurality of tiles, for one of the related objects, information about the one related object in a display.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the information displayed about the one related object includes a control graphic for a device associated with the first object, wherein the computer-readable medium is further encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:

send an instruction to control an operation of the device in response to receiving a user input associated with the control graphic.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the value for the property is a current value for the property received in response to a request to launch a navigation application associated with the management system.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions that cause the one or more data processing systems to include the second plurality of tiles for the related objects in the display comprise instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to group the related objects in to groups based on object type and include the second plurality of tiles for the related objects groups in the display according to group, wherein the computer-readable medium is further encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:

include, in response to receiving a predefined user input, a tile for each group of object type in a display; and

include, in response to receiving a selection of a tile for a group, tiles for the related objects that are in the group in a display.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the related objects include one or more graphics associated with the first object, one or more properties for the object, one or more trends for data associated with the object, one or more schedules associated with the first object, and one or more reports for data associated with the first object.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions that cause the one or more data processing systems to include the first plurality of tiles for the plurality of objects associated with the management system in the display comprise instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:

organize the plurality of objects into groups of objects; and

display the first plurality of tiles organized according to group.