MOBILE CONTROL ROOM WITH REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS
First Claim
1. A mobile control room device for use in process plant, the device comprising:
- a processor;
a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor;
a display communicatively coupled to the processor;
a location awareness component operable to generate information pertaining to the location of the mobile control room device;
a database stored on the memory device and storing layout information of the process plant;
a first routine stored on the memory device and operable to interpret information generated by the location awareness component according to information stored in the database to determine a relationship between the location of the mobile control device and the layout of the process plant; and
a second routine stored on the memory device and operable to generate a graphic for depiction on the display according to the determined relationship between the location of the mobile control device and the layout of the process plant.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus track the location of a mobile device within a process plant and display present information about the location of the mobile device in the process plant relative to equipment of the process plant. A location awareness component generates information pertaining to the location of the mobile control room device. A first routine interprets information generated by the location awareness component according to information stored in a database to determine a relationship between the location of the device and a layout of the process plant. A second routine generates a graphic for depiction on the display according to the determined relationship between the location of the device and the layout of the plant.
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26 Claims
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1. A mobile control room device for use in process plant, the device comprising:
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a processor; a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor; a display communicatively coupled to the processor; a location awareness component operable to generate information pertaining to the location of the mobile control room device; a database stored on the memory device and storing layout information of the process plant; a first routine stored on the memory device and operable to interpret information generated by the location awareness component according to information stored in the database to determine a relationship between the location of the mobile control device and the layout of the process plant; and a second routine stored on the memory device and operable to generate a graphic for depiction on the display according to the determined relationship between the location of the mobile control device and the layout of the process plant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of facilitating mobile control of a process plant, the method comprising:
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implementing a mobile user interface device; providing in the mobile user interface device a location awareness component operable to generate information pertaining to the location of the mobile control room device; providing a database storing layout information of the process plant; implementing on the mobile user interface device a first routine operable to interpret information generated by the location awareness component according to information stored in the database to determine a relationship between the location of the mobile control device and the layout of the process plant; and implementing on the mobile user interface device a second routine operable to generate a graphic for depiction on the display according to the determined relationship between the location of the mobile control device and the layout of the process plant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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