SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT
First Claim
1. A system for displaying a communication network interconnecting technical equipment of an industrial plant, comprising:
- a user interface arranged for receiving image handling parameters;
a graphical display unit arranged for displaying displayable information in at least one graphical image taking into account the image handling parameters;
a data storing unit arranged for providing data relating to the technical equipment; and
a data processing unit arranged for retrieving the provided data, for transforming them into the displayable information and for providing the displayable information to the graphical display for display,wherein the data storing unit is arranged to provide the data relating to the technical equipment as device data and network data describing a communication network of the industrial plant,wherein the device data describes network devices which are all connected to the communication network and belong to the industrial plant,wherein the network data describes all the communication connections between the network devices,wherein the data processing unit is arranged to transform all the device data and all the network data into displayable information which contains image representations of all of the network devices and of all of the communication connections and generate a plant view containing the image representations in such a way that the following becomes visible;
geographical locations of the network devices inside the plant and physical connection lines, implemented logical connections, or available communication paths between the network devices, andwherein the graphical display unit is arranged to display the image representations and further displayable information according to the image handling parameters.
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Abstract
An exemplary system and method for displaying technical equipment of an industrial plant includes a graphical display unit and a user interface for receiving image handling parameters. A data storing unit provides data relating to the technical equipment in the form of device data and network data describing a communication network of the industrial plant. The device data describes network devices which are all connected to the communication network and belong to the industrial plant, and the network data describes all the communication connections between the network devices. A data processing unit is arranged for retrieving the provided data, transforming all the device data and all the network data into displayable information, and providing the image representations together with other displayable information to the graphical display unit. The graphical display unit is arranged to display the image representations and other displayable information according to the image handling parameters.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for displaying a communication network interconnecting technical equipment of an industrial plant, comprising:
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a user interface arranged for receiving image handling parameters; a graphical display unit arranged for displaying displayable information in at least one graphical image taking into account the image handling parameters; a data storing unit arranged for providing data relating to the technical equipment; and a data processing unit arranged for retrieving the provided data, for transforming them into the displayable information and for providing the displayable information to the graphical display for display, wherein the data storing unit is arranged to provide the data relating to the technical equipment as device data and network data describing a communication network of the industrial plant, wherein the device data describes network devices which are all connected to the communication network and belong to the industrial plant, wherein the network data describes all the communication connections between the network devices, wherein the data processing unit is arranged to transform all the device data and all the network data into displayable information which contains image representations of all of the network devices and of all of the communication connections and generate a plant view containing the image representations in such a way that the following becomes visible;
geographical locations of the network devices inside the plant and physical connection lines, implemented logical connections, or available communication paths between the network devices, andwherein the graphical display unit is arranged to display the image representations and further displayable information according to the image handling parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for displaying technical equipment of an industrial plant, comprising:
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receiving image handling parameters; displaying displayable information in at least one graphical image taking into account the image handling parameters; providing data relating to the technical equipment; retrieving stored data for transforming the data into the displayable information and for providing the displayable information to the graphical display for display; providing the data relating to the technical equipment in the form of device data and network data describing a communication network of the industrial plant, wherein the device data describes network devices which are all connected to the communication network and belong to the industrial plant, and the network data describe all the communication connections between the network devices; transforming all the device data and all the network data into displayable information which contains image representations of all of the network devices and of all of the communication connections; generating a plant view containing the image representations in such a way that the following becomes visible;
geographical locations of the network devices inside the plant and physical connection lines, implemented logical connections, or available communication paths between the network devices; anddisplaying the image representations and further displayable information according to the image handling parameters.
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