SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING A USER INTERFACE BASED ON A PROFILE

• US 20150365492A1
• Filed: 12/03/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kalan, Michael, Sinner, William, Rischar, Charles M., Govindaraj, Subbian, Mansouri, Haithem, Weinhofer, Juergen, Stump, Andrew R., DeYoung, Daniel S., Kulaszewicz, Frank, Hill, Edward A., Staninger, Keith, Bulho, Matheus
• Application Number:
  US14/559,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20150365492A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

An industrial automation component may receive identification information associated with a user of the industrial automation component and determine whether a profile that corresponds to the identification information exists in a database. When the profile does not exist, the industrial automation component may receive a graphical interface template configured to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the industrial automation component, one or more parameter names configured to associate one or more measurements acquired by the industrial automation component, pre-load information comprising data configured to enable the industrial automation component to operate, or any combination thereof. The industrial automation component may then and generate a user interface view for the GUI based on the graphical interface template, the parameter names, the pre-load information, or any combination thereof.

Claims

1. An industrial automation component, configured to:

receive identification information associated with a user of the industrial automation component;

determine whether a profile that corresponds to the identification information exists in a database;

when the profile does not exist, receive;

a graphical interface template configured to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the industrial automation component;

one or more parameter names configured to associate one or more measurements acquired by the industrial automation component;

pre-load information comprising data configured to enable the industrial automation component to operate;

or any combination thereof; and

generate a user interface view for the GUI based on the graphical interface template, the parameter names, the pre-load information, or any combination thereof.

2. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to generate the user interface view according to the profile when the profile exists.

3. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to:

monitor a usage of the GUI;

update the user interface view based on the usage; and

store an updated user interface view in a database.

4. The industrial automation component of claim 3, wherein the database is accessible via a cloud computing network.

5. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to:

monitor a usage of the GUI; and

send one or more recommendations via the GUI, wherein the recommendations are configured to update the user interface view based on the usage.

6. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to:

receive weather information associated with the industrial automation component; and

adjust the user interface view based on the weather information.

7. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to:

receive location information associated with the industrial automation component; and

adjust the user interface view based on the location information.

8. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to:

receive credential information associated with a user of the industrial automation component; and

adjust the user interface view based on the credential information.

9. The industrial automation component of claim 1, configured to:

receive production schedule information, material availability information, power cost information, or any combination thereof; and

adjust the user interface view based on the production schedule information, the material availability information, the power cost information, or any combination thereof.

10. A system, comprising:

a graphical user interface configured to display a user interface view comprising one or more visualizations representing one or more industrial automation components associated with an industrial automation system;

a processor configured to;

receive a view scale input that corresponds to a scale at which the industrial automation components are displayed in the user interface view; and

adjust the user interface view based on the view scale input.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the view scale input comprises a slider visualization.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein a first end of the slider visualization corresponds to displaying a larger portion of the industrial automation components as compared to a second end of the slider visualization.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to adjust the user interface view to display one or more data field visualizations based on a portion of the industrial automation components being depicted on the user interface view.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to adjust the user interface view to display one or more command list visualizations based on a portion of the industrial automation components being depicted on the user interface view.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the view scale input is received via a keyboard input, a mouse input, or any combination thereof.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to:

receive identification information associated with a user of an industrial automation component;

determine whether a profile that corresponds to the identification exists in a database;

when the profile does not exist, receive;

a graphical interface template configured to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the industrial automation component;

one or more parameter names configured to associate one or more measurements acquired by the industrial automation component;

pre-load information comprising data configured to enable the industrial automation component to operate;

or any combination thereof; and

generate a user interface view for the GUI based on the graphical interface template, the parameter names, the pre-load information, or any combination thereof.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to:

receive weather information associated with the industrial automation component;

receive location information associated with the industrial automation component;

receive credential information associated with a user of the industrial automation component; and

adjust the user interface view based on weather information, the location information, the credential information, or any combination thereof.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the weather information comprises one or more weather updates associated with temperature, storms, advisories, or any combination thereof.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the location information comprises data received from a global positioning system (GPS) device, a wireless network, or any combination thereof.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the credential information comprises a list of operations, industrial automation components, or one or more software tools associated with the user.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to:

receive a view scale input that corresponds to a scale at which one or more industrial automation components are displayed in the user interface view; and

adjust the user interface view based on the view scale input.

22. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI), identification information associated with a user of an industrial automation component, wherein the GUI is configured to display a user interface view comprising one or more visualizations representing one or more industrial automation components associated with an industrial automation system;

identifying one or more hierarchical levels of an industrial automation system associated with the identification information; and

adjusting the user interface view to display at least a portion of the visualizations based the one or more hierarchical levels.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the one or more hierarchical levels comprise one or more component-levels, wherein each component level is associated with one industrial automation component, one or more cell-levels comprising at least one of the component-levels, one or more area-levels comprising at least one of the cell-levels, and a factory-level comprising the component-levels, the cells-levels, and the area-levels.