Computer system and method for process safety management
First Claim
1. A computer network system, comprising:
- a facilitator workstation with a facilitator display and data input means for inputting data into the system including preloaded data;
multiple participant workstations with participant displays and data input means for inputting data into the system, and each workstation having means to control the functions of the workstation;
team display means communicating with the facilitator workstation for displaying several thousand characters of text simultaneously to a plurality of participants;
network means for communication between the facilitator workstation and a plurality of the participant workstations;
automatic means to control the communication between the facilitator workstation and a plurality of the participant workstations, and to control the functions of the facilitator workstation;
collection means to automatically collect data from a plurality of participant workstations simultaneously input at a plurality of input means and to display the preloaded data along with the received data simultaneously to a plurality of participants, and to provide for revising the data to resolve any inconsistencies in the received data;
database means for storing and retrieving data;
means for categorizing and organizing the data collected from the participants by the collection means and transmitting the organized data to the database means;
word processing means for additional input and organization of the data transmitted to the data base into one or more documents;
means for retrieving the data from the database and further organizing the data for use in the word processing means;
means for inputting, and storing, questions prior to a group meeting for subsequent retrieving and displaying during a group meeting; and
education means for presenting in a group meeting depending on input at the facilitator workstation, the previously loaded questions using team display means.
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Abstract
A computer network for gathering information and reaching consensus in a multi-user collaborative environment for Process Safety Management (PSM). Comments and ideas are gathered simultaneously from team members in a meeting, using the network. Apparatus is provided for storing these inputs and retrieving them from a database, and for printing them in predefined formats. The system provides for team members to submit their ideas-anonymously in a meeting so that people uncomfortable with speaking in front of a group can freely share their ideas. The system automatically records input so ideas are not lost or misrecorded. The input is converted from the first database into a format for word processing to produce the required documents, into a format for a project management system to schedule the work to complete PSM documentation, and into a format to produce flow charges of the process being analyzed.
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3 Claims
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1. A computer network system, comprising:
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a facilitator workstation with a facilitator display and data input means for inputting data into the system including preloaded data; multiple participant workstations with participant displays and data input means for inputting data into the system, and each workstation having means to control the functions of the workstation; team display means communicating with the facilitator workstation for displaying several thousand characters of text simultaneously to a plurality of participants; network means for communication between the facilitator workstation and a plurality of the participant workstations; automatic means to control the communication between the facilitator workstation and a plurality of the participant workstations, and to control the functions of the facilitator workstation; collection means to automatically collect data from a plurality of participant workstations simultaneously input at a plurality of input means and to display the preloaded data along with the received data simultaneously to a plurality of participants, and to provide for revising the data to resolve any inconsistencies in the received data; database means for storing and retrieving data; means for categorizing and organizing the data collected from the participants by the collection means and transmitting the organized data to the database means; word processing means for additional input and organization of the data transmitted to the data base into one or more documents; means for retrieving the data from the database and further organizing the data for use in the word processing means; means for inputting, and storing, questions prior to a group meeting for subsequent retrieving and displaying during a group meeting; and education means for presenting in a group meeting depending on input at the facilitator workstation, the previously loaded questions using team display means.
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2. A method for using a computer network for education, comprising the steps of:
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pre-loading questions and example answers into a computer network for display during a group meeting; selecting members of a group for participation in a facilitated, automated group meeting; in a group meeting inputting commands into a facilitator workstation to display questions one at a time simultaneously to a plurality of members of the group; and for each question performing the steps of; simultaneously inputting answers into multiple member workstations; displaying the pre-loaded answer along with a plurality of the answers input into the member workstations, to all the members of the group; and reaching consensus on the best answer to the question. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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