Data presentation system for abnormal situation prevention in a process plant

• US 7,389,204 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2004
• Issued: 06/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Inventors: Miller, John P., Eryurek, Evren, Kavaklioglu, Kadir
• Primary Examiner(s): Barlow; John
• Assistant Examiner(s): KUNDU, SUJOY K
• Application Number:
  US10/972,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20050197805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,334 Days
• Field of Search: 702/188
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0272 Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user

Abstract

A system for visually presenting data receives signal processing data generated signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to devices associated with a process plant. The signal processing data collection blocks may generate data such as statistical data, frequency analysis data, auto regression data, wavelets data, etc. The system displays an image representative of the devices and representative of a context of the devices within the process plant. Additionally, data based on signal processing data corresponding to one or more devices is displayed. For example, the signal processing data for the device could be displayed. As another example, data may be generated based on the signal processing data and this generated data may be displayed.

Claims

1. A system for visually presenting signal processing data associated with a process plant, the system comprising:

at least one processor communicatively coupled to a network associated with the process plant;

at least one computer readable memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

a first routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to receive signal processing data generated by a plurality of signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to a plurality of devices associated with the process plant;

a second routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to display an image representative of at least one device of the plurality of devices and representative of a context of the at least one device within the process plant; and

a third routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to display data based on signal processing data corresponding to the at least one device.

2. A system for visually presenting signal processing data associated with a process plant, the system comprising:

at least one processor communicatively coupled to a network associated with the process plant;

at least one computer readable memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

a first routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to receive signal processing data generated by a plurality of signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to a plurality of devices associated with the process plant;

a second routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to display an image representative of the plurality of devices and representative of a context of the plurality of devices within the process plant;

a third routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to receive an indication of at least one device of the plurality of devices via a user interface mechanism; and

a fourth routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to display data based on signal processing data corresponding to the at least one device.

3. A method for visually presenting data associated with a process plant, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of signal processing data signals generated by a plurality of signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to a plurality of devices associated with the process plant;

generating a plurality of correlation signals, each correlation signal corresponding to a different pair of signal processing data signals in the plurality of signal processing data signals;

displaying an image representative of the plurality of devices and representative of a context of the plurality of devices within the process plant; and

displaying an image representative of the plurality of correlation signals, the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals having a plurality of indicators, each indicator corresponding to a different one of the correlation signals in the plurality of correlation signals, wherein each indicator is located at a corresponding point in the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein displaying the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals comprises displaying values of the correlation signals in a table having a plurality of cells, wherein each cell corresponds to a different one of the correlation signals.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein displaying the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals comprises displaying a matrix having a plurality of cells, wherein each cell corresponds to a different one of the correlation signals, wherein a color of each cell is indicative of a value of the corresponding correlation signal.

6. A method according to claim 3, wherein displaying the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals comprises displaying indicators of the correlation signals in a polar-coordinates plot, wherein a location of an indicator is indicative of a value of the corresponding correlation signal.

7. A method according to claim 3, wherein generating the plurality of correlation signals comprises generating correlation signals that are indicative of degrees of variance of respective correlation data from respective baselines.

8. A system for visually presenting signal processing data associated with a process plant, the system comprising:

at least one processor communicatively coupled to a network associated with the process plant;

at least one computer readable memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

a first routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to receive a plurality of signal processing data signals generated by a plurality of signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to a plurality of devices associated with the process plant;

a second routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to generate a plurality of correlation signals, each correlation signal corresponding to a different pair of signal processing data signals in the plurality of signal processing data signals;

a third routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to display an image representative of the plurality of devices and representative of a context of the plurality of devices within the process plant; and

a fourth routine stored on the at least one computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the at least one processor to display an image representative of the plurality of correlation signals, the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals having a plurality of indicators, each indicator corresponding to a different one of the correlation signals in the plurality of correlation signals, wherein each indicator is located at a corresponding point in the image representative of the plurality of correlation signals.