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Graphic element with multiple visualizations in a process environment

  • US 7,680,546 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2005
  • Issued: 03/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A graphical support layer system to support graphic display and data structure needs of functional areas of a process plan by presenting a visual depiction of a plurality of physical or logical process elements associated with the process plant to a user via a display device, the graphical support layer system comprising:

  • a computer readable memory; and

    a plurality of display objects corresponding to the process elements, stored on the computer readable memory, and executable by a processor, each display object including;

    any number of properties or parameters associated with the process element; and

    a multiplicity of graphic visualizations of the process element, wherein one of the multiplicity of graphic visualizations is displayed on the display device as a graphic representation of the process element when the display object is executed by a processor;

    a graphic display stored on the computer readable memory, the graphic display corresponding to a depiction of an interaction of the plurality of process elements and adapted to be executed on a processor, the graphic display including;

    references or copies of the plurality of display objects; and

    indications of which of the graphic visualizations to display on the display device during execution of the graphic display;

    wherein the system enables display of selected graphic visualizations of the plurality of display objects when displaying the graphic display;

    the graphic visualizations enabling the same display object to be used in displays designed for different types of display devices or in displays designed using different graphical styles.

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