Form-based user-configurable processing plant management system and method
First Claim
1. A form-based user-configurable computer-implemented system for managing processing plant information, the system comprising:
- a plant definition module comprising a form displayed on a computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save information about said processing plant, said plant definition module further comprising;
a processes listing module capable of displaying a list of processes in said plant;
a sampling points listing module capable of displaying a list of sampling points in said plant;
a sampling point logs listing module capable of displaying a list of sampling point log search fields for said plant; and
a reports listing module capable of displaying a list of reports for said plant;
a parameters listing module responsive to said plant definition module, capable of displaying a list of plant parameters;
a parameter definition module responsive to said parameters listing module wherein said parameter definition module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save information about at least one plant parameter;
a process definition module responsive to said processes listing module wherein said process definition module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save process definition information for said plant, said process definition module further comprising a process parameters listing module capable of displaying list of process parameters employed to monitor processes in said plant;
a sampling points definition module responsive to said sampling points listing module wherein said sampling points definition module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save sampling points definition information for said plant, said sampling points definition module further comprising a sampling point parameters listing module capable of displaying a list of sampling point parameters employed to collect information in the plant; and
a report rendering module responsive to said reports listing module wherein said report rendering module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen further comprising a submit button, the actuation of which causes a report to be shown on said computer screen.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for defining the processes in a processing plant are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system uses input forms to allow a user to define the processes, chemicals, process streams, and sampling points in the plant in a way that requires no programming code to be written by the person defining the plant. In one embodiment, the electronic form-based user-configurable system can be used to configure and manage multiple plants belonging to one organization. The plant definition can be used to log information about the plant. The logged information can be used to generate reports or charts. Logging, reporting, and charting can be managed using input forms and without the user needing to write any computer code.
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20 Claims
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1. A form-based user-configurable computer-implemented system for managing processing plant information, the system comprising:
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a plant definition module comprising a form displayed on a computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save information about said processing plant, said plant definition module further comprising; a processes listing module capable of displaying a list of processes in said plant; a sampling points listing module capable of displaying a list of sampling points in said plant; a sampling point logs listing module capable of displaying a list of sampling point log search fields for said plant; and a reports listing module capable of displaying a list of reports for said plant; a parameters listing module responsive to said plant definition module, capable of displaying a list of plant parameters; a parameter definition module responsive to said parameters listing module wherein said parameter definition module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save information about at least one plant parameter; a process definition module responsive to said processes listing module wherein said process definition module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save process definition information for said plant, said process definition module further comprising a process parameters listing module capable of displaying list of process parameters employed to monitor processes in said plant; a sampling points definition module responsive to said sampling points listing module wherein said sampling points definition module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen capable of allowing a user to enter and save sampling points definition information for said plant, said sampling points definition module further comprising a sampling point parameters listing module capable of displaying a list of sampling point parameters employed to collect information in the plant; and a report rendering module responsive to said reports listing module wherein said report rendering module comprises a form displayed on said computer screen further comprising a submit button, the actuation of which causes a report to be shown on said computer screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A form based method for defining, recording, and reporting processing plant information, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a client computer to a server computer; entering processing plant definition information into forms displayed on said client computer wherein said plant definition information comprises; at least one parameter for a processing plant; at least one process for said processing plant wherein said process comprises at least one process definition and said process definition comprises at least one process parameter; at least one sampling point for said processing plant wherein said sampling point comprises at least one sampling point definition and said sampling point definition comprises at least one sampling point parameter; at least one sampling point log for said processing plant; and at least one report for said processing plant; saving said processing plant definition information to said server computer; entering a log datum for said plant into a form on said client computer; saving said log datum to said server computer; actuating a button on said client computer, the actuation of which sends a report to said client computer wherein said report comprises said log datum. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A form based client-server system for defining, recording, and reporting processing plant information, the system comprising:
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a computer-readable memory wherein said memory is located in one from the group of a server computer, a client computer, and a combination of said client computer and said server computer; a computer program stored on the computer-readable memory and adapted to be executed on a processor wherein the computer program displays the following on a client computer; a plant definition input form for a processing plant; a list of processes for the processing plant; a list of sampling points for the processing plant; a list of sampling point logs for the processing plant; a list of reports for the processing plant; a list of parameters for the processing plant; a list of parameter definitions for the processing plant; a list of process definitions for the processing plant; a list of process parameters for the processing plant; a list of sampling points for the processing plant; a list of sampling parameters for the processing plant; a sampling point log parameters input form capable of receiving; a sampling point log parameter name; a sampling point log parameter description; and a sampling point log parameter measurement; a report containing data recorded on a plurality of sampling log parameters input forms.
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