Displaying current task lists on graphical user interfaces of processing machine control

• US 9,058,187 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2011
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Company KG (Trumpf GmbH + Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Company KG (Trumpf GmbH + Company KG)
• Inventors: Bauer, Klaus, Kerres, Sabine
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang, Shangao
• Application Number:
  US13/246,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20120030603A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• Field of Search: 715771-773, 715/736, 715/740, 715/741, 715/779
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Methods, computer program products and devices for displaying a current task list on a graphical user interface of a control computer of a processing machine. In implementations, a running task list is provided, each task of the running task list including a task that is running on the control computer, a release task list is defined, each task of the release task list being selectively provided in the release task list based on predetermined, dynamically monitored selection criteria, the current task list is defined, each task of the current task list being provided in the running task list and in the release task list, and the current task list is displayed on the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a current task list on a graphical user interface of a control computer of a processing machine, the method comprising:

providing a running task list, each task of the running task list comprising a task that is running on the control computer;

determining, by one or more processors, respective values of predetermined, dynamically monitored selection criteria, the respective values changing based on one or more of processing machine error messages, and processing machine settings;

defining, by the one or more processors, a release task list, each task of the release task list being selectively provided in the release task list based on the respective values of the selection criteria;

defining, by the one or more processors, the current task list, each task of the current task list being provided in the running task list and in the release task list; and

displaying the current task list on the graphical user interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a task of the current task list is activated based on user input to the current task list.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a task of the current task list in a foreground of the graphical user interface in response to user input.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection criteria further comprise at least one of a user login, a date/time, dependencies of tasks in relation to each other, software settings, and software error messages.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein software settings comprise at least one of country settings and language settings.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising assigning one of an individual icon and an individual designation to tasks that are to be displayed on the graphical user interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the current task list occurs automatically in response to specific selection criteria.

8. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors having stored instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

providing a running task list, each task of the running task list comprising a task that is running on the control computer;

determining respective values of predetermined, dynamically monitored selection criteria, the respective values changing based on one or more of processing machine error messages and processing machine settings;

defining a release task list, each task of the release task list being selectively provided in the release task list based on the respective values of the selection criteria;

defining a current task list, each task of the current task list being provided in the running task list and in the release task list; and

displaying the current task list on the graphical user interface.

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein a task of the current task list is activated based on user input to the current task list.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein operations further comprise displaying a task of the current task list in a foreground of the graphical user interface in response to user input.

11. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the selection criteria further comprise at least one of a user login, a date/time, dependencies of tasks in relation to each other, software settings, and software error messages.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein software settings comprise at least one of country settings and language settings.

13. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein operations further comprise assigning one of an individual icon and an individual designation to tasks that are to be displayed on the graphical user interface.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein displaying the current task list occurs automatically in response to specific selection criteria.

15. A device, comprising:

a display for displaying a graphic user interface; and

a control computer, the control computer being operable to execute computer program code to perform operations comprising;

providing a running task list, each task of the running task list comprising a task that is running on the control computer;

determining respective values of predetermined, dynamically monitored selection criteria, the respective values changing based on one or more of processing machine error messages, and processing machine settings;

defining a release task list, each task of the release task list being selectively provided in the release task list based on the respective values of the selection criteria;

defining a current task list, each task of the current task list being provided in the running task list and in the release task list; and

displaying the current task list on the graphical user interface.

16. The device according to claim 15, further comprising a monitoring device that dynamically monitors the selection criteria.

17. The device according to claim 15, further comprising a release device that controls task release.

18. The device according to claim 15, wherein the display is provided as a touch screen display.

19. The device according to claim 15, wherein display of the current task is activated by an individual switching element.

20. The device according to claim 15, wherein the selection criteria comprise at least one of a user login, a date/time, dependencies of tasks in relation to each other, software settings, and software error messages.