Graphical interface for display of assets in an asset management system

• US 9,063,639 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Grewal, Ardaman Singh
• Primary Examiner(s): Iwarere, Seye
• Application Number:
  US13/712,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20130097545A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• Field of Search: 705/29, 705/83
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/05 Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/418 Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31396 Business management, production, document, asset, regulatory management, high level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1448 Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates employing a graphical user interface to monitor and/or manage an asset within an industrial environment. A graphical user interface can facilitate asset management including a first field that provides a user with a hierarchical representation of assets within an industrial environment. The graphical user interface can further include a second field that displays available management functionality associated with an asset selected within the first field.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, a display of a hierarchical representation of assets within an industrial automation environment; and

based on receiving input data that selects an asset of the assets, facilitating a presentation of a graphical representation of the asset that comprises a geographic map identifying a location of the asset within the industrial automation environment, wherein the geographic map comprises a portion, which, in response to selection, facilitates execution of a validation functionality associated with a set of the assets located within the portion.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating comprises categorizing the hierarchical representation based on cost-based data associated with the assets.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating comprises arranging the assets within the hierarchical representation based on respective industry standard architectures employed by the assets.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating comprises arranging the assets within the hierarchical representation based on hierarchy data associated with an enterprise related to the industrial automation environment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the presentation is a first presentation and the method further comprises:

based on receiving the input data, facilitating a second presentation of functionality information indicative of a set of available functions, which, in response to selection, are implemented by the set of the assets.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

selecting the set of available functions based on authentication data received via a graphical interface.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

selecting the set of available functions based on timing data indicative of a time of day.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

selecting the set of available functions based on status data indicative of an operating state of the asset.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

updating the functionality information in response to determining a change in a functionality associated with the asset.

10. A system, comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;

as a function of a display of a hierarchical representation of assets within an industrial automation system, receiving input data that selects an asset of the assets,

based on the input data, facilitating a presentation of a graphical representation of the asset, wherein the graphical representation comprises a geographic map identifying a location of the asset within the industrial automation system, and

in response to receiving selection data that selects an area within the geographic map, validating a set of the assets located within the area.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the hierarchical representation is classified based on cost-based data associated with the assets.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the presentation is a first presentation and the operations further comprise:

based on the input data, facilitating a second presentation of functionality data that represents a set of functions, which, in response to selection, are implemented by the set of the assets.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of functions is selected based on availability data associated with the asset that is determined based on authentication data received via a user equipment.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of functions is selected based on availability data associated with the asset that is determined based on timing data indicative of a time of day.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of functions is selected based on availability data associated with the asset that is determined based on status data indicative of an operating status of the asset.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

monitoring the industrial automation system;

based on the monitoring, determining a change in a functionality associated with the asset; and

in response to the determining, updating the functionality data.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the asset is at least one of a programmable logic controller, a pump, a press, a valve, a drain, a heater, a cooler, a switch, a sensor, or a conveyor within the industrial automation system.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

directing, to a user equipment, hierarchical data indicative of a hierarchical representation of assets within an industrial automation system; and

in response to receiving, from the user equipment, input data that selects an asset of the assets, directing, to the user equipment, asset data that represents a geographic map identifying a location of the asset within the industrial automation system, wherein the geographic map comprises an area, which, in response to selection, initiates an execution of a validation functionality that validates a set of the assets located within the area.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of 18, wherein the hierarchical data is categorized based on cost-based data associated with the assets.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of 18, wherein the hierarchical data is categorized based on alphabetical data associated with names assigned to the assets.