Methods and apparatus to display localized process control objects
First Claim
1. A method to display localized process control objects, the method comprising:
- in response to a request to monitor a process control object associated with a process control system, selecting a device description file based on the process control object, the device description file including a first tag and instructions for displaying information generated by the process control object;
selecting a set of locale templates based on a locale associated with the request, wherein each of the locale templates includes a reference to process control information;
selecting a locale template from the set of locale templates by;
determining which of the set of locale templates includes a second tag matching the first tag;
identifying a type of the process control object; and
matching the type to the locale template by identifying an indicator that specifies the locale template is configured to display the type of the process control object; and
processing, via a logic circuit, the process control object for display by inserting portions of the selected locale template into the first tag in the device description file.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to display localized process control objects. A disclosed example method includes receiving a request to view a process control object associated with a process control system, selecting a device description file based on the process control object, the device description file including a tag, selecting a set of locale templates based on a locale associated with the request, selecting a locale template from the set of locale templates based on the process control object, and processing the process control object for display by inserting portions of the selected locale template into the tag in the device description file.
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25 Claims
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1. A method to display localized process control objects, the method comprising:
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in response to a request to monitor a process control object associated with a process control system, selecting a device description file based on the process control object, the device description file including a first tag and instructions for displaying information generated by the process control object; selecting a set of locale templates based on a locale associated with the request, wherein each of the locale templates includes a reference to process control information; selecting a locale template from the set of locale templates by; determining which of the set of locale templates includes a second tag matching the first tag; identifying a type of the process control object; and matching the type to the locale template by identifying an indicator that specifies the locale template is configured to display the type of the process control object; and processing, via a logic circuit, the process control object for display by inserting portions of the selected locale template into the first tag in the device description file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus to display localized process control objects, the apparatus comprising:
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a device description file processor to select a device description file based on a request to monitor a process control object, the device description file including a first tag and instructions for displaying information generated by the process control object; a template processor to; select a set of locale templates based on a locale associated with the request, wherein each of the locale templates includes a reference to process control information; and select a locale template from the set of locale templates by; determining which of the set of locale templates includes a second tag matching the first tag; identifying a type of the process control object; and matching the type to the locale template by identifying an indicator that specifies the locale template is configured to display the type of the process control object; and an object manager to process the process control object for display by combining the selected locale template with the device description file, wherein at least one of the device description file processor, the template processor or the object manager is implemented via a logic circuit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A tangible machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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in response to a request to monitor a process control object associated with a process control system, select a device description file based on the process control object, the device description file including a first tag and instructions for displaying information generated by the process control object; select a set of locale templates based on a locale associated with the request, wherein each of the locale templates includes a reference to process control information; select a locale template from the set of locale templates by; determining which of the set of locale templates includes a second tag matching the first tag; identifying a type of the process control object; and matching the type to the locale template by identifying an indicator that specifies the locale template is configured to display the type of the process control object; and process the process control object for display by inserting portions of the selected locale template into the tag in the device description file.
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