Entry of electric power delivery system data in a web-based interface

• US 9,232,025 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2013
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Incorporated
• Inventors: Hanket, Glen W., Howell, Matthew J., DeRuwe, Gabriel, Stanley, Thomas Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Ries, Laurie
• Application Number:
  US13/756,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20140222233A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00002 characterised by monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00016 using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00022 using wireless data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/30 State monitoring, e.g. fault, temperature monitoring, insulator monitoring, corona discharge
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a variety of systems and methods for entry of data relating to an electrical power delivery system using a web-based interface. One embodiment may include a computer program product having a client-side module to communicate with a server-side module. The client-side module may further include a web browser interface module to retrieve data entered by an operator into a data entry field in a web browser, a user interface module to display variable length data to a user via the web browser, and a communication module to manage communication with the server-side module. The communication module may further be configured to generate an object comprising data entered by the user into the web browser, transmit the object to the server, and receive a response from the server.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable computer program code, the computer program product comprising:

a client-side module configured to communicate with a server-side module, the client-side module comprising;

a web browser interface module configured to retrieve data entered by an operator into a data entry field of a web browser;

a user interface module configured to display variable length data to a user via the web browser;

a communication module configured to manage communication with the server-side module, the communication module configured to;

generate an object comprising data entered by the user into the web browser, the object comprising at least one setting associated with an electric power utility system;

transmit the object to the server; and

receive a response from the server;

a scroll event handler configured to synchronize display a result in the web browser based on the response across two or more data entry fields based upon a scroll event;

wherein the two or more data entry fields comprise an index column and at least one data column, and each of a plurality of values in the data column are associated with a corresponding value in the index column.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the communication module is further configured to generate a post request.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the response from the server comprises a redirect path, and the communication module is further configured to access the redirect path and retrieve data available at the redirect path.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising a change event handler configured to receive an indication from the browser that data entered by the user has changed.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the change event handler is further configured to defer action based on user input during a time period between transmission of the object to the server and receipt of the response from the server.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the user interface module is further configured to adjust the size of the data entry field on a printed version to display the entire variable length data.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein an error message associated with a value in the data column is displayed on the corresponding value in the index column.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising a key event handler configured to selectively disallow input from a keyboard based upon one of a condition associated with a data entry field and a number of entries in the data entry field.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising a paste event handler configured to determine whether a number of entries associated with a paste command exceeds a maximum number of entries associated with a data entry field.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising a client-side data validation module configured to evaluate the data entered by the operator into the data entry field based upon a plurality of data validation rules.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the validation rule is configured to evaluate the data and identify duplicate entries in the data.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the validation rule is configured to determine whether the data falls within a bounded range.

13. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable computer program code, the computer program product comprising:

a server-side module configured to communicate with a client-side module, the server-side module comprising;

a communication module configured to manage communication with the client-side module, the communication module configured to;

receive a variable length data pasted by an operator into a web browser using a paste command;

determine, using a paste event handler, whether a number of entries associated with the paste command exceeds a maximum number of entries associated with a data entry field to receive the variable length data;

validate, using a data validation module, the variable length data entered by the operator;

update a setting associated with an electric power delivery system based on the variable length data;

generate a response; and

post updated data for retrieval by the client-side module;

transmit the response to the client-side module;

serve the updated data to the client-side module in response to a request from the client-side module.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the communication module is further configured to generate an error message based upon detection of a validation error detected by the data validation module.

15. A method for receiving electric power delivery system data via a web-based interface, comprising:

receiving a variable length data input pasted by an operator into a web browser using a paste command;

determining whether a number of entries associated with the paste command exceeds a maximum number of entries associated with a data entry field to receive the variable length data;

retrieving the input from the web browser;

generating an object based on the input,

transmitting the object to a server;

validating the variable length data entered by the operator;

updating a setting associated with an electric power delivery system based on the variable length data;

generating a response; and

transmitting the response to the operator.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein validating the variable length data input comprises identifying invalid data based upon a criterion.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the criterion comprises one of a predetermined length, a data type, a bounded range, and a duplicate entry.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising deferring action based on operator input after transmitting the object to the server and before receiving the response from the server.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining that the response from the server has been received prior to generating a subsequent object.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining that the input corresponds to a disabled setting; and

rejecting a change included in the input.