Dynamic wizard execution

• US 9,244,453 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2013
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC (Baker Hughes Company)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Brusilovsky, Mikhail
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US13/910,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20140365020A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23128 Switch from one kind of display to other when parameter is changed
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23165 Display of parameter plus permissable, allowable range

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions is configured to provide a configuration wizard. The configuration wizard is configured to display, via a single screen, a first input-receiving control configured to receive a user input and a second input-receiving control configured to receive the user input. The configuration wizard is also configured to display a display area configured to display a first parameter value associated with a device. The first input-receiving control is displayed as active and the second input-receiving control is displayed as inactive. The second input-receiving control is displayed as active based on a first dependency.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to:

provide a configuration wizard, the configuration wizard configured to;

1) retrieve a configuration state from a field device;

2) store the configuration state as a first dependency;

3) display, via a single screen;

a first input-receiving control configured to receive a user input;

a second input-receiving control configured to receive the user input; and

a display area configured to display a first parameter value associated with the configuration state of the field device, wherein the first input-receiving control is displayed as active and the second input-receiving control is displayed as inactive;

4) enable a user to change the first parameter value into an updated parameter value; and

5) based on the first dependency and the change to the updated parameter value, write the updated parameter value into the field device and display the second input receiving control as active.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the display area is configured to display a second parameter value associated with the device and not to display the first parameter value based on a second dependency.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2, wherein the first or the second dependency comprises a configuration state, a display state, a state machine state, a device state, a user privilege, or a combination thereof.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, comprising a finite state machine having at least a first and a second state, wherein the wizard executes the finite state machine to display a first visual screen representation associated with the first state and a second visual screen representation associated with the second state in the single screen.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 4, wherein each state in the finite state machine comprises a dependency list, and wherein the display area is configured to display a second parameter value associated with the device in a second control and not to display the first control based on the dependency list included in a current state of the finite state machine.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a field device configured to sense a machinery condition, to actuate a machinery, or a combination thereof, and wherein the first parameter value comprises configuration parameters, data monitoring operations, test operations, calibration operations, log operations, or a combination thereof, for adjusting the field device.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the field device comprises a flow meter configured to sense a liquid or gas flow.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first input-receiving control comprises a button, a checkbox, a listbox, a combobox, a dropdown menu, a textbox, a radio button, or a combination thereof.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the wizard is configured to always display in the single screen all controls and information used in adjusting the device.

10. A method, comprising:

1) retrieving a configuration state from a field device;

2) storing the configuration state as a first dependency;

3) providing a configuration wizard, the configuration wizard configured to display via a single screen;

a first input-receiving control configured to receive a user input;

a second input-receiving control configured to receive the user input;

a display area configured to display a first parameter value associated with the configuration state of the field device, wherein the first input-receiving control is displayed as active and the second input-receiving control is displayed as inactive

4) enabling a user to change the first parameter value into an updated parameter value; and

5) based on the first dependency and the change to the updated parameter value, writing the updated parameter value into the field device and display the second input receiving control as active.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the display area is configured to display a second parameter value associated with the device and not to display the first parameter value based on a second dependency.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first or the second dependency comprises a configuration state, a display state, a state machine state, a device state, a user privilege, or a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 10, comprising navigating a finite state machine having at least a first and a second state, wherein the wizard executes the finite state machine to display a first visual screen representation associated with the first state and a second visual screen representation associated with the second state in the single screen.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein each state in the finite state machine comprises a dependency list, and wherein the display area is configured to display a second parameter value associated with the device in a second control and not to display the first control based on the dependency list included in a current state of the finite state machine.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the device comprises a field device configured to sense a machinery condition, to actuate a machinery, or a combination thereof, and wherein the first parameter value comprises configuration parameters, data monitoring operations, test operations, calibration operations, log operations, or a combination thereof, for adjusting the field device.

16. The method of claim 10, comprising deriving a color based on a user account associated with the field device, and displaying the second color on a device.

17. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to;

1) retrieve a configuration state from a field device;

2) store the configuration state as a first dependency;

3) display a configuration wizard configured to configure a device, the configuration wizard comprising;

a first input-receiving control configured to receive a user input;

a second input-receiving control configured to receive the user input;

a single display screen configured to display the first and second input-receiving controls and comprising;

a display area configured to display a first parameter value associated with the configuration state of the field device, wherein the first input-receiving control is displayed as active and the second input-receiving control is displayed as inactive;

4) enable a user to change the first parameter value into an updated parameter value; and

5) based on the first dependency and the change to the updated parameter value, write the updated parameter value into the field device and display the second input receiving control as active.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the display area is configured to display a second parameter value associated with the device and not to display the first parameter value based on a second dependency.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the first or the second dependency comprises a configuration state, a display state, a state machine state, a device state, a user privilege, or a combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 17, comprising a finite state machine having at least a first and a second state, wherein the wizard executes the finite state machine to display a first visual screen representation associated with the first state and a second visual screen representation associated with the second state in the single screen.