Apparatus and method for providing customized viewing and control of field devices through custom groups and actions in a process control system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a graphical display associated with an industrial process control system having multiple field devices in an industrial facility, the graphical display including multiple custom groups of field devices including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a personnel work shift, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group;
presenting the graphical display including the first and second custom groups;
receiving a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups;
initiating performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and
generating a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time.
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Abstract
A method includes generating a graphical display associated with an industrial process control system having multiple field devices. The graphical display includes a custom group of field devices, where the custom group includes a user-defined subset of the field devices. The method also includes presenting the graphical display. The method further includes receiving a request to perform an action associated with the custom group. In addition, the method includes initiating performance of the action for each field device in the custom group. The action could include a user-defined custom action, and the method could further include defining the custom action based on user input. The graphical display could include multiple custom groups of field devices and, for each custom group, identify a status of each field device in the custom group. Each custom group could identify critical field devices associated with a different functional unit in an industrial facility.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a graphical display associated with an industrial process control system having multiple field devices in an industrial facility, the graphical display including multiple custom groups of field devices including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a personnel work shift, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group; presenting the graphical display including the first and second custom groups; receiving a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups; initiating performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and generating a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory configured to store an identification of multiple custom groups of field devices in an industrial process control system associated with an industrial facility, the custom groups including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a maintenance schedule, wherein the maintenance schedule includes a maintenance personnel performance schedule, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group; and at least one processing device configured to; generate a graphical display for presentation, the graphical display including the first and second custom groups of field devices; receive a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups; initiate performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and generate a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that when executed cause at least one processing device to:
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generate a graphical display associated with an industrial process control system having multiple field devices in an industrial facility, the graphical display including multiple custom groups of field devices including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a personnel work shift, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group; present the graphical display including the first and second custom groups; receive a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups; initiate performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and generate a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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generating a graphical display associated with an industrial process control system having multiple field devices in an industrial facility, the graphical display including multiple custom groups of field devices including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a maintenance schedule, wherein the maintenance schedule includes a maintenance personnel performance schedule, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group; presenting the graphical display including the first and second custom groups; receiving a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups; initiating performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and generating a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory configured to store an identification of multiple custom groups of field devices in an industrial process control system associated with an industrial facility, the custom groups including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a personnel work shift, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group; and at least one processing device configured to; generate a graphical display for presentation, the graphical display including the first and second custom groups of field devices; receive a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups; initiate performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and generate a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time.
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23. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that when executed cause at least one processing device to:
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generate a graphical display associated with an industrial process control system having multiple field devices in an industrial facility, the graphical display including multiple custom groups of field devices including a first custom group and a second custom group, each of the custom groups comprising a subset of the field devices, wherein at least one of the custom groups identifies field devices selected based on a maintenance schedule, wherein the maintenance schedule includes a maintenance personnel performance schedule, wherein the field devices in each of the custom groups are selected based on a time of day that the field devices are critical, and wherein field devices in the first custom group are critical at a different time of day than field devices in the second custom group; present the graphical display including the first and second custom groups; receive a request to perform an action associated with a specified one of the custom groups; initiate performance of the action for at least some of the field devices in the specified custom group; and generate a report for the field devices in the custom groups identifying an operational health of the field devices over time.
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