Systems and methods for automatic visualization configuration

• US 9,805,694 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Farchmin, David W., Baier, John J., Kalan, Michael D., Marquardt, Randall A., Morse, Richard A., Briant, Stephen C., Chand, Sujeet
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US14/254,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20140225895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,294 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/30 Control of display attribute

Abstract

Data is formatted based at least in part upon attributes associated with such data. Data attributes can be related to a number of various factors in a data driven architecture such as the source of the data, the data subscriber and the path employed to convey the data from the source to the subscriber. In addition, data formatting can employ various levels of complexity and data presentation can vary dependent on various factors such as display device and user to which the data is presented. For example, the format of the data can refer to the size, shape, color, and graphics associated therewith.

Claims

1. 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;

receiving a data signal indicative of process data associated with an industrial process, wherein a set of attributes are assigned to the process data based on a path through which the process data has been routed, and

based on the set of attributes, modifying a display property associated with a graphical representation of the process data to facilitate a change in a level of detail associated with information presented via the graphical representation, wherein the modifying comprises;

in response to determining that the set of attributes satisfy a defined criterion, modifying the display property to generate a first updated graphical representation, and

in response to determining that the set of attributes do not satisfy the defined criterion, modifying the display property to generate a second updated graphical representation, wherein the first updated graphical representation provides more detailed information regarding the process data than the second updated graphical representation.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises modifying the display property based on defined rule data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

customizing the graphical representation based on defined appearance configuration data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the appearance configuration data comprises preference data associated with a set of appearance related parameters comprising at least one of a color theme, a fonts, an object size, a numerical indication, a gauge, a chart, or a color indicator.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises modifying the display property based on location data indicative of a location of the industrial process.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises modifying the display property based on location data indicative of a location of a display device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises modifying the display property based on capability data indicative of a capability of a display device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the modifying comprises modifying the display property based on timing data indicative of a time of day.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

based on the set of attributes, selecting a type of display chart that is employable to facilitate a presentation of the information.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a data signal representing attribute data indicative of a set of attributes that is assigned to process data associated with an industrial process, wherein the set of attributes are assigned to the process data based on a channel through which the process data has been routed; and

based on the attribute data, updating a display property associated with a graphical representation of the process data to facilitate a change in an amount of detail associated with information presented via the graphical representation, wherein the updating comprises;

in response to determining that the set of attributes satisfy a defined criterion, updating the display property to generate a first updated graphical representation, and

in response to determining that the set of attributes do not satisfy the defined criterion, updating the display property to generate a second updated graphical representation, wherein the first updated graphical representation provides more detailed information regarding the process data than the second updated graphical representation.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the attribute data is indicative of a source device associated with the process data.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the updating comprises determining, based on the attribute data, a type of display chart that is employable to facilitate a presentation of the information.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

facilitating a display of the information via the display chart.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the updating comprises updating the display property based on capability data indicative of a capability of a display device.

15. 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:

receiving a data signal that represents process data associated with an industrial process, wherein a set of attributes are assigned to the process data based on a route via which the process data has been received; and

based on the set of attributes, updating a display property associated with a graphical representation of the process data to facilitate a change in an amount of detail associated with information presented via the graphical representation, wherein in response to determining that the set of attributes satisfy a defined criterion, the display property is updated to provide a first amount of detail associated with the information, wherein in response to determining that the set of attributes do not satisfy the defined criterion, the display property is updated to provide a second amount of detail associated with the information, and wherein the first amount is greater than the second amount.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of attributes is indicative of a source device associated with the process data.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of attributes are added to the process data in a hierarchical manner by a set of devices through which the process data has been routed.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the updating comprises updating the display property based on location data indicative of a location of the industrial process.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the updating comprises updating the display property based on timing data indicative of a time of day.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the updating comprises updating the display property based on characteristic data indicative of a characteristic of a display device.