System and method for real-time configurable monitoring and management of task performance systems
First Claim
1. A data processing system for interaction, by a user, with a predetermined task performance system having a plurality of components, when supplied with a data record representative of a plurality of attributes corresponding to at least a portion of the plural components, each plural attribute being representative of at least one component activity, and a component contact instruction, the data processing system comprising:
- list means, for selectively generating a visual activity list comprising at least one plural attribute;
providing means, for providing at least one visual object, in a visual object list, each said visual object comprising a visual representation of a predefined desired interaction with at least a portion of the task performance system, and further comprising means for engaging in said desired interaction with a particular component of the at least one component;
display means, for displaying, to the user, said visual activity list and said visual object list, linking means, for linking each said plural attribute from said visual element list to a particular visual object selected from said visual object list in accordance with;
at least one component activity, corresponding to each said plural attribute, and said predefined desired interaction of said particular visual object;
activation means, for activating each said linked visual object by providing the component contact instruction from said linked plural attribute thereto, visual interaction means for enabling the user to selectively cause at least one plural component to engage in said at least one component activity by interactively manipulating at least one said plural active visual object linked thereto; and
design means, for selectively displaying and arranging said plural active objects to construct a visual instrument panel that enables the user to interact with the task performance system through interactive manipulation of at least one of said plural active visual objects.
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Abstract
The system and method of the present invention enable the user to build and/or use an interactive visual instrument panel for monitoring and/or managing one or more target systems locally or remotely in real-time, with the instrument panel being configured based on the user-defined requirements and based on the attributes of the target system(s) being monitored and/or managed. In one embodiment of the present invention a novel data handling system is provided for ensuring that the target system is able to continuously transmit real-time data without any data loss and without interrupting its operation.
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36 Claims
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1. A data processing system for interaction, by a user, with a predetermined task performance system having a plurality of components, when supplied with a data record representative of a plurality of attributes corresponding to at least a portion of the plural components, each plural attribute being representative of at least one component activity, and a component contact instruction, the data processing system comprising:
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list means, for selectively generating a visual activity list comprising at least one plural attribute;
providing means, for providing at least one visual object, in a visual object list, each said visual object comprising a visual representation of a predefined desired interaction with at least a portion of the task performance system, and further comprising means for engaging in said desired interaction with a particular component of the at least one component;
display means, for displaying, to the user, said visual activity list and said visual object list, linking means, for linking each said plural attribute from said visual element list to a particular visual object selected from said visual object list in accordance with;
at least one component activity, corresponding to each said plural attribute, and said predefined desired interaction of said particular visual object;
activation means, for activating each said linked visual object by providing the component contact instruction from said linked plural attribute thereto, visual interaction means for enabling the user to selectively cause at least one plural component to engage in said at least one component activity by interactively manipulating at least one said plural active visual object linked thereto; and
design means, for selectively displaying and arranging said plural active objects to construct a visual instrument panel that enables the user to interact with the task performance system through interactive manipulation of at least one of said plural active visual objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for enabling a user to monitor and/or manage a predetermined task performance system connected thereto by a communication link, the predetermined task performance system having at least one component, comprising:
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means for providing a data record representative of at least one attribute, each corresponding to a particular predefined component of at least one component, to be monitored and/or managed by the user, each said at least one attribute comprising a component contact instruction and at least one component activity;
at least one interactive system operable to;
assign a unique visual identification element to each of the at least one attribute, to visually represent each of the at least one attribute to the user, display said at least one visual identification element to the user;
provide, and display to the user, at least one visual object, each comprising a visual interface for desired predefined interaction, by the user, with one or more of the at least one component;
enable the user to selectively assign one or more of said at least one visual identification element to one or more of the corresponding at least one visual object; and
generate at least one interactive visual object from each said at least one assigned visual object by providing said component contact instruction thereto, from at the least one attribute corresponding to the at least one visual identification element assigned thereto, wherein each said at least one interactive visual object is operable by the user to achieve said desired predefined interaction with a corresponding said at least one component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A data processing method for enabling at least one user to interact with a predetermined task performance system having a plurality of components, when supplied with a data record representative of a plurality of attributes corresponding to at least a portion of the plural components, each plural attribute being representative of at least one component activity, and a component contact instruction, the data processing method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selectively generating a visual activity list comprising at least one plural attribute;
(b) providing at least one visual object, in a visual object list, each said visual object comprising a visual representation of a predefined desired interaction with at least a portion of the task performance system, and being operable to engage in said desired interaction with a particular plural component;
(c) displaying, to the at least one user, said visual activity list and said visual object list;
(d) linking each said plural attribute from said visual activity list to a particular visual object selected from said visual object list in accordance with (1) at least one component activity, corresponding to each said plural attribute, and (2) said predefined desired interaction of said particular visual object;
(e) activating each said linked visual object by providing the component contact instruction, from said linked plural attribute, thereto;
(f) enabling the at least one user to selectively cause at least one plural component to engage in said at least one component activity, by interactive manipulation of at least one said plural active visual object linked thereto; and
(g) enabling the at least one user to selectively display and arrange said plural active objects to construct a visual instrument panel that enables the at least one user to interact with the task performance system through said interactive manipulation of at least one of said plural active visual objects. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A data processing method for enabling at least one user to monitor and/or manage a predetermined task performance system connected thereto by a communication link, the predetermined task performance system having at least one component, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a data record representative of at least one attribute, each corresponding to a particular predefined component of the at least one component, to be monitored and/or managed by the at least one user, each said at least one attribute comprising a component contact instruction and at least one component activity;
(b) assigning a unique visual identification element to each of the at least one attribute, to visually represent each of the at least one attribute to the at least one user;
(c) displaying said at least one visual identification element to the at least one user;
(d) providing and displaying to the at least one user, at least one visual object, each said at least one visual object comprising a visual interface for desired predefined interaction, by the user, with one or more of the at least one component;
(e) selectively assigning one or more of said at least one visual identification element to one or more of the corresponding at least one visual object; and
(f) generating at least one interactive visual object from each said at least one assigned visual object by providing said component contact instruction thereto, from at the least one attribute corresponding to the at least one visual identification element assigned thereto. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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