METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS STATE TRANSFER BETWEEN USER INTERFACE DEVICES IN A MOBILE CONTROL ROOM
First Claim
1. A server for facilitating mobile control of a process plant, the server comprising:
- a processor communicatively coupled via a network to a unitary, logical data storage area including one or more data storage devices configured to store, using a common format, process data corresponding to the process plant, the process data including multiple types of process data selected from configuration data, measurement data, batch data, continuous data, and event data; and
a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor and storing machine-readable instructions, executable by the processor to cause the processor to;
retrieve process data for display on a first user interface device;
transmit to the first user interface device the retrieved process data;
store state information associated with the display of the process data on the first user interface device;
retrieve process data for display on a second user interface device according to the stored state information; and
transmit to the second user interface device the process data retrieved according to the stored state information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for operating a process plant include a server providing display information to a first user interface (UI) device, storing state information, and providing display information to a second user interface device according to the stored state data. A processor is coupled to a unitary, logical data storage area and to a memory device that stores machine-readable instructions executable by the processor. The instructions cause the processor to retrieve process data for display on a first UI device, transmit to the first UI device the retrieved process data, store state information associated with the display of the process data on the first UI device, retrieve process data for display on a second UI device according to the stored state information, and transmit to the second UI device the process data retrieved according to the stored state information.
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26 Claims
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1. A server for facilitating mobile control of a process plant, the server comprising:
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a processor communicatively coupled via a network to a unitary, logical data storage area including one or more data storage devices configured to store, using a common format, process data corresponding to the process plant, the process data including multiple types of process data selected from configuration data, measurement data, batch data, continuous data, and event data; and a memory device communicatively coupled to the processor and storing machine-readable instructions, executable by the processor to cause the processor to; retrieve process data for display on a first user interface device; transmit to the first user interface device the retrieved process data; store state information associated with the display of the process data on the first user interface device; retrieve process data for display on a second user interface device according to the stored state information; and transmit to the second user interface device the process data retrieved according to the stored state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method performed by a server facilitating mobile control of a process plant, the method comprising:
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retrieving process data for display on a first user interface device; transmitting to the first user interface device the retrieved process data; storing state information associated with the display of the process data on the first user interface device; retrieving process data for display on a second user interface device according to the stored state information; and transmitting to the second user interface device the process data retrieved according to the stored state information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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