Adaptive Terminal Menu Rendering Across Mixed Sensor Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing menu systems for modern measuring transducers are not compatible with older or smaller transducers, and they complicate maintenance and programming.
Innovation Solution
A method for setting up a menu system that includes a universal base set of menu elements, extended sets, and alternative descriptions using only the base set elements, allowing the system to adapt to the technical capabilities of the terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a menu system uses extended sets with new menu elements, then information presentation is enhanced, but the complexity of maintenance and programming increases
Solution Approach 1:
The alternative description mechanism acts as an intermediary layer between extended menu elements and the rendering engine. When a transmitter cannot natively support an extended menu element, the system automatically substitutes it with an equivalent representation using base set elements. This intermediary approach maintains information presentation quality for modern devices while ensuring compatibility and simplifying maintenance for older devices, as the same menu system definition works across all transmitter types without requiring separate maintenance.
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a method for setting up a menu system on a terminal designed to display information from a sensor. The method includes providing a universal base set of menu elements designed to implement all use cases of the menu system, including the displaying of information and the editing of settings on a minimal system. The method also includes providing at least a first extended set and/or a higher-order extended set of menu elements, providing an alternative description for this solely using the base set of menu elements, and checking the technical capabilities of the terminal. Further, the method includes displaying the information on the terminal using the highest-order extended set for which the terminal has the technical capabilities, or displaying the information using the next-lowest extended set or the base set if the terminal is not able to display an extended set.