Equipment State Display Linking Devices to Control Causes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of monitoring apparatuses for multiple equipment devices struggle to determine which control method has caused a change in the operation state of the equipment, as this information is not clearly identifiable on the state display screen.
Innovation Solution
The monitoring apparatus displays information indicating each equipment device and the control that changed its operation state in association with each other on the state display screen, including control functions, command content, and priority levels, allowing users to identify the controlling factor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the state display screen shows only summary operation states of multiple equipment devices, then the screen remains simple and easy to read, but the user cannot determine which control method caused the operation state change
Solution Approach 1:
The display information is segmented into two distinct parts: (1) summary operation state display for multiple equipment devices, and (2) detailed control method information display that appears only when selected. This segmentation allows the screen to remain simple by default while providing detailed control information on demand, resolving the contradiction between ease of identifying control cause and display information complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and storing control method information in advance. When a user selects an equipment device, the system immediately displays the relevant control method information without requiring additional processing or data retrieval, thus enabling easy identification of control causes while maintaining a simple default display
2Loss of information
If detailed control information is displayed for each equipment device, then the user can identify the control cause, but the state display screen becomes cluttered and harder to read
Solution Approach 1:
The display dynamically adjusts its content based on user interaction. The state display screen shows only summary information by default, and detailed control information is displayed dynamically when the user selects a specific equipment device. This dynamic behavior ensures that control information is visible when needed while maintaining screen readability during normal operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a two-dimensional summary view to a detailed view by adding an interaction dimension. Users can navigate between the summary state display and detailed control information display through selection operations, effectively using the interaction dimension to switch between information density levels without cluttering the main display
Data Source
AI summary
A monitoring apparatus of a plurality of equipment devices displays, on a state display screen, an operation state of each of the plurality of equipment devices in summary, and includes a display control unit configured to display, on the state display screen, information indicating each of the plurality of equipment devices and information relating to control that changed the operation state of the equipment device, in association with each other.