Graphic Object Search Interface for Multi-Attribute SCADA Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing apparatuses for editing graphic objects in SCADA systems lack the ability to search using various attributes, leading to low accuracy and selectivity, and cannot hierarchically display objects in multiple graphic layers.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a display unit, input unit, search unit, and control unit that allows searching by multiple filtering attributes such as layer, name, dynamic, shape, type, graphic, font, size, and style attributes, enabling intuitive identification and display of found objects, and arranging them based on attribute matching to determine similarity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If existing apparatuses use only object names for searching, then the searching operation is simple, but the search accuracy and versatility are low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by transforming the search mechanism from using only object names to using multiple object attributes (layer, shape, type, graphic, font, size, style attributes) as search parameters. This allows users to search objects through various attributes, significantly improving search accuracy and versatility while maintaining user-friendly operation through a graphical interface that displays available attributes for selection.
2Productivity
If existing apparatuses search all objects without filtering, then the searching covers the entire scope, but the selectivity and efficiency are low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the search process into two stages: first, users select a target object or region to define the search scope, and then the system searches only within that designated range using multiple attributes as filtering criteria. This segmentation approach significantly improves searching efficiency by reducing the number of objects that need to be searched while maintaining comprehensive coverage of relevant objects through multi-attribute filtering.
3Ease of operation
If existing apparatuses cannot display objects in multiple graphic layers hierarchically, then the display is simple, but the ability to manage complex layered structures is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the another dimension principle by introducing a hierarchical display structure that organizes objects from multiple graphic layers in a tree-like format. This hierarchical arrangement adds a dimensional organization to the display, allowing users to easily manage and navigate complex layered structures by expanding or collapsing layer groups, thereby improving object management capability while presenting the complexity in an organized manner.
4Adaptability or versatility
If existing apparatuses provide only basic searching functionality, then the device is simple to operate, but the versatility of searching methods is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a search system that can operate through multiple attributes (layer, shape, type, graphic, font, size, style) and multiple search modes (searching by attribute matching, searching by similarity, searching within designated ranges). The graphical interface presents all these versatile searching methods in a unified manner, allowing users to select from various search approaches without being overwhelmed by complexity, thereby achieving both versatility and ease of operation.
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Disclosed herein is an apparatus for editing graphic objects. More specifically, disclosed herein is an apparatus for editing graphic objects which searches for objects by using a variety of attributes that each of the objects has and displays the found objects and a list of the found objects. The apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display a graphic area and a list area; an input unit configured to receive filter attributes associated with objects from a user; a search unit configured to search one or more objects for an object having object attributes matching the filter attributes; and a control unit configured to control the display unit so that the objects found by the search unit are displayed in the graphic area and a list of the objects found by the search unit is displayed in the list area.