Home Screen KPI Visualization for Industrial Automation Apps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial automation environments face challenges in providing real-time, user-friendly visualization of key performance indicators (KPIs) on operating systems, limiting the ability to conveniently monitor critical operational data without accessing the application.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to select and link KPIs from a graphical user interface to the home screen of an operating system, enabling continuous updates of dynamic KPI data for visualization, thereby providing real-time monitoring of important industrial metrics directly on the home screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users access the application to view KPI data, then the data can be viewed, but the user experience is degraded by requiring navigation to the application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential KPI data display functionality from the industrial automation application and places it directly on the operating system home screen. This allows users to view critical operational data without needing to navigate to or launch the full application, effectively separating the most frequently needed information from the complete application interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring and displaying selected KPIs on the home screen before the user needs to access them. The system proactively presents the most relevant operational data in an easily accessible location, eliminating the need for users to navigate through the application to find this information.
2Reliability
If KPIs are displayed on the home screen, then real-time monitoring is enabled, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component that acts as a bridge between the industrial automation application and the operating system home screen. This intermediary handles the complex tasks of data extraction, formatting, and real-time updating, while presenting a simple interface to the user. The intermediary layer isolates the complexity from both the user and the core application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the data display functionality into separate, manageable components. Instead of integrating the entire application interface, only the essential KPI display elements are extracted and implemented on the home screen. This segmentation reduces the complexity of the integration while maintaining real-time data availability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users can customize KPI display, then user experience is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing customization only in the areas where users need it most - the selection and configuration of specific KPIs displayed on the home screen. The core display mechanism remains simple and standardized, while permitting users to tailor the content to their specific needs without requiring them to understand or configure the entire system.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and software to facilitate visualization of an application associated with an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a graphical user interface to the application having a plurality of key performance indicators (KPIs) is rendered. A selection of at least one KPI of the plurality of KPIs is received along with instructions to link the at least one KPI to a home screen of an operating system. Dynamic KPI data associated with the at least one KPI is fed to the operating system for visualization of the at least one KPI on the home screen.