Machine-Status Display Layouts for Faster Operator Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual operation of opening and moving faceplates and views or popups in industrial settings is slow and inefficient, particularly in critical situations where fast reactions are required.
Innovation Solution
A method for generating and presenting content areas on a display screen based on the overall machine-related status, involving a processing unit that accesses a database to select and position content areas relevant to the current machine status, improving usability and reaction time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If manual operation of opening and moving faceplates and views is used, then operators can access machine information, but the operation speed is slow and reaction time is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple predefined display scenarios (normal operation, alarm states, shutdown procedures) with their corresponding content areas and faceplates already prepared in the database. When a scenario is triggered, the system instantly retrieves and displays the pre-configured content without requiring manual assembly, thus achieving fast reaction while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The operator display system automatically detects machine states and autonomously selects and displays relevant content areas without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by automatically configuring displays based on predefined scenarios, eliminating the need for operators to manually open or position faceplates while still providing comprehensive information access
2Loss of information
If multiple content areas are manually positioned on display screen, then comprehensive machine information can be presented, but the time required to configure and adjust content areas increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple content areas, their positions, and configurations are pre-defined in the database for each display scenario. When a scenario is activated, all relevant content areas are instantly retrieved and positioned according to pre-configured layouts, ensuring complete information presentation without time-consuming manual arrangement
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the configuration of multiple content areas into a single predefined scenario template. Instead of positioning each faceplate and content area individually, the entire display configuration is stored as an integrated unit that can be instantly deployed, maintaining information completeness while eliminating iterative configuration time
3Reliability
If fast reaction is required in critical situations, then automated content selection should be used, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Display scenarios and content area assignments are pre-configured in the database for various machine states including critical situations. The system ensures reliable fast reaction by instantly retrieving pre-defined configurations without complex real-time decision logic, maintaining reliability through predetermined responses while keeping system complexity manageable
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a scenario database as an intermediary layer between machine state detection and display output. This mediator stores pre-configured relationships between machine states and display content, enabling fast reliable reactions without requiring complex direct coupling logic, thus improving reliability while controlling system complexity through structured data management
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AI summary
A system and method for generating a series of content areas for presentation at a display screen that are related to an overall machine-related-status of a machine-system, including: providing a status at an input of a first processing unit; accessing a first database-system storing a plurality of series of content areas including a respective position of each of the content areas for presentation at a display screen assigned to the respective overall machine-related-status; determining the series of content areas related to the actual overall machine-related-status for selecting the series of content areas assigned to the actual overall machine-related-status, and generating the selected series of content areas, including a respective position of each of the content areas for presentation the series of content areas related to the actual provided machine-system status at the respective position at the display screen.