Configurable Nuclear Safety GUI Platform With Self-Diagnosis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current GUI systems fail to meet the requirements of nuclear power safety standards (IEC 60880) and lack a self-reliant domestic solution for nuclear power projects, necessitating full redesign and extensive validation and verification (V&V) for each project.

Innovation Solution

A graphical user interface (GUI) system comprising a graphic library module, icon library module, and graph display module, with configuration files indicating basic settings, allowing adaptation to different nuclear power projects by compilation without redesign, and featuring a self-diagnosis module for fault diagnosis and improved safety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate applications are used to provide different functionality, then functional versatility is improved, but device complexity and learning curve increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefunctional versatilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate applications into a single unified application that provides diverse functionality through different modes (messaging, browsing, media playback, etc.). This merging eliminates the need for users to switch between multiple applications while maintaining comprehensive functional capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The unified application is designed to perform multiple functions through a single interface that can operate in different modes. The system provides universal access to various functionalities (communication, information retrieval, entertainment) within one application framework, reducing the number of separate applications needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Area of stationary object

If traditional full-screen mode is used for media playback, then display area is improved, but user interaction capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoiduser interaction capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The media playback interface dynamically adjusts its layout based on user interaction needs. When a user interacts with the media player, the interface transitions from full-screen display to a mode that exposes additional controls and interaction options, allowing the system to adapt between maximizing display area and enabling user interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a third dimension of interaction by allowing users to interact with media players through contextual menus and overlay controls that appear in response to user gestures. This adds an interaction layer without sacrificing the full-screen display area, enabling both large display and easy operation simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Productivity

If context-sensitive virtual keyboards are implemented, then typing efficiency is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetyping efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The virtual keyboard dynamically changes its parameters (layout, active keys, displayed options) based on the context of the current operation. When a media player is selected, the keyboard presents context-sensitive options relevant to media control; when messaging is active, it presents messaging-related shortcuts. This contextual adaptation improves typing efficiency while managing processing complexity through smart context detection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3525089B1Graphical user interface (GUI) system
Publication Date: 2026.04.29 CHINA TECHENERGY
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AI summary

The embodiment of the invention provides a graphical user interface (GUI) system, and relates to the technical field of nuclear power safety level. The GUI system comprises: a graphic library module, used for analyzing graphic data in configuration files; an icon library module, used for analyzing icon data in configuration files; and a graph display module, used for drawing a GUI graph according to the data obtained by analyses of the graph library module and the data obtained by analyses of the icon library module; where the configuration file is used for indicating basic settings and basic files loaded by the GUI system. The GUI system provided by the embodiment of the invention is a platform product, thus it's not necessary to redesign the whole GUI system for different nuclear power projects, with only configuration files required to be compiled, workload reduced and V&V evaluation skipped.