# US 10,768,592 B2 · Control apparatus for industrial plant data processing and associated methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,592 B2 - Document ID: US10768592B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/262,888 - Filed: 2019-01-30 - Published: 2019-05-30 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-30 - Assignees: NL Fisher Supervision & Engineering Ltd. - Applicants: NL Fisher Supervision & Engineering Ltd. - Inventors: Michael William Cameron; Daniel Joseph Jalbert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768592B2 ## CPC - G05B 19/042: using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) - G05B 23/0216: {Human interface functionality, e.g. monitoring system providing help to the user in the selection of tests or in its configuration} - G05B 2219/23258: GUI graphical user interface, icon, function bloc editor, labview - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract The invention is related to the field of control apparatus, and in particular, to control apparatus configured to allow a user to control the processing of data. In particular, this invention relates to controlling the processing of industrial plant data by controlling selection of a geographical area. The selection of a geographical area may be implemented by controlling a display using a user interface controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control apparatus comprising: memory comprising a database having data on industrial plant performance, each datum associated with a location; a display configured to display a map comprising a selected first geographical area, the first geographical area including a first subset of the corresponding locations in the database; a processor configured to perform a first statistical analysis on the industrial plant performance data associated with the first subset of the corresponding locations in the database, and to enable display of results of the first statistical analysis on the displayed map; a graphical user interface controller configured to allow the user to change the selected geographical area displayed from the first geographical area to a second geographical area, the second geographical area including a second subset of the corresponding locations in the database, the second subset being different from the first subset; and wherein the processor is configured, in response to a change in the geographical area being selected, to perform dynamically a second statistical analysis on the industrial plant performance data associated with locations within the second selected geographical area and dynamically to enable display of results of the second statistical analysis on the displayed map. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selected geographical area corresponds to the area of a map displayed on the display, such that the graphical user interface controller is configured to allow the user to change the selected geographical area by changing the area of a map displayed on the display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface controller is configured to allow the user to change the selected geographical area by one or more of scrolling and zooming the area of a map displayed on the display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the industrial plant data corresponds to oil drilling industrial plants. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the industrial plant data corresponds to mining industrial plants. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured to: in response to a user input, display a portion of the database corresponding to data associated with the selected locations. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured to: in response to a first user input, filter data in the database to generate a filtered subset of corresponding locations; and in response to a second user input, display a map corresponding to the filtered data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured: to determine, as part of the statistical analysis, one or more of the average and the standard deviation parameters corresponding to the displayed subset of locations; and to enable display of the determinations by distinguishing locations based on how the parameter associated with each location compares with one or more of the determined average and the determined standard deviation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured: to enable, in response to a user input, selection of a geographical area by selecting a portion of a displayed map. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured to: in response to a user input, enable selection of a geographical area by selecting one or more characteristic from a list of characteristics. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured to: perform the statistical analysis on corresponding locations within the selected geographical area only when the number of corresponding locations is below a predetermined threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the industrial plant locations are displayed on the map using industrial plant icons; and the results of the statistical analysis are displayed on the displayed map by differentiating the industrial plant icons. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The control apparatus of claim 12, wherein the industrial plant icons are differentiated based on the statistical analysis using one or more of: different colors; different shapes; different sizes; different images; and different line styles. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured to rank the industrial plants corresponding to locations within the selected geographical area based on the statistical analysis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is configured to bin the data into categories, wherein at least one category comprises multiple industrial plants. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the industrial plant performance data is associated with industrial plants each of which is independently operable of the other industrial plants within the selected geographical area. ### Claim 17 A method, the method comprising: accessing a database having data on industrial plant performance, each datum associated with a location; displaying a map comprising a selected first geographical area, the first geographical area including a first subset of the corresponding locations in the database; performing a first statistical analysis on the industrial plant performance data associated with the first subset of the corresponding locations in the database, and to enable display of results of the first statistical analysis on the displayed map; changing the selected geographical area displayed from the first geographical area to a second geographical area, the second geographical area including a second subset of the corresponding locations in the database, the second subset being different from the first subset; and dynamically performing, in response to a change in the geographical area being selected, a second statistical analysis on the industrial plant performance data associated with locations within the second selected geographical area and enabling display dynamically of results of the second statistical analysis on the displayed map.