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US 2007/0183012 A1Published application
Holographic display and controls applied to gas installations
AssigneeAmerican Air Liquide, Inc.
InventorsOlivier Cadet, Thomas Parias, Omar Germouni
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems for holographic control and monitoring of processing devices. Operator control of a processing device is indicated by interaction with a holographic image. The holographic image is generated, and the operator interaction is detected, by a holographic control system. The holographic control system is sealed to prevent explosions, corrosion, and contamination resulting from contact with external substances.
Claims27
A system, comprising:
- a holographic generator configured to display holographic controls for one or more devices of a processing facility;
- an input detector configured to receive user input indicative of user interaction with the holographic controls;
- and
- control circuitry configured to issue control signal responsive to the user input, wherein the control signals operate the one or more devices of the processing facility.
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A system, comprising:
- a device in a processing facility;
- a device controller configured to control the device;
- a stationary wireless communication module in communication the device controller;
- and
- a portable control device, comprising:
- a holographic generator configured to display holographic controls for the device;
- an input detector configured to receive user input indicative of user interaction with the holographic controls;
- and
- a wireless communication module configured to issue control
- signals to the wireless communication module responsive to the user input, wherein the control signals cause the device controller to operate the device.
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A method for providing a holographic control interface, comprising:
- generating the holographic control interface, wherein the holographic control interface includes one or more holographic controls for at least one device of a processing facility;
- detecting an operator interaction with the one or more holographic controls;
- and
- issuing one or more control signals responsive to the detected operator interaction, the control signal configured to operate the at least one device.
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A system, comprising:
- a holographic generator configured to display holographic controls for one or more devices of a processing facility;
- an input detector configured to receive user input indicative of user interaction with the holographic controls;
- control circuitry configured to issue control signal responsive to the user input, wherein the control signals operate the one or more devices of the processing facility;
- a proximity sensor to activate the holographic generator when an operator wearing a radio-activated tag is within a predetermined operating range of the proximity sensor;
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- a housing enclosing the holographic generator in order to seal the holographic generator from the ambient environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.