# US 2008/0189637 A1 · Data quality and status behavior for human machine interface graphics in industrial control and automation systems

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- Number: US 2008/0189637 A1
- Document ID: US20080189637A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/549,801
- Filed: 2006-10-16
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2006-10-16
- Assignees: Invensys Systems, Inc.
- Inventors: John Joseph Krajewski; Frederic Andre Gerard Francois; James Paul McIntyre; Jerome Richard Anderson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080189637A1

## CPC

- G06F 8/36: Software reuse
- G06F 9/451: Execution arrangements for user interfaces
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An industrial control and automation human machine interface (HMI) technology is disclosed that includes a centralized definition of data quality and status behaviors for graphical elements. The centralized definition is thereafter applied to every graphical element that is linked to a data value for which status is maintained/provided. Centrally configured data quality and status indication behaviors are incorporated across entire HMI applications and even sets of HMI applications in a system to inform an operator of the data quality and/or status of read/written data through globally defined data status animation behavior. The centrally defined behaviors are distributed to all nodes on a system and incorporated in live applications without shutting down the applications to update their behavior definition. A status graphic element type. The status graphical element examines a designated data variable and displays a picture or icon indicating the quality or status of the data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for facilitating centralized configuration of data status behaviors for graphical elements within human machine interface (HMI) applications distributable across multiple nodes of the system, the system comprising:
a global data status behaviors definition maintained in a central configuration storage;
a definition editor interface supporting designation of the global data status behaviors definition; and
a definition distribution mechanism for propagating changes to the global data status behaviors definition to a set of remote nodes executing HMI applications on a network, wherein the HMI applications include graphics associated with data having associated statuses.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a status graphic element data status display property, wherein the status graphical element is configurable for a designated data source via the definition editor.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2 wherein the status graphic element comprises a set of icons corresponding to a set of supported data statuses.