Software rotatable display
AssigneeRosemount Inc.
InventorsJason Harold Rud, Kristopher Ethan Nordlund
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Abstract
An industrial process transmitter includes a transducer positioned to interact with an industrial process, display circuitry that displays a visual output to an operator, and control circuitry. The display can be selectively modified to provide the visual output at one of a plurality of orientations. The control circuitry is connected to communicate with the transducer and the display circuitry and receive an input regarding the orientation of the industrial process transmitter. In response to received input regarding the orientation of the industrial process transmitter, the control circuitry provides instructions to the display circuitry to modify the orientation of the visual output.
Claims22
An industrial process transmitter comprising:
- a transducer positioned to interact with an industrial process;
- display circuitry that displays a visual output to an operator, wherein the display circuitry provides the visual output at one of a plurality of orientations;
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- control circuitry connected to communicate with the transducer and the display circuitry and receive an input regarding the desired orientation of the industrial process transmitter, wherein in response to the received input regarding the desired orientation of the industrial process transmitter the control circuitry provides instructions to the display circuitry to modify the orientation of the visual output.
The industrial process transmitter of claim of 2, wherein the control circuitry modifies the functionality of the plurality of buttons by providing instructions to the LOI circuitry regarding the functionality to be associated with each of the plurality of buttons.
A method of modifying the orientation of a visual output provided by an industrial process transmitter between one of a plurality of orientations, the method comprising:
- receiving via local operator interface (LOI) circuitry having a plurality of buttons a request to modify the orientation of the visual output of the industrial process transmitter;
- communicating the request to display circuitry, which modifies the orientation of the visual output based on the received request;
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- modifying functionality of the plurality of buttons based on the modified orientation of the visual output.
An industrial process transmitter having a display and local operator interface (LOI) that allows an operator to interact with the industrial process transmitter, the industrial process transmitter comprising:
- display circuitry for providing a visual output in one of a plurality of orientations;
- local operator interface (LOI) circuitry having a plurality of buttons having functions that correspond with the visual output provided by the display circuitry;
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- control circuitry for modifying the orientation of the visual output and modifying the functions of the plurality of buttons to preserve the orientation of the touch-actuated buttons with respect to the visual output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.