US 2013/0174066 A1 · USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR OPERATING MACHINES

Abstract

In order to produce a graphical user interface for operating one or more machines, a graphical symbol library having a plurality of graphical control elements is created and stored. Furthermore, a function library comprising a plurality of function designations having associated classification information is created and stored. Function designations are selected from the function library for a user interface, and graphical control elements from the graphical symbol library are associated with the function designations. The graphical control elements are grouped and arranged in the user interface on the basis of the classification information, class-specific rules, and stored design rules. The user interface is displayed on a touch-sensitive display in accordance with the size of the display and function rights of a user. An electromechanical control element is provided for inputting a control command regardless of rights.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for generating a graphical user interface for operating one or more machines, the method comprising:

storing of a graphical symbol library having a plurality of graphical control elements;
storing of a function library having a plurality of function designations to which classification information items are in each case allocated;
selecting function designations from the function library for the user interface;
allocating graphical control elements from the graphical symbol library to the function designations;
determining a grouping and arrangement of the graphical control elements allocated to the selected function designations in the user interface on the basis of the classification information items;
and
generating the graphical user interface for representation on a display on the basis of the graphical symbol library and the determined grouping and arrangement of the graphical control elements.

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A device for generating a graphical user interface for operating one or more machines, the device comprising:

a first data memory for storing a graphical symbol library having a plurality of graphical control elements;
a second data memory for storing a function library having a plurality of function designations to which classification information items are allocated in each case;
a data acquisition module for accepting selections of function designations from the function library for the user interface;
a third data memory for allocating graphical control elements from the graphical symbol library to the function designations;
a layout module for grouping and arranging the graphical control elements, allocated to the selected function designations, in the user interface on the basis of the classification information items;
and
an interface generator for generating the graphical user interface for representation on a display on the basis of the graphical symbol library and the determined grouping and arrangement of the graphical control elements.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

User interface system for operating machines

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User interface system for operating machines

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