Multivalue bar graph displays and methods of implementing same

A method for displaying an image, said method comprising:

• configuring a control apparatus to receive a sensor signal transmitted from a sensor, wherein the sensor signal is representative of a quantitative characteristic of a sensed phenomenon;
• associating a display apparatus with the control apparatus, to receive a display signal generated by the control apparatus;
• configuring the control apparatus to provide a display signal to the display apparatus to create a display image;
• providing in the display image a bar graph including at least one bar illustrating a numerical value corresponding to the quantitative characteristic of a sensed phenomenon;
• providing the display image with at least one indicium corresponding to a quantitative subcomponent of the quantitative characteristic of a sensed phenomenon;
• and
• superimposing the at least one indicium on the at least one bar of the bar graph.

An equipment control system, said equipment control system comprising:

• a sensor;
• a control apparatus, configured to receive a signal from said sensor, where the signal is representative of a quantitative characteristic of a sensed phenomenon, said control apparatus being further configured to generate a display signal;
• and
• a display apparatus operably associated with said control apparatus, said display apparatus configured to depict a display image corresponding to the display signal, the display image including a bar graph having at least one bar illustrating a numerical value corresponding to the quantitative characteristic of a sensed phenomenon;
• and
• at least one indicium corresponding to a quantitative subcomponent of the quantitative characteristic of a sensed phenomenon, wherein the at least one indicium is superimposed on the at least one bar of the bar graph.