Transparency augmented industrial automation display

An industrial automation display, comprising:

• a substantially transparent display panel associated with and in view of an industrial automation process portion, with the substantially transparent display panel being movable;
• a light-control layer formed as part of the substantially transparent display panel;
• a display panel position sensor configured to generate a display panel position;
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• a display controller coupled to the light-control layer and to the display panel position sensor, with the display controller configured to receive industrial automation data related to the industrial automation process portion, receive the display panel position from the display panel position sensor, generate industrial automation display data using at least a portion of the industrial automation data and using the display panel position, change a display orientation based on a position/orientation change in the display panel position, and display at least a portion of the industrial automation display data on the light-control layer of the substantially transparent display panel, wherein the industrial automation display data is viewable in conjunction with the industrial automation process portion.

An industrial automation display method, comprising:

• in a display controller coupled to a light-control layer of a substantially transparent display panel associated with and in view of an industrial automation process portion, receiving industrial automation data related to the industrial automation process portion;
• in the display controller, generating industrial automation display data using at least a portion of the industrial automation data;
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• in the display controller, displaying the industrial automation display data on the light-control layer of the substantially transparent display panel, wherein the industrial automation display data is viewable in conjunction with the industrial automation process portion.