Follow-up mode
AssigneeValmet Automation Oy
InventorsAnni UUSITALO, Lauri LEHTIKUNNAS, Jouni RUOTSALAINEN
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product for: receiving information on a configurable set of devices defined as a follow-up group, the set of devices including at least one follow-up device configured to at least temporarily operate in a follow-up mode, receiving an instruction to select first process information provided by the industrial process control system, activating a follow-up mode on the at least one follow-up device, determining second process information based on the first process information and instructing the at least one follow-up device to present the second process information according to the follow-up mode.
Claims14
An apparatus comprised by an industrial process control system, the industrial process control system further comprising at least one display and a plurality of inputs and outputs for monitoring and controlling an industrial process, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive information on a configurable set of devices defined as a follow-up group, the set of devices comprising at least one follow-up device configured to follow instructions received from the apparatus and configured to at least temporarily operate in a follow-up mode in which mode the operation of the at least one follow-up device depends upon instructions received from the apparatus;
- receive an instruction to select first process information provided by the industrial process control system;
- determine a type of the first process information;
- activate a follow-up mode on the at least one follow-up device;
- determine second process information based on the type of the first process information;
- and
- instruct the at least one follow-up device to present the second process information according to the follow-up mode.
A method for monitoring and controlling process information by an industrial process control system, the industrial process control system comprising at least one one processor arid at least one memory including computer program code, a plurality of inputs and outputs for monitoring and controlling the industrial process and at least one display, the method comprising:
- receiving information on a configurable set of devices defined as a follow-up group, the set of devices comprising at least one follow-up device configured to follow instructions received from the apparatus and configured to at least temporarily operate in a follow-up mode in which mode the operation of the at least one follow-up device depends upon instructions received from the apparatus;
- receiving an instruction to select first process information provided by the industrial process control system;
- determining a type of the first process information;
- activating a follow-up mode on the at least one follow-up device;
- determining second process information based on the type of the first process information;
- and
- instructing the at least one follow-up device to present the second process information according to the follow-up mode.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing an apparatus, comprised by an industrial process control system comprising a plurality of inputs and outputs for monitoring and controlling the industrial process and at least one display, to perform at least the following:
- receiving information on a configurable set of devices defined as a follow-up group, the set of devices comprising at least one follow-up device configured to follow instructions received from the apparatus and configured to at least temporarily operate in a follow-up mode in which mode the operation of the at least one follow-up device depends upon instructions received from the apparatus;
- receiving an instruction to select first process information provided by the industrial process control system;
- determining a type of the first process information;
- activating the follow-up mode on the at least one follow-up device;
- determining second process information based on the type of the first process information;
- and
- instructing the at least one follow-up device to present the second process information according to the follow-up mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.