Control system for an industrial plant, a display device for such a control system, and a method of controlling an industrial plant

A control system for an industrial plant, comprising:

• means for generating a plurality of prepared displays, each of said prepared displays including at least one graphical pattern representing said plant and a plurality of plant data representing operating parameters of said plant;
• means for selecting one of said prepared displays;
• means for selecting only some of said plant data of said selected one of said prepared displays;
• and
• means for displaying said selected one of said prepared displays as a modified display wherein said selected plant data of said selected one of said prepared displays is visually distinguished from other plant data of said selected one of said prepared displays.

A method of operating an industrial plant, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a multiplicity of plant data representing operating parameters of said plant;
• storing a plurality of graphical patterns representing said plant;
• generating a plurality of prepared displays, each of said prepared displays including at least one of said graphical patterns and at least some of said plant data;
• selecting one of said prepared displays;
• modifying said selected one of said prepared displays to generate a modified display, said modifying step including the step of performing at least one of masking and reducing an intensity of unnecessary information in said selected one of said prepared displays to generate said modified display;
• and
• displaying said modified display.

An industrial plant comprising:

• a plurality of plant components each having operating parameters;
• a control system for monitoring said plant components;
• means for detecting said operating parameters of the plant components and converting the detected operating parameters to a multiplicity of plant data;
• and
• means for transmitting said multiplicity of plant data to said control system, wherein said control system monitors said plant components based on said multiplicity of plant data;
• wherein said control system includes:
• means for receiving said multiplicity of plant data;
• means for storing a plurality of graphical patterns representing said plant;
• means for generating a plurality of prepared displays, each of said prepared displays including at least one of said graphical patterns and at least some of said plant data;
• means for selecting one of said prepared displays;
• means for modifying said selected one of said prepared displays to generate a modified display, said modifying means including means for performing at least one of masking and reducing an intensity of unnecessary information in said selected one of said prepared displays to generate said modified display;
• and
• means for displaying said modified display.

A control system for an industrial plant, comprising:

• means for generating a plurality of prepared displays, each of said prepared displays including at least one graphical pattern representing said plant and a plurality of plant data representing operating parameters of said plant;
• means for selecting one of said prepared displays;
• means for masking unnecessary information in said selected one of said prepared displays;
• and
• means for displaying said selected one of said prepared displays as a modified display wherein said masked unnecessary information is deleted, thereby enhancing visual clarity of other information of said selected one of said prepared displays in said modified display.

A method of operating an industrial plant, comprising the steps of:

• generating a plurality displays, each of said prepared displays including at least one graphical pattern representing said plant and a plurality of plant data representing operating parameters of said plant;
• selecting one of said prepared displays;
• selecting only some of said plant data of said selected one of said prepared displays;
• and
• displaying said selected one of said prepared displays as a modified display wherein said selected plant data of said selected one of said prepared displays is visually distinguished form other plant data of said selected one of said prepared displays.