System, method and computer program for a synoptic interlock prompting and input override system with a maintenance log

A method of facilitating the operation of a control system utilizing one or more operably connected devices by monitoring and modifying operating parameters of the one or more devices, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a software code having a function to be executed by the control system, the function being responsive to the one or more devices, each of the one or more devices having a condition comprising a state wherein the condition must be met prior to execution of the function;
• concurrently displaying during the execution of the function a synoptic interlock prompting display associated with the function for displaying the one or more devices having an unmet condition and the respective state of each unmet condition, the unmet condition impeding the function from being executed;
• prompting to override all of the unmet conditions;
• receiving a response to override all of the unmet conditions;
• and,
• overriding all of the unmet conditions by designating each condition as being satisfied, the satisfied condition allowing the function to be executed.

A control system for executing a function, the control system having an operably connected input device and an override mechanism for facilitating the operation of the control system, the control system comprising:

• a function embedded in a software code, the function being responsive to the input device wherein the device has a condition comprising a state, the condition of the input device must be satisfied prior to the function being executed;
• a synoptic interlock prompting display for displaying an unmet condition, the unmet condition impeding the execution of the function;
• a prompt provided to a user to override the unmet condition;
• and,
• an override responsive to a response to the prompt wherein the unmet condition is designated in the software code as being satisfied, thus allowing the function to execute.

A medium readable by a computer, the medium providing a set of instructions for managing operating parameters of network devices, the medium comprising:

• a first instruction for identifying an unmet condition of a network device, the unmet condition inhibiting a function operably responsive to the network device;
• a second instruction for displaying the unmet condition;
• and,
• a third instruction for designating the unmet condition as being met.