Method and apparatus for automated management and display of booking status
AssigneeThe Foxboro Company
InventorsSena Manuel, Glen Bourgeois
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for graphically displaying status information concerning the allocation of a process resource to a process entity. More particularly, the present invention provides a method and system for displaying the booking status between process entities and process resources in a control processing system. In order to display booking status between processing entities and process resources, the present invention identifies a process resource and multiple process entities (each of each can operate with the process resource), and displays a status indicator responsive to the status of booking requests of identified process entities for the identified process resource.
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A method for displaying the status of a batch processing system, the method comprising:
- displaying, in a first dimension, identifiers for different system resources,
- displaying, in at least one second dimension, identifiers for different system entities that place booking requests for at least one of the different resources,
- displaying status indicators based on the booking requests from the entities for the resources at the intersections of the resources and the entities, in which each status indicator indicates at least one of:
- (i) whether an entity has placed a booking request for a resource and (ii) whether a resource has been provided to an entity based on a booking request, and,
- displaying at least one priority designation indicating the priority of at least one of the booking requests for at least one of the resources,
- where each booking request is fulfilled, such that each different resource that is requested by a requesting entity is provided to the requesting entity, and such that each resource that is requested by different requesting entities is provided to each requesting entity in an order that is based on the priority of the booking requests associated with each requesting entity.
A method for displaying booking status between process entities and process resources, the method comprising:
- displaying a matrix including at least two dimensions, the matrix having a first axis representing different entities and a distinct second axis representing different resources,
- displaying status indicators at the matrix intersections to correlate the resources to the respective entities that may book requests for the resources, in which each status indicator indicates at least one of:
- (i) whether an entity has placed a booking request for a resource and (ii) whether a resource has been provided to an entity based on a booking request, and
- displaying at least one priority designation indicating the priority of at least one of the booking requests for at least one of the resources,
- where each booking request is fulfilled, such that each different resource that is requested by a requesting entity is provided to the requesting entity, and such that each resource that is requested by different requesting entities is provided to each requesting entity in an order that is based on the priority of the booking requests associated with each requesting entity.
An apparatus for displaying a multi-function matrix indicator on a visible matrix display, the apparatus comprising:
- an indicator generator responsive to first and second report signals of row information and column information, respectively, and capable of producing indicator signals for displaying, at a matrix intersection on the display, a composite indicator having first and second non-alphanumeric graphical indicator portions that have visible parameters responsive to a different one of the first and second report signals, wherein the indicator generator is responsive to a third report signal that is independent of the first and second report signals, to produce further indicator signals for displaying the composite indicator with a third indicator portion responsive to the third report signal.
An apparatus providing an operator interface and management information in a batch processing system having process resources for operating in response to requests by process entities, the apparatus comprising:
- a computer for the graphical display of status information regarding the resources operating in response to requests by the entities, the computer including:
- a means for generating identifiers for at least one resource and entities that can operate with the at least one resource, and
- a means for generating status indicators responsive to the status of booking requests from the entities for the at least one resource, the status indicators having two non-alphanumeric graphical indicator portions responsive to a different one of the at least one resource and the entities, with one indicator portion disposed as a border peripherally enclosing another indicator portion, the means for generating status indicators also including a means for generating priority indicators to display information based on the priority of booking requests for one of the at least one resource relative to other requests for the same one of the at least one resource.
A method for displaying booking status between process entities and process resources, the method comprising:
- displaying a two-dimensional matrix, one axis of which represents different process entities, and the other axis of which represents different process resources,
- displaying, at a matrix intersection associated with one process entity and one process resource, a status indicator responsive to at least one of the status of the one process entity and the status of the one process resource, in which the status indicator indicates at least one of:
- (i) whether the one process entity has placed a booking request for the one process resource and (ii) whether the one process resource has been provided to the one process entity based on the booking request, and,
- displaying, with the status indicator, a priority of the request from the one process entity based on pending requests for the one resource from other process entities,
- where each booking request is fulfilled, such that each different resource that is requested by a requesting entity is provided to the requesting entity, and such that each resource that is requested by different requesting entities is provided to each requesting entity in an order that is based on the priority of the booking requests associated with each requesting entity.
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