US 8,083,034 B2 · Lift control interface

Abstract

A lift control interface is operable to control and monitor a lift system. Each lift column in the system has such a lift control interface. The lift control interface allows a user to assign lift columns to a lift system. One or more of the assigned lift columns may be assigned to a column control group. The user may lock the selection of these columns. The status of the assigned, selected, and locked lift columns may appear on every lift control interface in the lift system. The user may govern operation of the selected columns in the column control group from a single control interface, such as any control interface at any of the selected columns. The lift control interfaces may include visual representations showing the relationships between the lift columns and a vehicle, such as with lift column icons being positioned around a vehicle icon.

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Dependent claims

A lift control interface for governing a lift system including a plurality of lift columns, the lift control interface comprising:

(a) a display operable to display information relating to the lift system, wherein the display comprises:
(i) a plurality of visual representations that correspond to lift columns in the lift system, and
(ii) at least one visual representation corresponding to a vehicle,
wherein the display is configured to show relationships between the lift columns in the lift system and the vehicle through the visual representations;
and
(b) a column configuration panel including a plurality of user input features, wherein at least one of the user input features is operable to assign at least one selected lift column of the plurality of lift columns to a column control group, wherein the column configuration panel is operable to simultaneously control the selected lift columns assigned to the column control group,
wherein the display is further configured to visually indicate selected lift columns assigned to the column control group in relation to the vehicle.

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