Fluid human-machine interface
OwnerThong T. Nguyen, Steven J. Scottinventors
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Abstract
A method of operating a communication device to interface with a machine system comprises projecting a human-machine interface (HMI) system for the machine system on a surface, wherein the HMI system comprises a plurality of commands associated with the machine system, detecting an input from a user, wherein the input comprises a fluid motion in air performed by the user corresponding to a selection of a command of the plurality of commands associated with the machine system, and transferring the selected command for delivery to the machine system.
Claims20
A method of operating a communication device to interface with a machine system in an industrial automation environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a user identifier and a machine system identifier, wherein the user identifier identifies a user and the machine identifier identifies the machine system;
- determining if the user is within a proximate distance to the machine system based on Radio Frequency (RF) connectivity between the communication device and the machine system;
- in response to determining that the user is within the proximate distance to the machine system, projecting a human-machine interface (HMI) system for the machine system on a surface, wherein the HMI system comprises a plurality of commands associated with the machine system;
- detecting an input from the user, wherein the input comprises a fluid motion in air performed by the user corresponding to a selection of a command of the plurality of commands associated with the machine system;
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- transferring the selected command for delivery to the machine system.
A communication device configured to interface with a machine system in an industrial automation environment, the communication device comprising:
- an input device configured to receive a user identifier and a machine system identifier, wherein the user identifier identifies a user and the machine system identifier identifies the machine system;
- a processing system configured to determine if the user is within a proximate distance to the machine system based on Radio Frequency (RF) connectivity between the communication device and the machine system;
- a human-machine interface (HMI) display device configured to, in response to determining that the user is within the proximate distance to the machine system, project an HMI system for the machine system on a surface, wherein the HMI system comprises a plurality of commands associated with the machine system;
- the processing system configured to detect an input from the user, wherein the input comprises a fluid motion in air performed by the user corresponding to a selection of a command of the plurality of commands associated with the machine system;
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- a communication interface configured to transfer the selected command for delivery to the machine system.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a communication device, are configured to direct the communication device to:
- receive a user identifier and a machine system identifier, wherein the user identifier identifies a user and the machine identifier identifies a machine system;
- determine if the user is within a proximate distance to the machine system based on Radio Frequency (RF) connectivity between the communication device and the machine system;
- in response to determining that the user is within the proximate distance to the machine system, project a human-machine interface (HMI) system for the machine system on a surface, wherein the HMI system comprises a plurality of commands associated with the machine system;
- detect an input from the user, wherein the input comprises a fluid motion in air performed by the user corresponding to a selection of a command of the plurality of commands associated with the machine system;
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- transfer the selected command for delivery to the machine system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.