公开(公告)号：US08412510B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US12764733

申请日：2010-04-21

申请人： Ling Zhou ,  Cindy Scott ,  Robert Burke Havekost

发明人： Ling Zhou ,  Cindy Scott ,  Robert Burke Havekost

IPC分类号： G06F17/28

CPC分类号： G06F17/289 ,  G06F17/2288

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to display localized resources in a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving in a server a locale identifier and a resource identifier from an application, identifying via the server a language file in a database that corresponds to the locale identifier, determining via the server using the language file a resource included within a memory that corresponds to the resource identifier, accessing the resource from the memory via the language file, and sending via the server the resource to the application to display the resource in a format associated with the locale identifier.

摘要翻译： 公开了在过程控制系统中显示本地化资源的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括在服务器中从应用程序接收区域设置标识符和资源标识符，经由服务器识别数据库中与语言环境识别符相对应的语言文件，经由服务器使用语言文件确定包含在 存储器，其对应于资源标识符，经由语言文件从存储器访问资源，以及经由服务器将资源发送到应用以以与区域设置标识符相关联的格式显示资源。

公开(公告)号：US08103367B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-24

申请号：US12275016

申请日：2008-11-20

申请人： Duncan Schleiss ,  Cindy Scott

发明人： Duncan Schleiss ,  Cindy Scott

IPC分类号： G05B15/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0272 ,  Y10S715/97

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to draw attention to information presented via electronic displays to process plant operators are disclosed. A disclosed example method to draw attention to information presented to a process plant operator comprises presenting an electronic process plant display, collecting process plant data, processing the process plant data to identify a portion of a process plant, and modifying the electronic process plant display to at least partially obscure substantially all of the process plant display except for the identified portion.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过电子显示器呈现的处理工厂操作员的信息的示例性方法和装置。 引用对提供给过程工厂操作员的信息的公开示例性方法包括呈现电子过程工厂显示，收集过程工厂数据，处理过程工厂数据以识别过程工厂的一部分，以及将电子处理工厂显示改变为 除了所识别的部分之外，基本上至少部分地掩盖了所有的处理工厂显示器。

公开(公告)号：US07237109B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-26

申请号：US10672549

申请日：2003-09-26

申请人： Cindy Scott ,  Gary Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Godfrey Sherriff

发明人： Cindy Scott ,  Gary Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Godfrey Sherriff

IPC分类号： G06F1/24

CPC分类号： G05B23/027 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/24159 ,  G05B2219/25428

摘要： A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common security, communication and display hardware and software within the process plant while still providing functional isolation between the safety system controllers and the process control system controllers. This integrated process control and safety system uses a common data communication structure for both the safety system and the process control system so that applications can send data to and receive data from devices in either system in the same manner, e.g., using the same communication hardware and software. However, the common data communication structure is set up enable a security application to distinguish process control system devices from safety system devices using tags, addresses or other fields within the messages sent to or received from the devices, which enables data associated with the process control system to be distinguishable from data associated with the safety system, thereby enabling the security application within a user interface to automatically treat this data differently depending on the source (or destination) of the data.

摘要翻译： 过程工厂包括物理和逻辑上与过程控制系统集成的安全系统，使得安全系统和过程控制系统可以在过程工厂内使用通用的安全性，通信和显示硬件和软件，同时仍然在 安全系统控制器和过程控制系统控制器。 该集成过程控制和安全系统为安全系统和过程控制系统使用通用的数据通信结构，以便应用程序可以以相同的方式将数据发送到任何系统中的设备数据并从其接收数据，例如使用相同的通信硬件 和软件。 然而，建立通用数据通信结构使得安全应用能够使用发送给设备或从设备接收的消息中的标签，地址或其他字段来区分过程控制系统设备与安全系统设备，这使得能够与过程控制相关联的数据 系统可以与与安全系统相关联的数据区分开，从而使用户界面内的安全应用能够根据数据的来源（或目的地）自动对待该数据。

公开(公告)号：US09557735B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-31

申请号：US12635236

申请日：2009-12-10

申请人： Molly Marie Firkins ,  Stephen C. Gilbert ,  Cindy Scott

发明人： Molly Marie Firkins ,  Stephen C. Gilbert ,  Cindy Scott

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G05B23/027 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B23/0272 ,  G05B2219/31472 ,  G05B2219/32128 ,  G06F3/048

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to manage process control status rollups are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving process control information from at least one process control device included within a process control system, determining at least one issue associated with a portion of the received process control information, receiving a selection of a status type, determining if the at least one issue is associated with the selected status type, and displaying a process control status rollup associated with the selected status type and including the at least one issue.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于管理过程控制状态汇总的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括从包括在过程控制系统内的至少一个过程控制设备接收过程控制信息，确定与所接收的过程控制信息的一部分相关联的至少一个问题，接收状态类型的选择， 至少一个问题与所选择的状态类型相关联，并且显示与所选状态类型相关联并且包括至少一个问题的过程控制状态汇总。

公开(公告)号：US20110144777A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12635236

申请日：2009-12-10

申请人： Molly Marie Firkins ,  Stephen C. Gilbert ,  Cindy Scott

发明人： Molly Marie Firkins ,  Stephen C. Gilbert ,  Cindy Scott

IPC分类号： G05B9/02

CPC分类号： G05B23/027 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B23/0272 ,  G05B2219/31472 ,  G05B2219/32128 ,  G06F3/048

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to manage process control status rollups are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving process control information from at least one process control device included within a process control system, determining at least one issue associated with a portion of the received process control information, receiving a selection of a status type, determining if the at least one issue is associated with the selected status type, and displaying a process control status rollup associated with the selected status type and including the at least one issue.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于管理过程控制状态汇总的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括从包括在过程控制系统内的至少一个过程控制设备接收过程控制信息，确定与所接收的过程控制信息的一部分相关联的至少一个问题，接收状态类型的选择， 至少一个问题与所选择的状态类型相关联，并且显示与所选状态类型相关联并且包括至少一个问题的过程控制状态汇总。

公开(公告)号：US20100123594A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-20

申请号：US12275016

申请日：2008-11-20

申请人： Duncan Schleiss ,  Cindy Scott

发明人： Duncan Schleiss ,  Cindy Scott

IPC分类号： G08B21/18

CPC分类号： G05B23/0272 ,  Y10S715/97

摘要： Example methods and apparatus to draw attention to information presented via electronic displays to process plant operators are disclosed. A disclosed example method to draw attention to information presented to a process plant operator comprises presenting an electronic process plant display, collecting process plant data, processing the process plant data to identify a portion of a process plant, and modifying the electronic process plant display to at least partially obscure substantially all of the process plant display except for the identified portion.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过电子显示器呈现的处理工厂操作员的信息的示例性方法和装置。 引用对提供给过程工厂操作员的信息的公开示例性方法包括呈现电子过程工厂显示，收集过程工厂数据，处理过程工厂数据以识别过程工厂的一部分，以及将电子处理工厂显示变更为 除了所识别的部分之外，基本上至少部分地掩盖了所有的处理工厂显示器。

公开(公告)号：US07330768B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-12

申请号：US10672548

申请日：2003-09-26

申请人： Cindy Scott ,  Julian Naidoo ,  Gary Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Deeann Gates Del Guzzi

发明人： Cindy Scott ,  Julian Naidoo ,  Gary Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Deeann Gates Del Guzzi

IPC分类号： G05B9/02

CPC分类号： G05B23/0213 ,  G05B23/027 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common communication, configuration hardware and software within the process plant while still providing functional isolation between the safety system controllers and the process control system controllers. This integrated process control and safety system uses a common data communication structure for both the safety system and the process control system so that the configuration application can send data to and receive data from devices in either system in the same manner, e.g., using the same communication hardware and software. However, the common data communication structure is set up to distinguish process control system devices from safety system devices using tags, addresses or other fields within the messages sent to or received from the devices, which enables data associated with the process control system to be distinguishable from data associated with the safety system, thereby enabling a configuration application within a user interface to automatically treat this data differently depending on the source (or destination) of the data.

摘要翻译： 过程工厂包括物理和逻辑上与过程控制系统集成的安全系统，使得安全系统和过程控制系统可以在过程工厂内使用公共通信，配置硬件和软件，同时仍然在安全系统之间提供功能隔离 控制器和过程控制系统控制器。 该集成过程控制和安全系统为安全系统和过程控制系统使用通用的数据通信结构，使得配置应用程序可以以相同的方式向系统中的设备发送数据和接收数据，例如使用相同的方式 通信硬件和软件。 然而，建立公共数据通信结构以将过程控制系统设备与安全系统设备区分开，使用发送给设备或从设备接收的消息内的标签，地址或其他字段，这使得与过程控制系统相关联的数据可区分 来自与安全系统相关联的数据，从而使得用户界面内的配置应用能够根据数据的来源（或目的地）自动对待该数据。

公开(公告)号：US20060111794A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-25

申请号：US10993072

申请日：2004-11-19

申请人： Alan Wysuph ,  Michael Ott ,  Bruce Campney ,  Cindy Scott ,  Michael Ausen ,  Gary Law ,  Godfrey Sherriff ,  David Smith ,  Julian Naidoo

发明人： Alan Wysuph ,  Michael Ott ,  Bruce Campney ,  Cindy Scott ,  Michael Ausen ,  Gary Law ,  Godfrey Sherriff ,  David Smith ,  Julian Naidoo

IPC分类号： G05B11/01 ,  G05B19/18

CPC分类号： G06F11/1497 ,  G05B2219/24167

摘要： Secure data write apparatus and methods for use in safety instrumented process control systems select a parameter associated with a process control element within the process control system and send first data associated with the parameter to the process control element. A confirmation associated with a request to write the first data to the process control element is received from a user and the second data is sent to the process control element in response to receiving the confirmation. The first and second data are compared at the process control element and the first or second data are written to a location in the process control element associated with the parameter if the first and second data are at least substantially identical.

摘要翻译： 用于安全仪表化过程控制系统的安全数据写入装置和方法选择与过程控制系统内的过程控制元件相关联的参数，并将与该参数相关联的第一数据发送到过程控制元件。 从用户接收与向处理控制单元写入第一数据的请求相关联的确认，并且响应于接收到确认将第二数据发送到过程控制单元。 如果第一和第二数据至少基本上相同，则在过程控制元件处比较第一和第二数据，并且将第一或第二数据写入到与参数相关联的过程控制元素中的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20050190054A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-01

申请号：US10787383

申请日：2004-02-26

申请人： Cindy Scott ,  Robert Havekost ,  Todd Reeves

发明人： Cindy Scott ,  Robert Havekost ,  Todd Reeves

IPC分类号： G05B23/02 ,  G05B19/048 ,  G05B23/00 ,  G08B23/00 ,  G08B29/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/027

摘要： A method and system for integrating alarms is provided. An external alarm is received at a process control system and includes an external tag. An internal alarm that is associated with the external alarm is determined based on a map. An internal tag associated with the external tag is also determined based on the map. The process control system generates the internal alarm which includes the internal tag and is based on the external alarm. A method and system for generating alarm and tag relations is also provided. At least one external tag associated with an external system is selected. At least one internal tag associated with a process control system related to the external tags is determined. At least one entry in a map is generated to indicate a relation between at least one of the external tags and at least one of the internal tags. At least one external alarm associated with the external system is selected and at least one internal alarm related to the external alarms is determined. At least one entry is generated in the map to indicate a relation between at least one of the external alarms and at least one of the internal alarms.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种集成报警的方法和系统。 在过程控制系统处接收到外部报警，并且包括外部标签。 根据地图确定与外部报警相关的内部报警。 还根据地图确定与外部标签相关联的内部标签。 过程控制系统产生内部报警，内部报警基于外部报警。 还提供了一种用于产生报警和标签关系的方法和系统。 选择与外部系统相关联的至少一个外部标签。 确定与与外部标签相关的过程控制系统相关联的至少一个内部标签。 生成地图中的至少一个条目以指示至少一个外部标签与至少一个内部标签之间的关系。 选择与外部系统相关联的至少一个外部报警，并确定与外部报警相关的至少一个内部报警。 在地图中生成至少一个条目，以指示至少一个外部警报与至少一个内部警报之间的关系。

公开(公告)号：US07250856B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-31

申请号：US10915629

申请日：2004-08-10

申请人： Robert B. Havekost ,  Trevor D. Schleiss ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Cindy Scott ,  J. Clint Fletcher

发明人： Robert B. Havekost ,  Trevor D. Schleiss ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Cindy Scott ,  J. Clint Fletcher

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G05B23/0272

摘要： An alarm display and interface tool for use in a process control system receives and displays different categories of alarms, including for example, device alarms and hardware alarms as well as traditional process alarms, on a single display to enable an operator or other user to view and have access to these different categories of alarms. The display and interface tool may be used to filter the alarms that are displayed according to any number of categories, including the category of the alarm, the priority of the alarm, the status of the alarm, etc. so as to alternatively segregate or combine the tasks typically associated with operator, maintenance and engineer personnel. The tool may also be used to access each of the displayed alarms to obtain more information about any individual alarm.

摘要翻译： 用于过程控制系统的报警显示和界面工具在单个显示器上接收和显示不同类别的报警，包括例如设备报警和硬件报警以及传统过程报警，以使操作员或其他用户能够查看 并可以访问这些不同类别的报警。 显示和界面工具可用于过滤根据任何数量类别显示的报警，包括报警类别，报警优先级，报警状态等，以便交替隔离或组合 通常与操作员，维护人员和工程人员相关的任务。 该工具还可用于访问每个显示的报警，以获取有关任何单个报警的更多信息。