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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1988
Hisanori Miyagaki, Hitachiota, JP;
Katsuhito Shimizu, Hitachi, JP;
Haruya Tobita, Hitachi, JP;
Atsushi Takita, Mito, JP;
Tooru Kimura, Hitachi, JP;
Akira Sugano, Katsuta, JP;
Masayuki Kikuchi, Hitachiota, JP;
Masayuki Fukai, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and a method of monitoring and displaying in which control screen indicating a control data of a control device for process control displayed on the display screen of a display unit by a touch operation on a diagram of the control device, the control data being further selected by another touch operation. The display condition of the control data display area thus changes, the operator being permitted to visually check whether the operation has been selected correctly. After visual confirmation, a switch disposed outside of the display screen and corresponding to the called control screen is operated to start the operation of the control device determined for control for the first time at this time point. In case of a combined display of a control device and a control screen, on the other hand, a first display unit is utilized such that the called control screen is displayed at a position far from the control device to be controlled, thereby not hiding the control device display. The control screen may be moved to a given position on the system diagram. A second display unit is utilized such that the original system diagram is displayed in a reduced form in combination with and not superimposed on the called control screen. The control screen and the control-related screen are called repeatedly so that when the reduction rate of the original system diagram exceeds a critical value, the reduction rate is fixed to a predetermined value and the control screens are displayed in scroll.