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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Leigh Ann Rusnica, hempfield, PA (US);
Steven Paul Kerch, Monroeville, PA (US);
Vaughn M Thomas, Penn Township, PA (US);
Stephen Joseph Kenney, Halfmoon Township, PA (US);
Charles Stillwell Brockhoff, Jr, Plum Borough, PA (US);
Bert C Morris, Unity Township, PA (US);
Emilie Matarasso Roth, Beechview, PA (US);
Nobuo Sugibayashi, Monroeville, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Coporation, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A functional approach to an information display system that enables a fast and easy understanding of the status of a complex process. The display screen is organized by process goals. Each process goal is then tied to a number of process objectives which directly relate individually to the goals. The objectives are in turn tied to the process functions which must be substantially maintained in order to achieve the respective objectives. A display of control functions related to each process function is mapped onto the regional displays. The individual display elements use a combination of coded background color, border color and other indicia of information, e.g., mimics, meters, etc. to present a significant amount of information about the status of the process and its components in a manner that is readily absorbed and easily understood.