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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Duncan Schleiss, Austin, TX (US);
Cindy Scott, Georgetown, TX (US);
Duncan Schleiss, Austin, TX (US);
Cindy Scott, Georgetown, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
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.