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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
John Joseph Baier, Mentor, OH (US);
Karen Kui, Surrey, CA;
Kevin George Gordon, Vancouver, CA;
Mark David Hobbs, Hartford, WI (US);
Monte Leroy Fevang, Surrey, CA;
Teunis Hendrik Schouten, Langley, CA;
John Joseph Baier, Mentor, OH (US);
Karen Kui, Surrey, CA;
Kevin George Gordon, Vancouver, CA;
Mark David Hobbs, Hartford, WI (US);
Monte Leroy Fevang, Surrey, CA;
Teunis Hendrik Schouten, Langley, CA;
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A human-machine interface system for an industrial automation environment is provided. The human-machine interface system includes a communication interface configured to receive machine data from an aggregation server, a user interface configured to display graphical data to a user, and a processor coupled to the communication interface and the user interface. The processor is configured to process the machine data to produce first graphical data including a first human-machine interface including one or more tabs, transmit the first graphical data to the user interface for display, and detect a pointer indicating an interest over one of the one or more tabs. The processor is also configured to process the machine data to produce second graphical data including the first human-machine interface including an open drawer corresponding to the one of the one or more tabs, and transmit the second graphical data to the user interface for display. The drawer includes a thumbnail graphic of a second human-machine interface.