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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Bryan M. Jones, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Keith R. Bellville, Round Rock, TX (US);
James R. Balentine, Austin, TX (US);
Trevor D. Schleiss, Austin, TX (US);
Hubbard F. Fellows, Round Rock, TX (US);
Patricia Devlin, Katy, TX (US);
Bryan M. Jones, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Keith R. Bellville, Round Rock, TX (US);
James R. Balentine, Austin, TX (US);
Trevor D. Schleiss, Austin, TX (US);
Hubbard F. Fellows, Round Rock, TX (US);
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A process control configuration method in a user interface of a computer system for developing control strategies of a process plant, where the user interface defines a screen area to display a plurality of independent panes therein, includes generating a first edit pane, including displaying a graphical representation of a first set of logical or physical entities for carrying out respective process control operations in the process plant; generating a second edit pane, including displaying a graphical representation of a second set of logical or physical entities for carrying out respective process control operations in the process plant, wherein each in the first set and the second set of logical or physical entities includes at least one input and at least one output, and wherein each of the first edit pane and the second edit pane defines an independent user interface screen within the screen area; receiving a first selection of an output of a first entity in the first set of logical or physical entities; receiving a second selection of an input to a second entity in the first second of logical or physical entities; and automatically generating respective visual indicators in each of the first edit pane and the second edit pane in response to receiving the first selection and the second selection, wherein the visual indicators depict respective endpoints of a connection between the first entity and the second entity.