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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2014
Applicant:

Abb Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;

Inventors:

Susanne Timsjo, Vasteras, SE;

Saad Azhar, Vasteras, SE;

Hongyu Pei-Breivold, Vasteras, SE;

Assignee:

ABB Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 23/0235 (2013.01); G05B 23/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and device of controlling an industrial process. The method includes the steps of monitoring a plurality of values of at least one physical property of the industrial process to be controlled and determining whether the respective value of the at least one physical parameter deviates from a nominal value. Further, the method includes the step of displaying on a display screen, in chronological order, current state of the at least one physical property over time, which current state reflects the deviation of the respective value from the nominal value. Finally, the method includes the steps of providing on the display screen, when a user selects one of the current states, detailed information pertaining to the selected state and controlling the industrial process on the basis of the detailed information.


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