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Methode de configuration et de commande de l'affichage de fenetres d'applications multiples Download PDF

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WO1998013749A1
WO1998013749A1 PCT/US1997/016073 US9716073W WO9813749A1 WO 1998013749 A1 WO1998013749 A1 WO 1998013749A1 US 9716073 W US9716073 W US 9716073W WO 9813749 A1 WO9813749 A1 WO 9813749A1
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Donald W. Moore
James C. Huntington
Richard C. Holland
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  • the present application is related to the following:
  • the present invention relates to a display system, and more particularly, to a method for configuring and controlling a computer window ' s display so as to provide an integrated workspace, or environment, in which multiple applications are displayed and presented in a coordinated and coherent manner.
  • Contemporary window-oriented computer operating systems rely upon the human user to manage the display characteristics of applications with window-oriented human interfaces.
  • computer operating systems provide unpredictable application display-window placement (an application-display being defined as a "top level” window and not the various "child windows” which compose this top-level window), forcing human users to manipulate application display placement manually.
  • Human users of these operating systems are provided with complete flexibility in manipulating application displays, a characteristic not always desired.
  • the present invention provides a method for automating and controlling application display placement, size, and other characteristics and provides for limiting the user's ability to take actions which are not desirable.
  • Multiple, independent applications executing in a windowed computer environment are displayed in a coherent, integrated fashion.
  • Intelligent and predicable display coordination is achieved across multiple related or unrelated applications by configurably organizing displays, based on common characteristics.
  • the present invention has applicability in any computer-human interface environment in which multiple application windows are simultaneously displayed. Further, the present invention provides a method to ensure visibility of critical displays and to minimize the effort of the operator in locating and interacting with displays in order to maintain safe and profitable factory or plant operations.
  • a method for controlling the display of multiple, independent applications executing in a windowed computer environment) in a coherent, integrated fashion.
  • a method of controlling a computer's display of one or more application display windows on a display system provides an integrated workspace for the human operator.
  • Multiple applications are displayed in a coordinated arrangement, with predetermined display characteristics such as display size and location, on a computer display surface consisting of one or more physical display screens.
  • An application display is created in response to a request inputted to the display system.
  • the display is modified in accordance with a configuration file, the configuration file defining a collection of one or more sets of display-characteristics, including initial size and location, sizability, draggability, closeability, region, and the logic to relate each of the potential application displays to one of these sets of display characteristics.
  • the display is outputted to the display surface in a modified form, such that the display conforms to its associated set of display characteristics, according to the current configuration file.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a process control system of the preferred embodiment in which the present invention can be utilized
  • Figure 2 shows a block diagram of common elements of each physical module of the process control system of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows a functional block diagram of a typical physical module of the process control system:
  • Figure 4 shows a block diagram of a Workspace Manager Display System of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 5 shows the layout of an example configuration of a display of the
  • each window representing a different set of configured display characteristics, including but not limited to, the shown window locations and sizes.
  • Figure 6 shows an example ordering by which a newly-invoked application display area is related to a specific set of display characteristics for the example of Figure 5;
  • Figure 7, which comprises Figures 7A and 7B. shows a flow diagram of the WSM software operating in the Workspace Manager Display System of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a block diagram of a process control system 10 of the preferred embodiment in which the present invention can be found.
  • the process control system 10 includes a plant control network 1 1, and connected thereto is a data hiway 12, which permits a process controller 20' to be connected thereto.
  • additional process controllers 20' can be operatively connected to the plant control network 1 1 via a corresponding hiway gateway 601 and a corresponding data hiway 12.
  • a process controller 20, an interface apparatus which includes many new additions, improvements, and features over the process controller 20', is operatively connected to the plant control network 1 1 via a universal control network (UCN) 14 to a network interface module (MM) 602.
  • UCN universal control network
  • MM network interface module
  • additional process controllers 20 can be operatively connected to the plant control network 1 1 via a corresponding UCN 14 and a corresponding NIM 602.
  • the process controllers 20. 20' interface the analog input and output signals and digital input and output signals (A/I, A/O, D/I. and D/O respectively) to the process control system 10 from the variety of field devices (not shown) of the process being controlled which include valves, pressure switches, pressure gauges, thermocouples
  • the plant control network (or more simply network) 1 1 provides the overall supervision of the controlled process in conjunction with the plant operator and obtains all the information needed to perform the supervisory function and includes an interface with the operator.
  • the plant control network 1 1 includes a plurality of physical modules (or nodes), which include a universal operator station (US) 122. an application module (AM)
  • HM history module
  • CM computer module
  • LPN local control network
  • NIM 602 and HG 601 provide an interface between the LCN 120 and the UCN 14 and the LCN 120 and the data hiway 12. respectively.
  • Physical modules 122, 124, 126. 128, . . . of network 1 1 of the preferred embodiment are of various specialized functional types. Each physical module is the peer. or equivalent, of the other in terms of right of access to the network's communication medium, or LCN 120. for the purpose of transmitting data to other physical modules of network 1 1.
  • Universal operator station module (US) 122 of network 1 1 is a workstation for one or more plant operators.
  • a history module (HM) 126 provides mass data storage capability.
  • the history module 126 includes at least one conventional disk mass storage device, such as a Winchester disk, which disk storage device provides a large volume of nonvolatile storage capability for binary data.
  • the types of data stored by such a mass storage device are typically trend histories, event histories, . . . .or data from which such histories can be determined, data that constitutes or forms CRT type displays, copies of programs for the physical modules . . . .
  • An application module (AM) 124 provides additional data processing capability in support of the process control functions performed by the controllers associated with the process control subsystem 20, 20' such as data acquisition, alarming, batch history collection, and provide continuous control computational facilities when needed.
  • the data processing capability of the application module 124 is provided by a processor (not shown) and a memory (not shown) associated with the module.
  • Computer module (CM) 128 uses the standard or common units of all physical modules to permit a medium-to-large scale, general purpose data processing system to communicate with other physical modules of network 1 1 and the units of such modules over the LCN 120 and the units of process control subsystems 20, 20' via the hiway gateway module 601, and the NIM 602, respectively.
  • Data processing systems of a computer module 128 are used to provide supervisory, optimization, generalized user program preparation, and execution of such programs in higher-level program languages.
  • the data processing systems of a computer module 128 have the capability of communicating with other such systems by a communication processor and communication lines.
  • the local control network 120 (LCN) is a high-speed, bit serial, dual redundant communication network that interconnects all the physical modules of plant control network 1 1 .
  • LCN 120 provides the only data transfer path between the principal sources of data, such as hiway gateway module 601 , application module 124, and history module 126, and principal users of such data, such as universal operator station module 122, computer module 128, and application module 124.
  • LCN 120 also provides the communication medium over which large blocks of data, such as memory images, can be moved from one physical module, such as history module 126, to universal station module 122.
  • LCN 120 is dual redundant in that it consists of two coaxial cables that permit the serial transmission of binary signals over both cables.
  • each physical module of the network 1 1 or the process control system 10 includes a module central processor unit 38 and a module memory 40, a random-access memory (not shown), and such additional controller devices, or units (not shown), which are configured to provide the desired functionality of that type of module, i.e., that of the operator station 122. for example.
  • the data-processing capabilities of each module's CPU 38 and module memory 40 create a distributed processing environment which provides for improved reliability and performance of network 1 1 and process control system 10. The reliability of network 1 1 and system 10 is improved because, if one physical module of network 1 1 fails, the other physical modules will remain operational.
  • network 1 1 as a whole is not disabled by such an occurrence as would be the case in centralized systems.
  • Performance is improved by this distributed environment in that throughput and fast operator response times result from the increase computer processing resources and the concurrency and parallelism of the data-processing capabilities of the system.
  • each physical module includes the BUS interface unit (BIU) 32, which is connected to the LCN 120 by the transceiver 34.
  • BIU BUS interface unit
  • Each physical module is also provided with the module BUS 36 which, in the preferred embodiment, is capable of transmitting 16 bits of data in parallel between the module CPU 38 and the module memory 40.
  • Other units utilized to tailor each type of physical module to satisfy its func- tional requirements, are operatively connected to module BUS 36 so that each such unit can communicate with the other units of the physical module via its module BUS 36.
  • the BIU 32 of the physical module initiates the transmission of data over LCN 120. In the preferred embodiment, all transmissions by a BIU 32 are transmitted over the coaxial cables which, in the preferred embodiment, form the LCN 120.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a functional block diagram of a typical physical module 122, 124, 126. 128 of the plant control network 11, and includes the BUS 32 and the transceiver 34, which connects BIU 32 to the LCN 120.
  • BIU 32 is capable of transmitting binary data over LCN 120 and of receiving data from LCN 120.
  • Transceiver 34 is capable of transmitting binary data over LCN 120 and of receiving data from LCN 120.
  • LCN 120 is a dually-redundant coaxial cable with the capability of transmitting bit serial data.
  • BIU 32 is provided with a very fast micro-engine 56.
  • micro engine 56 is made up of bit slice components so that it can process eight bits in parallel and can execute a 24 bit microinstruction from its programmable read only memory (PROM) 58.
  • PROM programmable read only memory
  • Signals received from the LCN 120 are transmitted by transceiver 34 and receive circuitry 52 to receive FIFO register 54.
  • Micro engine 56 examines the data stored in FIFO register 54 and determines if the information is addressed to the physical module. If the data is an information frame, the received data is transferred by direct memory access (DMA) write circuitry 66 by conventional direct memory access techniques to the physical module memory unit (MMU) 40 over module BUS 36.
  • DMA direct memory access
  • MMU physical module memory unit
  • Communication between MCPU processor 68. a Motorola 68020 microprocessor in the preferred embodiment, and other functional elements of MCPU 38 is via local microprocessor BUS 39.
  • Module BUS interface element 41 provides the communication link between local BUS 39 and module BUS 36.
  • Processor 68 executes instructions fetched from either its local memory 43. in the preferred embodiment an EPROM, or from MMU 40.
  • Processor 68 has a crystal controlled clock 45 which produces clock pulses, or timing signals.
  • Input output (I/O) port 49 provides communication between MCPU 38 and equipment external to the physical module to permit program loading and the diagnosis of errors, or faults, for example.
  • Each MCPU 38 includes a timing subsystem 48 which, in response to clock signals from module clock 45, produces fine resolution, synchronization, and real-time, timing signals.
  • Any timing subsystem 48. which is provided with a timing subsystem driver 50, has the capability of transmitting timing information to other physical modules over the LCN 120.
  • Another input to each timing subsystem 48 is timing information which is transmitted over LCN 120 and which is received through transceiver 34, timing receiver 55, and timing driver 57 of BIU 32, Timing pulses from module power supply
  • timing subsystem 48 which are a function of the frequency of the external source of A.C. electric power applied to power supply 59, are used by timing subsystem 48 to correct longer-term frequency drift of the clock pulses produced by clock 45.
  • the Workspace Manager (WSM) 124 is coupled to the LCN 120 of the process control system 10 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the Workspace Manager (WSM) 124 is a personal computer (PC) which can be purchased in the marketplace, and includes an LCN coprocessor 127 coupled to the LCN 120 and to an internal BUS (PCBUS) 131 of the PC (i.e.. of the WSM 124).
  • the LCN co-processor 127 includes the BIU 32. the module BUS 36, the module CPU 38, and the module memory 40. described above. This configuration permits the WSM 124 to communicate with the LCN 120 and the nodes connected thereto.
  • the WSM 124 includes a graphics card 132 coupled to a display 125 and to the
  • PC BUS 131 An Ethernet card 133 permits the WSM 124 to communicate with foreign systems (i.e., systems not coupled to the LCN 120).
  • a microprocessor (mr) 134 of the PC is coupled to the PC BUS 131 and executes the Windows NT Operating System and the Workspace Manager software.
  • a WSM memory 135 is also coupled to the PC BUS 131 and stores the various information (including a configuration file, which will be described later) for use by the mr 134.
  • a keyboard 130 is included for inputting commands to the WSM 124.
  • a mouse interface 136 is provided in the preferred embodiment of the WSM 124.
  • the display 125 is configured (or mapped) in a predetermined manner.
  • FIG. 5 there is shown an example of a configuration of a display screen (not shown) of display 125 of WSM 124.
  • the display screen (or workspace) is divided into three categories: schematics, trends, and alarms.
  • This workspace is configured as follows: • Schematics are limited to the region in which the four initial windows are displayed. • Trends are positioned along the right side of the workspace in fixed locations. • Alarms are presented at the bottom of the display. In the preferred embodiment, the schematic invocation never results in the removal of alarm or trend display and vice versa.
  • the normal windows functions such as MIN, MAX features are included.
  • a workspace management program i.e., software which in the preferred embodiment is a Windows NT, provided by the Microsoft Corp., which has been modified as will be described hereinunder.
  • a window specification file (sometimes referred to as a configuration file) is provided to the workspace management software.
  • the window specification is a set of window properties which can be applied to one or more real-application windows during runtime. Some of these properties, such as position, relate to existing windows concepts. Other properties, such as region and draggable, represent extended means of controlling application windows.
  • a plurality of window specifications can be included in a given workspace configuration. At runtime, once the workspace manager associates a real-application window with a particular window specification, that specification's properties are applied and enforced for that application window. This will be further described hereinunder.
  • Figure 6 shows the workspace groups and how the space is selected by the workspace manager program.
  • the window specifications are organized into logical window groups for each workspace configuration.
  • Each workspace configuration consists of a single top-level group, consisting of one or more window specifications, and/or subgroups.
  • Each window group must be configured with one of three possible strategies for searching the matching window specification.
  • Each of these strategies embodies a unique approach to determining the criteria by which a given application display will be managed and providing a new kind of functionality which is included as part of this invention: The automatic replacement of existing displays by newly-invoked displays (determining which existing display is to be replaced with a newly invoked display).
  • a round-robin group uses a "round robin" approach in selecting which of its window specifications is applied to a given application window. This group is intended to support a cyclical replacement style in which the newest application window appears to replace the oldest one. All window specifications of this type of group share a common match expression so that a similar set of applications can easily match to each window in a group. Therefore, the match expression concept is applied at the group level for the round-robin groups.
  • a "manual-select" group is similar to the round-robin group in that all applications displayed in this group share a common match expression; however, this group does not automatically increment the window specification which should be used to manage the next application display which matches the group's match expression.
  • the system allows the user to manually select where the next application display will appear, and all newly-invoked applications which belong to this group will continue to replace the manually-selected application until another application is manually selected.
  • Applications are "selected" for replacement via special title-bar buttons which are included as part of this invention.
  • the "first match” group is designed to search its list of subgroups and window specifications in a "top-down, depth-first” fashion. All items in this group, including individual window specifications, each have their own match expression. In the preferred embodiment, all three groups of the example of Figure 5 are of the round-robin group type and is so indicated in the window specification file (or sometimes called herein configuration file).
  • FIG 7 which comprises Figures 7A and 7B.
  • FIG. 7 a flow diagram of the WSM software operating in the Workspace Manager Display System of the present invention.
  • a display of an application is requested via the keyboard 126 (or via a mouse interface with a corresponding display, not shown).
  • the program operating within the Workspace Manager Display System 124 is essentially waiting for an input (Block 902).
  • the message is decoded (Block 903) and branches to point X (Block 900) if a new display window of an application is requested (Block 900), or branches to point Y in Figure 7B if a current display is being operated, on or being manipulated (Block 912).
  • the requested display is created (Block 901) and the operating system creates the window which incorporates the requested display (Block 904). Within the window, any miscellaneous request made by the operator is also set up in the display (Block 905); and if no specific display parameters have been requested, default conditions will be utilized to set up the display (Block 906). If the workspace manager is not involved (i.e.. is not to manage the display) or is inoperative or is optionally turned off, the display as requested and as set up appears on the display screen of the display 125 (Block 909), and the program exits to wait state (Block 902).
  • the display is modified in accordance with the workspace manager configuration file (or sometimes referred to herein as the window specification file) (Block 907).
  • the configuration file is stored within the Workspace Manager Display System 124 and is generated offline and contains the parameters which define the workspace area of the display screen. In particular, the location on the display screen is modified such that the requested display appears in the next available window of the Window 1 , Window 2, . . . ,
  • Block 910 If the requested display is to replace an existing display (Block 910), the existing display is closed (Block 91 1) and the program continues to Block 909, in which the display appears in the controlled format and within the controlled, predetermined area, and the program then exits to the wait loop. If an existing display is not to be replaced, the program branches immediately to Block 909, the display appears, and the program exits to Block 902. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, provision exists for replacing an old display with a newly-requested display.
  • a display is being managed, i.e., operated on or modified (Block 912)
  • the display is checked to determine if the operation is a move, size, stretch, . . . . being requested by the user or the application (Block 913).
  • OS windows operating system
  • the standard windows operating system (OS) of the WSM software signals its intent to redraw the display with the new coordinates (Block 914).
  • the display is being managed by the workspace manager, a determination is made whether the new coordinates violate the configuration file (the window specification file) (Block 916). If the coordinates are outside the configuration file, the coordinates are modified to bring them into compliance with the configuration file (Block 915).
  • Block 914 when the operating system redraws the display with the new coordinates and the display is not being managed by the workspace manager, the display appears in the requested coordinates (Block 917) and the program exits to the wait loop (Block 902). If the new coordinates in Block 916 do not violate the configuration file, the program proceeds to display the requested modified display in the requested coordinates (Block 917), and the program exits to the wait loop (Block 902). After the display modifies the coordinates in Block 915 to bring them into compliance with the configuration file, the display appears in the modified coordinates (Block 918) and the program exits to the wait loop (Block 902).
  • the window specification file is a file stored within the WSM memory 135 of the WSM 124.
  • Each entry into the configuration file includes the size of the window, the position of the window, . . . , and/or other characteristics which define the parameters and properties of the window.
  • the applications being displayed in the preferred embodiment are process-control related, it will be further understood by those skilled in the art that the application can be any application being monitored, e.g., financial applications when financial systems are being monitored, manufacturing plant operations when utilized in manufacturing operations, . . . .

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Méthode de commande d'un écran à fenêtres d'un ordinateur faisant partie d'un système d'affichage comprenant une surface d'affichage, qui permet de créer un espace de travail intégré. Des écrans d'applications multiples sont affichés dans une zone coordonnée et prédéterminée de l'écran d'affichage. Un écran d'application est créé en réponse à une demande introduite à la surface du système d'affichage. L'affichage est modifié conformément à un fichier de configuration; ledit fichier de configuration définit les caractéristiques de l'affichage correspondant aux zones prédéterminées de l'espace de travail intégré dans lequel doivent s'afficher les fenêtres des applications. L'affichage modifié est visualisé à l'écran d'affichage selon un ordre prédéterminé qui correspond à la définition des caractéristiques d'affichage, établie dans le fichier de configuration.
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