Patent ID: 9619082
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method performed by a system comprising a control device linked to at least one piece of equipment to be controlled, the control device comprising a touch screen, the touch screen being capable of displaying at least one virtual control unit having at least one touch control zone that generates a command that is transmitted to the at least one piece of equipment when a person touches the at least one control zone, wherein: the touch screen is permanently unlocked so that an operator can generate the command by touching the at least one control zone; the touch screen is put into a passive state imparting a first display mode to the touch screen when no control zone has been touched by a person; the touch screen is put into an active state imparting a second display mode distinct from the first display mode to the touch screen when at least one control zone has been touched by a person; the control device is provided with validation means, and after the touch screen has passed from the passive state to the active state, each requested command is validated jointly when the validation means are operated, the control device transmitting at least one signal to at least one piece of equipment to convey each command; and the touch screen is put into the passive state after the validation means have been operated; wherein, in the active state, if no action is taken by the end of a predetermined period, each command that has been issued since passing from the passive state to the active state is canceled automatically, and the touch screen is passed into the passive state.