Patent ID: 8234331
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a process including an operator of the process connected to a server, the method comprising: identifying at least one relevant item from a group of items associated with the controlling of the process, the at least one relevant item being at least one of an item being added to the group, an inactive item of the group being activated or an item of the group wherein the group is being activated; determining if data associated with the at least one relevant item is a valid value or an invalid value, and directly presenting information to the operator when the data is determined to be a valid value and delaying presentation of the information to the operator when the data is determined to be an invalid value, wherein an invalid value is presented to the operator after a pre-determined time delay period has expired only if the data remains an invalid value after the time delay period has expired.