Patent ID: 6031547
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A computer graphical status display for use in displays that monitor manufacturing processes in which a plurality of discrete process parameters exist, comprising:a plurality of bar graphs each being parallel to each other and extending from a common origin to a top, each of the bar graphs representing a respective of the plurality of discrete process parameter values, each of the process parameter values having a respective of a plurality of desired baseline values, and each of the bar graphs being scaled so that each of the baseline values is located at an equal distance to the other of the baseline values from the origin; andan alarm indication which is triggered when an individual bar graph falls below or above a minimum or a maximum permissible value for that parameter, respectively, wherein the alarm indication comprises a warning section extending from the baseline to an actual measured value for an out-of-range parameter bar graph defined by at least one of a color and or pattern that differs from a color and or pattern of a portion of the bar graph extending between the origin and the warning section.