Patent ID: 6344859
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
A data processor controlled display system for the interactive control of a production operation, comprising:means for providing a plurality of selectable sets of basic interactive functions accessible through a graphical user interface (GUI), each set respectively for the control of one of a plurality of different operating environments for a same type of production operation, wherein each operating environment is associated with one set of basic interactive functions that provide control functions and options to manage said operating environment for the production operation; means for interactively selecting through the GUI one of said sets of basic interactive functions for the control of one of the operating environments of the production operation; means for providing a plurality of selectable secondary functions for supplementing said selected set of basic functions controlling said selected operating environment of the production operation; means for using the GUI to select at least one of said secondary functions; and means for combining said selected at least one secondary function with said selected set of basic functions into a customized interactive display interface for the control of said operating environment of the production operation that is accessible through said GUI.