Patent ID: 7966269
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. An intelligent human-machine interface comprising: an interface shell; one or more system agents including one or more dynamic, knowledge-based software object sub-agents that model and track the state of a work area thereby creating a virtual blueprint of objects contained in the work area; and one or more function agents that model, track, and facilitate work area functions, the interface shell that provides a hardware and software interface between the one or more system agents and the one or more function agents; a dynamic documentation system in communication with the one or more function agents and one or more system agents; including a layering architecture, comprising: a tracking layer; an equipment and supply management layer that takes the information from the tracking layer and processes the information in regards to records, inventory and maintenance systems; a coordination layer that takes information from the tracking layer and the equipment and supply management layer to develop an image of what is occurring in comparison to what an overall plan is based; a situational awareness layer in communication with the tracking layer, the situational awareness layer that provides output features of relevant information to the various interfaces; and an oversight layer that combines the information from the situational awareness layer with process rule sets contained in the one or more function agents to determine if processes are being performed correctly, wherein the layering architecture is created by threads of tagged data relevant to a particular function, wherein the interface shell, the one or more system agents, the one or more function agents, the dynamic documentation system, and the layering architecture that process an integrated collection of facts and relationships and to recognize deviation from or compliance with a predetermined process and communicate deviation from or compliance with a predetermined process to a user.