US 11,733,669 B2
Task based configuration presentation context
Matthew R Ericsson, Lyndhurst, OH (US); Andrew R Stump, Mentor, OH (US); Anthony Carrara, Strongsville, OH (US); Eashwer Srinivasan, Fremont, CA (US); Christopher W Como, Chagrin Falls, OH (US); and Sharon M Billi-Duran, Euclid, OH (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed by Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/585,779.
Prior Publication US 2021/0096526 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 8/33 (2018.01); G06F 8/34 (2018.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01)
CPC G05B 19/056 (2013.01) [G05B 19/0423 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G06F 8/33 (2013.01); G06F 8/34 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36143 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for developing industrial applications, comprising:
a memory that stores executable components; and
a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising:
a user interface component configured to render an industrial integrated development environment (IDE) development interface and to receive, via interaction with the development interface, industrial design input that defines aspects of an industrial automation project; and
a project generation component configured to generate system project data based on the industrial design input,
wherein
the development interface comprises:
one or more workspace canvases configured to facilitate development of a selected aspect of the industrial automation project, and
a global panel control bar, pinned to an edge of the development interface, comprising one or more first visibility icons corresponding to one or more global panels that are globally applicable to development tasks supported by the development interface and that comprise at least a cross reference panel that lists a cross-reference of usages or instances of a selected element within the one or more workspace canvases,
the user interface component is configured to determine an aspect of the industrial automation project that is currently in focus within a workspace canvas of the one or more workspace canvases, and render, on an edge of the workspace canvas, one or more second visibility icons corresponding to one or more content panels that are relevant to the aspect, wherein the one or more content panels are a subset of a total set of content panels supported by the development interface, and
selection of a visibility icon from the one or more first visibility icons or the one or more second visibility icons toggles a visibility of a corresponding panel on the development interface.