Patents by Inventor Bruce Campney
Bruce Campney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9285795Abstract: A common process control graphical user interface plant operators, plant maintenance personnel, and management is disclosed which provides a real-time interface to both the process and the plant. The common interface is modular in design and is capable of supporting various specializations for each user type. Operator consoles are dedicated to each section of the plant and include additional functions such as maintenance, configuration, simulation and supervisory information. The unified for common graphical interface replaces control room displays filled with single case analog controllers, meters, and digital indicators. The common interface addresses the functions that previously were provided by the panel motor start/stop buttons and status indications, chart recorders, annunciator panels and subsystem interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Stephen G. Hammack, Bruce Campney, Ken Beoughter, J. Michael Lucas, Stephen Gilbert
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Patent number: 9244451Abstract: A common process control graphical user interface plant operators, plant maintenance personnel, and management is disclosed which provides a real-time interface to both the process and the plant. The common interface is modular in design and is capable of supporting various specializations for each user type. Operator consoles are dedicated to each section of the plant and include additional functions such as maintenance, configuration, simulation and supervisory information. The unified for common graphical interface replaces control room displays filled with single case analog controllers, meters, and digital indicators. The common interface addresses the functions that previously were provided by the panel motor start/stop buttons and status indications, chart recorders, annunciator panels and subsystem interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Stephen G. Hammack, Bruce Campney, Ken Beoughter, J. Michael Lucas, Stephen Gilbert
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Patent number: 8775967Abstract: An integrated graphical runtime interface that provides a secure, highly available environment for process control systems is disclosed. In one example, a method for displaying process control information via a graphical user interface instantiates a runtime workspace application to operatively interpose between an operator station operating system and a user. The example method displays a plurality of panels via the graphical user interface and displays a portion of the process control information associated with a runtime application in at least one of the plurality of panels via the runtime workspace application.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount SystemsInventors: Mark J. Nixon, Ken J. Beoughter, Bruce Campney, Tennyson Hao, Richard Rodriguez, Cheyenne Hernanadez, Stephen Gilbert
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Patent number: 8185892Abstract: Graphical display support is provided within a process plant configuration, monitoring and simulation system to enable graphical displays to be created in a manner in which they are associated with one another in the runtime environment. In particular, a single graphic display editor may be used to create interrelated graphic displays that may be accessed from one another in the runtime environment to provide further information about a process entity within one of the graphic displays, to scroll through adjacent sections of a process plant or to provide different displays for different functions within the process plant, such as for an operator viewing function, a simulation function and a maintenance function. Because the same graphic editor is used to create the graphic displays, the resultant graphic displays may have the same look and feel and may be bound to the runtime environment within the plant in generally the same manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: J. Michael Lucas, Hao Tennyson, Francis De Guzman, Bruce Campney, Mark J. Nixon, Stephen Gilbert
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Patent number: 8144150Abstract: Graphic elements and graphic displays are provided for use in a process environment to display information to one or more users about the process environment, such as the current state of devices within a process plant. The graphic elements and displays include one or more objects, each of which includes a visualization, which depicts an entity within the process environment, a property associated with the depicted process entity and a routine that operates in conjunction with the visualization and the property to cause a change in the-visualization based on a change in the property, or to cause a change in the process environment based on user input through the visualization. In this manner, the graphic objects can be used to create displays that graphically illustrate, through animations and other visual operations, the changing state of the process or detected events within the process.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Gilbert, Tennyson Hao, Francis De Guzman, Ken J. Beoughter, Bruce Campney, Mark J. Nixon
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Patent number: 8086955Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for modifying process control data involve obtaining the process control data in an extensible markup language format, converting the process control data in the extensible markup language format to a second data format, and storing the process control data in a database. The process control data is subsequently edited by retrieving the process control data from the database, modifying the process control data, storing the modified process control data in the second data format in the database, converting the modified process control data from the second data format to the extensible markup language format, and storing the modified process control data in the extensible markup language format.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ling Zhou, Stephen G. Hammack, Bruce Campney, Larry O. Jundt, Mark J. Nixon, Stephen Gilbert
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Publication number: 20110257767Abstract: A data collection and viewing application associated with a batch process control system used within a process plant provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Generally speaking, the compact batch view includes a number of graphical layers which are juxtaposed or interleaved on a display, with each of the layers providing different types of information about the operation of the batch, time synchronized with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Worek, Bruce Campney, William G. Irwin, Christopher Felts
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Publication number: 20110252355Abstract: A common process control graphical user interface plant operators, plant maintenance personnel, and management is disclosed which provides a real-time interface to both the process and the plant. The common interface is modular in design and is capable of supporting various specializations for each user type. Operator consoles are dedicated to each section of the plant and include additional functions such as maintenance, configuration, simulation and supervisory information. The unified for common graphical interface replaces control room displays filled with single case analog controllers, meters, and digital indicators. The common interface addresses the functions that previously were provided by the panel motor start/stop buttons and status indications, chart recorders, annunciator panels and subsystem interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Stephen G. Hammack, Bruce Campney, Ken Beoughter, J. Michael Lucas, Stephen Gilbert
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Patent number: 7971151Abstract: A common process control graphical user interface plant operators, plant maintenance personnel, and management is disclosed which provides a real-time interface to both the process and the plant. The common interface is modular in design and is capable of supporting various specializations for each user type. Operator consoles are dedicated to each section of the plant and include additional functions such as maintenance, configuration, simulation and supervisory information. The unified for common graphical interface replaces control room displays filled with single case analog controllers, meters, and digital indicators. The common interface addresses the functions that previously were provided by the panel motor start/stop buttons and status indications, chart recorders, annunciator panels and subsystem interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Stephen G. Hammack, Bruce Campney, Ken J. Beoughter, J. Michael Lucas, Stephen Gilbert
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Publication number: 20100280630Abstract: A data collection and viewing application associated with a batch process control system used within a process plant provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Generally speaking, the compact batch view includes a number of graphical layers which are juxtaposed or interleaved on a display, with each of the layers providing different types of information about the operation of the batch, time synchronized with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Worek, Bruce Campney, William G. Irwin, Christopher Felts
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Patent number: 7793292Abstract: A data collection and viewing application provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Moreover, process alarms, alerts, events, as well as other information may be placed in one or more additional layers, and the various layers may be shown together to provide a compact graphical view of the batch.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Worek, Bruce Campney, William G. Irwin, Christopher Felts
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Patent number: 7783370Abstract: A system for facilitating configuration of a process plant may include a process graphics editor and a process module editor. The process graphics editor may facilitate creation and/or modification of a graphical representation of physical entities in the process plant. The process module editor may facilitate creation and/or modification of a process module. A process module may include one or more interconnected process objects representative of one or more corresponding physical entities in the process plant. The system may also include a supervisor module communicatively coupled to the process graphics editor and the process module editor. The supervisor module may be capable of detecting changes made to the graphical representation of the physical entities using the process graphics editor. In response to detecting such changes, the supervisor module may instruct the process module editor to make a corresponding change, if any, to a process module.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Arthur Webb, J. Michael Lucas, Ken J. Beoughter, Terrence L. Blevins, Stephen Gilbert, Bruce Campney
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Publication number: 20080066019Abstract: A data collection and viewing application associated with a batch process control system used within a process plant provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Generally speaking, the compact batch view includes a number of graphical layers which are juxtaposed or interleaved on a display, with each of the layers providing different types of information about the operation of the batch, time synchronized with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Worek, Bruce Campney, William G. Irwin, Christopher Felts
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Publication number: 20070211079Abstract: A common process control graphical user interface plant operators, plant maintenance personnel, and management is disclosed which provides a real-time interface to both the process and the plant. The common interface is modular in design and is capable of supporting various specializations for each user type. Operator consoles are dedicated to each section of the plant and include additional functions such as maintenance, configuration, simulation and supervisory information. The unified for common graphical interface replaces control room displays filled with single case analog controllers, meters, and digital indicators. The common interface addresses the functions that previously were provided by the panel motor start/stop buttons and status indications, chart recorders, annunciator panels and subsystem interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark Nixon, Stephen Hammack, Bruce Campney, Ken Beoughter, J. Lucas, Stephen Gilbert
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Publication number: 20070179641Abstract: Graphical display support is provided within a process plant configuration, monitoring and simulation system to enable graphical displays to be created in a manner in which they are associated with one another in the runtime environment. In particular, a single graphic display editor may be used to create various interrelated graphic displays that may, for example, be accessed from one another in the runtime environment to provide further information about a process entity within one of the graphic displays, to scroll through adjacent sections of a process plant or to provide different displays for different functions within the process plant, such as for an operator viewing function, a simulation function and a maintenance function.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: J. Lucas, Tennyson Hao, Francis De Guzman, Bruce Campney, Mark Nixon, Stephen Gilbert
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Publication number: 20070168065Abstract: A system for facilitating configuration of a process plant may include a process graphics editor and a process module editor. The process graphics editor may facilitate creation and/or modification of a graphical representation of physical entities In the process plant. The process module editor may facilitate creation and/or modification of a process module. A process module may include one or more interconnected process objects representative of one or more corresponding physical entities in the process plant. The system may also include a supervisor module communicatively coupled to the process graphics editor and the process module editor. The supervisor module may be capable of detecting changes made to the graphical representation of the physical entities using the process graphics editor. In response to detecting such changes, the supervisor module may instruct the process module editor to make a corresponding change, if any, to a process module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark Nixon, Arthur Webb, J. Lucas, Ken Beoughter, Terrence Blevins, Stephen Gilbert, Bruce Campney
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Publication number: 20070150081Abstract: An integrated graphical runtime interface that provides a secure, highly available environment for process control systems is disclosed. In one example, a method for displaying process control information via a graphical user interface instantiates a runtime workspace application to operatively interpose between an operator station operating system and a user. The example method displays a plurality of panels via the graphical user interface and displays a portion of the process control information associated with a runtime application in at least one of the plurality of panels via the runtime workspace application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Mark Nixon, Ken Beoughter, Bruce Campney, Tennyson Hoa, Richard Rodriguez, Cheyenne Hernandez, Stephen Gilbert
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Publication number: 20070061786Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for modifying process control data involve obtaining the process control data in an extensible markup language format, converting the process control data in the extensible markup language format to a second data format, and storing the process control data in a database. The process control data is subsequently edited by retrieving the process control data from the database, modifying the process control data, storing the modified process control data in the second data format in the database, converting the modified process control data from the second data format to the extensible markup language format, and storing the modified process control data in the extensible markup language format.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Ling Zhou, Stephen Hammack, Bruce Campney, Larry Jundt, Mark Nixon, Stephen Gilbert
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Publication number: 20060111794Abstract: Secure data write apparatus and methods for use in safety instrumented process control systems select a parameter associated with a process control element within the process control system and send first data associated with the parameter to the process control element. A confirmation associated with a request to write the first data to the process control element is received from a user and the second data is sent to the process control element in response to receiving the confirmation. The first and second data are compared at the process control element and the first or second data are written to a location in the process control element associated with the parameter if the first and second data are at least substantially identical.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Alan Wysuph, Michael Ott, Bruce Campney, Cindy Scott, Michael Ausen, Gary Law, Godfrey Sherriff, David Smith, Julian Naidoo