Patents by Inventor Matthew Robert Ericsson

Matthew Robert Ericsson 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).

  • Publication number: 20140040800
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter comprises an enhanced screen organizer component (ESOC) that can efficiently control organization and presentation of desired screens, which relate to an industrial control system, to a user. At design time, a designer employs the ESOC to select and organize one or more screens for a project relating to a control system, create and organize screen folders that can contain desired folders or screens in a hierarchical fashion, select a home screen or favorite screens, respectively, for the operator, role or group, wherein a home screen can be a screen a user views when authenticated into a terminal or the screen the user can be returned to in response to selection of a home control. During run time, the user can access desired screens, and use context menus to select a home screen, favorite screens, or other screens, in accordance with user access rights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Fredette, Steven J. Kowal, Matt S. Delisle, Terrie E. Sauvain, Ronald E. Bliss, Matthew Robert Ericsson
  • Patent number: 8566923
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter comprises an enhanced screen organizer component (ESOC) that can efficiently control organization and presentation of desired screens, which relate to an industrial control system, to a user. At design time, a designer employs the ESOC to select and organize one or more screens for a project relating to a control system, create and organize screen folders that can contain desired folders or screens in a hierarchical fashion, select a home screen or favorite screens, respectively, for the operator, role or group, wherein a home screen can be a screen a user views when authenticated into a terminal or the screen the user can be returned to in response to selection of a home control. During run time, the user can access desired screens, and use context menus to select a home screen, favorite screens, or other screens, in accordance with user access rights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Fredette, Steven J. Kowal, Matt S. Delisle, Terrie E. Sauvain, Ronald E. Bliss, Matthew Robert Ericsson
  • Patent number: 8302006
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies for viewing locations of a data point within a system are provided. A system provided herein includes a locate component that determines locations of a selected data point and a display component that displays the locations of the selected data point in a location structure, which can be displayed at a common area of display with the selected data point. In addition, a system provided herein further includes a navigation component that receives the locations of the selected data point and facilitates navigation of the area of display to a location selected from the location structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Stanek, Jiao Wang, Fabio Malaspina, Michael Silvestro, Matthew Robert Ericsson
  • Publication number: 20120198547
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter comprises an enhanced screen organizer component (ESOC) that can efficiently control organization and presentation of desired screens, which relate to an industrial control system, to a user. At design time, a designer employs the ESOC to select and organize one or more screens for a project relating to a control system, create and organize screen folders that can contain desired folders or screens in a hierarchical fashion, select a home screen or favorite screens, respectively, for the operator, role or group, wherein a home screen can be a screen a user views when authenticated into a terminal or the screen the user can be returned to in response to selection of a home control. During run time, the user can access desired screens, and use context menus to select a home screen, favorite screens, or other screens, in accordance with user access rights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Fredette, Steven J. Kowal, Matt S. Delisle, Terrie E. Sauvain, Ronald E. Bliss, Matthew Robert Ericsson
  • Publication number: 20080209354
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies for viewing locations of a data point within a system are provided. A system provided herein includes a locate component that determines locations of a selected data point and a display component that displays the locations of the selected data point in a location structure, which can be displayed at a common area of display with the selected data point. In addition, a system provided herein further includes a navigation component that receives the locations of the selected data point and facilitates navigation of the area of display to a location selected from the location structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Stanek, Jiao Wang, Fabio Malaspina, Michael Silvestro, Matthew Robert Ericsson