GOAL-DRIVEN HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC G05B15/02 G05B19/42 G06F3/484 

FIELD: manufacturing technology.

SUBSTANCE: human-machine interface (HMI) for industrial equipment includes a display unit and a display control unit, which is coupled with display unit, and is also coupled with equipment control unit to acquire therefrom data indicative of current operating state assumed by industrial equipment. Display control unit is configured to store: a list of user-selectable goals achievable by industrial equipment; and, for each user-selectable goal, a list of operating states from which said user- selectable goal is achievable and a list of user-selectable functions associated with said user-selectable goal. Display control unit is further configured to display on display unit: user- selectable goals which are achievable from current operating state; and, in response to a selection of a displayed goal, only user- selectable functions which are associated with selected goal.

EFFECT: reduced probability of user making a selection error.

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