Interactive Display for Power Quality Monitoring and Measuring Devices

Abstract

A graphical user interface for a transfer switch system. In a graphical user interface, a method for providing a graphical representation of a transfer switch system. The method comprising the steps of providing a touch display interface, providing a transfer switch system main menu on the touch display interface, the transfer switch main menu comprising a plurality of activatable icons Each activatable icon controlling an appearance and behavior of at least one operational parameters of the transfer switch system that is rendered on the graphical user interface, and providing the plurality of activatable icons of the main menu in a plurality of touch display interface regions. The method further includes the step of providing a first plurality of activatable icons in a first touch display interface region, the first plurality of activatable icons comprise a graphical representation of a current operational state of the transfer switch system.

We claim: 
     
         1 . In a graphical user interface, a method for providing a graphical representation of a transfer switch system, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a touch display interface;   providing a transfer switch system main menu on the touch display interface, the transfer switch main menu comprising   a plurality of activatable icons, each activatable icon controlling an appearance and behavior of at least one operational parameters of the transfer switch system that is rendered on said graphical user interface, and   providing the plurality of activatable icons of the main menu in a plurality of touch display interface regions.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 providing a first plurality of activatable icons in a first touch display interface region,   said first plurality of activatable icons comprise a graphical representation of a current operational state of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the graphical representation of the current operational state of the transfer switch system provides a graphical illustration of a primary power source operably coupled to a load.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
 providing an activatable main menu icon in the first touch display region.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 providing a second plurality of activatable icons in a second touch display interface region,   the second plurality of activatable icons comprising at least one overview activatable icon,   the overview activatable icon providing a graphical representation of an operational state of a transfer switch of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 providing a third plurality of activatable icons in a third touch display interface region,   the third plurality of activatable icons comprising at least one settings icon,   the at least one settings icon allowing the display to provide a graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the settings icon allowing the display to provide the graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system,   wherein the at least one system component comprises the touch display interface.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the settings icon allowing the display to provide the graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system,   wherein the at least one system component comprises a transfer switch controller of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the settings icon allowing the display to provide the graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system,   wherein the at least one system component comprises a power quality meter of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising the step of:
 providing the third plurality of activatable icons within a navigation tray.   
     
     
         11 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable information for performing the steps of:
 providing a graphical representation of a transfer switch system on a touch display interface;   providing a transfer switch system main menu on the touch display interface, the transfer switch main menu comprising   a plurality of activatable icons, each activatable icon controlling an appearance and behavior of at least one operational parameters of the transfer switch system that is rendered on said graphical user interface, and   providing the plurality of activatable icons of the main menu in a plurality of touch display interface regions.   
     
     
         12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further performing the step of:
 providing a first plurality of activatable icons in a first touch display interface region,   said first plurality of activatable icons comprising a graphical representation of a current operational state of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the graphical representation of the current operational state of the transfer switch system provides a graphical illustration of a primary power source and a load of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 12 , further performing the step of:
 providing an activatable main menu icon in the first touch display region.   
     
     
         15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further performing the step of:
 providing a second plurality of activatable icons in a second touch display interface region,   the second plurality of activatable icons comprising at least one overview activatable icon,   the overview activatable icon providing a graphical representation of an operational state of a transfer switch of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further performing the step of:
 providing a third plurality of activatable icons in a third touch display interface region,   the third plurality of activatable icons comprising at least one settings icon,   the at least one settings icon allowing the display to provide a graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , further performing the step of:
 the settings icon allowing the display to provide the graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system,   wherein the at least one system component comprises the touch display interface.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , further performing the step of:
 allowing the settings icon to provide the graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system,   wherein the at least one system component comprises a transfer switch controller of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further performing the step of:
 allowing the settings icon to provide the graphical representation of at least one system component of the transfer switch system,   wherein the at least one system component comprises a power quality meter of the transfer switch system.   
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further performing the step of:
 providing the third plurality of activatable icons within a navigation tray.