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A Keypad Annunciator Graphical User Interface, (KAGUI), for use by an operator of a process control system for presenting and responding to alarm state data generated by the process control system, is disclosed. The KAGUI provides an interactive display of a keypad annunciator on a monitor display s

A Keypad Annunciator Graphical User Interface, (KAGUI), for use by an operator of a process control system for presenting and responding to alarm state data generated by the process control system, is disclosed. The KAGUI provides an interactive display of a keypad annunciator on a monitor display screen. A panel manager display and a dynamic icon enhance operator awareness, in a multi-window display environment, of alarms. The KAGUI synchronizes alarm data presented by the KAGUI with process control system alarm data and informs the operator of the status of interprocess communication.

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[ Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and secured by Letters Patent is:] [1.] A multi-window graphical user interface for use with a process control system having a display monitor, said graphical user interface comprisingdisplay means for displaying at least one user-customizeabl

[ Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and secured by Letters Patent is:] [1.] A multi-window graphical user interface for use with a process control system having a display monitor, said graphical user interface comprisingdisplay means for displaying at least one user-customizeable keypad annunciator window representative of a keypad annunciator having at least one key displayable in at least two key display states, said display means displaying said at least one key in a first key display state and being responsive to alarm state data for displaying said at least one key in a second key display state upon occurrence of a selected alarm state,input means operative with said display means for changing a display, on the monitor, associated with the keypad annunciator window, and for responding to the occurrence of the selected alarm state, andacknowledgment display means for displaying said at least one key in a third key display state, said acknowledgment display means being responsive to said input means for displaying said at least one key in the third display state upon selection of said at least one key with said input means when said at least one key is displayed in the second key display state.