System and methods for the universal integration of plant floor assets and a computerized management system
First Claim
1. A server platform for integrating a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment with at least one computerized management (CM) system, said server platform comprising:
- a processor;
a memory;
a plurality of plant floor drivers adapted to interface with a plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, the plurality of plant floor drivers configured to establish first communication links between said server platform and the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources configured to access information from a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment;
at least one CM system driver adapted to interface with said at least one CM system, said at least one CM system driver configured to establish a second communication link between said server platform and said at least one CM system;
a discovery application configured to;
discover from said plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, via said first communication links, at least one of a device object of a plurality of defined device objects and a device type of a plurality of defined device types, and import the discovered at least one of device object and device type into said server platform; and
discover from said at least one CM system, via said second communication link, at least one of a management object of a plurality of defined management objects and a management type of a plurality of defined management types, and import the discovered at least one of management object and management type into said server platform; and
one or more mapping applications configured to generate one or more mappings that relate (i) the imported at least one of device object and device type to (ii) said imported at least one of management object and management type.
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Abstract
A server platform and a method to integrate a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment with at least one computerized management system in a manufacturing operational or maintenance system. The server platform includes a plurality of plant floor drivers adapted to communicatively interface with a plurality of diverse plant floor data sources. The server platform further includes at least one computerized management system driver adapted to communicatively interface with the at least one computerized management system. The server platform also includes a message translator adapted to broker communication between the plant floor data sources and the at least one computerized management system using an open standard. The server platform, using the open standard, enables a universal enterprise type taxonomy across the plant floor data sources and the at least one computerized management system.
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38 Claims
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1. A server platform for integrating a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment with at least one computerized management (CM) system, said server platform comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a plurality of plant floor drivers adapted to interface with a plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, the plurality of plant floor drivers configured to establish first communication links between said server platform and the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources configured to access information from a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment; at least one CM system driver adapted to interface with said at least one CM system, said at least one CM system driver configured to establish a second communication link between said server platform and said at least one CM system; a discovery application configured to; discover from said plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, via said first communication links, at least one of a device object of a plurality of defined device objects and a device type of a plurality of defined device types, and import the discovered at least one of device object and device type into said server platform; and discover from said at least one CM system, via said second communication link, at least one of a management object of a plurality of defined management objects and a management type of a plurality of defined management types, and import the discovered at least one of management object and management type into said server platform; and one or more mapping applications configured to generate one or more mappings that relate (i) the imported at least one of device object and device type to (ii) said imported at least one of management object and management type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of integrating a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment with at least one computerized management (CM) system, said method comprising:
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establishing, via a plurality of plant floor adapters of a server platform, first communication links between said server platform and a plurality of diverse plant floor data sources, the plurality of diverse plant floor data sources configured to access information from a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment; establishing, via at least one CM system adapter of said server platform, a second communication link between said server platform and at least one computerized management (CM) system; discovering, via said first communication links, at least one of a device object of a plurality of defined device objects and a device type of a plurality of defined device types from said plurality of plant floor data sources, and importing the discovered at least one of device object and device type into said server platform; discovering, via said second communication link, at least one of a management object of a plurality of defined management objects and a management type of a plurality of defined management types from said at least one CM system, and importing the discovered at least one of management object and management type into said server platform; and generating one or more mappings that relate (i) the imported at least one of device object and device type to (ii) said imported at least one of management object and management type. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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