System, method and control unit for generating a message as e-mail via Internet and/or intranet
First Claim
1. A system operable to generate a message related to a control unit of an automation system, the system comprising:
- a data transmission system in communication with the control unit and in further communication with a receiving device, wherein the message is an e-mail message and the data transmission system is an Intranet and/or the Internet and the control unit comprises means for generating the message for a specific receiving device addressable with a pre-defined address and, wherein further the message has an address field to identify a recipient of the corresponding message, and the receiving device has means to receive the message sent by the control unit and automatically respond to the message.
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Abstract
A system, method and control unit for generating a message, particularly an alarm message of a control unit of an automation system. Simplified use of existing transmission means is proposed for transmitting the message of a control unit as an e-mail message via an Intranet and/or the Internet to a predetermined receiving device. In accordance with the invention, the control unit enters a message identification individually assigned to each message in an identification field of the message. The receiving device after receipt of a message returns an acknowledgment to the control unit, which contains the identification associated with the underlying message as the acknowledgment identification. By comparing the acknowledgment identification contained in the acknowledgment with the message identification contained in the transmitted message, the acknowledgment can be uniquely assigned to the transmitted message.
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25 Claims
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1. A system operable to generate a message related to a control unit of an automation system, the system comprising:
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a data transmission system in communication with the control unit and in further communication with a receiving device, wherein the message is an e-mail message and the data transmission system is an Intranet and/or the Internet and the control unit comprises means for generating the message for a specific receiving device addressable with a pre-defined address and, wherein further the message has an address field to identify a recipient of the corresponding message, and the receiving device has means to receive the message sent by the control unit and automatically respond to the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 21, 22)
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- 5. A control unit of an automation system comprising a transmitting device operable to generate and transmit an alarm or fault message of the automation system, via a data transmission system, to a receiving device capable of being linked to said data transmission system, wherein the transmitting device comprises means to generate the message as an e-mail message directed through the data transmission system embodied as an Intranet and/or the Internet, wherein the message comprises an address field to identify a recipient of the corresponding message.
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8. A method for producing a message of a control unit of an automation system, the method comprising:
sending the message via a data system to a receiving device capable of being linked to the data system, wherein the message is an e-mail message transmitted via an Intranet and/or the Internet to a predetermined receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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12. A system operable to generate a message related to a control unit, said system comprising:
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an automation system operable to perform automated functions;
a control unit connected to the automation system operable to detect a fault condition in said automation system and automatically generate a message in response to said detected fault condition;
a data transmission system operable to receive the message from the control unit and transmit the message to one or more recipients, wherein said recipients acknowledge receipt of said message.
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13. A system operable to generate a message related to a control unit, said system comprising:
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an automation system operable to perform automated functions;
a control unit connected to the automation system, said control unit comprising, a fault detector operable to detect a fault condition in said automation system;
a message generator operable to generate a message in response to said detected fault condition; and
a transmitter device operable to transmit the message;
said system further comprising;
a data transmission system connected to the control unit operable to receive the message from the transmitter of the control unit and transfer the message to one or more recipients in the form of an e-mail message, receive acknowledgment from the recipient and transfer the acknowledgment to the control unit; and
a comparator operable to compare a message identification of the message and the acknowledgment of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A control unit operatively connected to an automation system and a data transmission system, said control unit comprising:
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a fault detector operable to detect a fault in said automation system;
a message generator operable to automatically generate a fault message indicative of said fault, wherein said fault message comprises at least a message identification specifically identifying the message;
a transmission device operable to transmit the fault message via the transmission system to one or more recipients, wherein the recipients are specifically addressed to receive the message; and
a receiving device operable to receive an acknowledgement generated by said recipient(s), said acknowledgement comprising at least an acknowledgment identification specifically identifying the message which it is acknowledging. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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18. A method for generating a notification message in response to an event occurring within an automation system, the method comprising:
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detecting the event in the automation system;
automatically generating, in a control unit, the notification message in response to the event;
placing the notification message in a data transmission system and sending the notification message to a predefined recipient;
automatically generating an acknowledgment in response to receipt of said notification;
sending the acknowledgment through the data transmission system to the control unit; and
,recording whether said notification message has been acknowledged. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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