Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module
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1. An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) comprising:
- an ACM; and
an e-mail system electrically connected to said ACM, said e-mail system configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from said ACM through a network, and receiving e-mail messages from the network.
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Abstract
An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM and an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to the ACM. The e-mail subsystem is configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from the ACM through a network and receiving e-mail messages from the network.
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46 Claims
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1. An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) comprising:
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an ACM; and
an e-mail system electrically connected to said ACM, said e-mail system configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from said ACM through a network, and receiving e-mail messages from the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for management and control of an automation control module (ACM), the ACM including an e-mail system electrically connected to the ACM and a network, said method comprising:
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sending e-mail messages from the ACM through the network using the e-mail system; and
receiving e-mail messages from the network using the e-mail system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for management and control of an automation control module (ACM) using an ACM system, the ACM system including an ACM, a network, a general purpose computer electrically connected to the network, and an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to the ACM and the network, said method comprising:
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sending e-mail messages from the ACM through the network to the general purpose computer using the e-mail subsystem; and
receiving e-mail messages from the general purpose computer through the network using the e-mail subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An automation control module (ACM) system comprising:
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an ACM;
a network;
a general purpose computer electrically connected to said network; and
an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to said ACM and said network, said e-mail subsystem configured to perform at least one of send e-mail messages from said ACM through said network to said general purpose computer and receive e-mail messages from said general purpose computer through said network. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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