System and method fo producing and processing messages in automation systems
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Abstract
A system and a method transmit and process messages, in terms of the automation of a production plant. The messages are sent from the automation appliances to an internet message server by a data transmission system in the form of the Internet or an Intranet. The Internet message server serves the receiver and the distributor of the messages. The actual addressee of the message is determined on the server by distribution lists, and the message is forwarded to the addressees, directly or by a processing unit which adds further information to the message. The messages are stored in baskets and can be buffered. A confirmation message can be sent from the addressees to the automation appliance.
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23. A system for producing and/or processing a message, comprising:
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a plurality of control and/or an automation apparatuses to send messages;
a data transmission system to transmit the messages; and
a message server coupled to the data transmission system to receive the messages sent by the control and/or automation apparatuses, the message server being provided for receiving messages from all control and/or automation apparatuses of the system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for processing messages, comprising:
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sending messages from a plurality of control and/or automation apparatuses within a plant via a data transmission system;
receiving at a central message server the messages from all of the plurality of control and/or automation apparatuses within the plant, the message server being coupled to the data transmission system. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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