Industrial machine management system, and method
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1. A management system for managing an, industrial machine using a data communication network, comprising:
- a management apparatus for selectively giving an operation right of the industrial machine to one of a first operation apparatus arranged in a factory where the industrial machine is installed and a second operation apparatus arranged at a remote site from the factory where the industrial machine is installed; and
a control apparatus for operating the industrial machine in accordance with an instruction from the operation apparatus to which the operation right has been given by said management apparatus and providing information representing an operation condition of the industrial machine to the operation apparatus.
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Abstract
A system for quickly and easily optimizing the parameters of an industrial machine or solving any trouble in industrial machine is provided. A factory (100) and vendor (200) are connected through a data communication network (300). A management apparatus (120) selectively gives the operation right of an industrial machine (110) to a factory-side operation apparatus (130) or a vendor-side operation apparatus (210) arranged at a remote site. The operation apparatus having the given operation right can operate the industrial machine (110) and obtain information representing the operation condition of the industrial machine.
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24 Claims
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1. A management system for managing an, industrial machine using a data communication network, comprising:
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a management apparatus for selectively giving an operation right of the industrial machine to one of a first operation apparatus arranged in a factory where the industrial machine is installed and a second operation apparatus arranged at a remote site from the factory where the industrial machine is installed; and
a control apparatus for operating the industrial machine in accordance with an instruction from the operation apparatus to which the operation right has been given by said management apparatus and providing information representing an operation condition of the industrial machine to the operation apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A management method of managing an industrial machine using a data communication network, comprising:
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the management step of selectively giving an operation right of the industrial machine to one of a first operation apparatus arranged in a factory where the industrial machine is installed and a second operation apparatus arranged at a remote site from the factory where the industrial machine is installed; and
the control step of sending an instruction from the operation apparatus to which the operation right has been given in the management step to a control apparatus of the industrial machine to cause the control apparatus to control the industrial machine and sending information representing an operation condition of the industrial machine from the control apparatus to the operation apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24)
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