Self-learning server communicating values from a plurality of communicating devices of one communication network to a client of another communication network

• US 20060224711A1
• Filed: 03/29/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Schaefer, David J., Hosko, Daniel A., Parker, Kevin L., Engel, Joseph C., Schlotterer, John C., Lagree, James L., Saletta, Gary F.
• Application Number:
  US11/091,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20060224711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A system includes a first communication network, such as the Internet, having a client; a second INCOM communication network including a plurality of communicating devices; and a server. The server includes a first Ethernet transceiver communicating with the Internet, a second INCOM transceiver communicating with the INCOM communication network and the communicating devices, and a processor cooperating with the first and second transceivers. The processor being adapted to learn at least some of the communicating devices, to periodically obtain a plurality of values from the communicating devices, to associate the values with a web page, to communicate the web page to the client over the Internet, and to periodically communicate the values associated with the web page to the client over the Internet.

Claims

1. A server comprising:

a first transceiver adapted to communicate with a first communication network;

a second transceiver adapted to communicate with a second communication network including a plurality of communicating devices; and

a processor cooperating with said first and second transceivers, said processor being adapted to learn at least some of said communicating devices from said second communication network, to repetitively obtain a plurality of values from said at least some of said communicating devices of said second communication network, to associate said values with a web page, to communicate said web page to a remote client over said first communication network, and to repetitively communicate said values associated with said web page to said remote client over said first communication network.

2. The server of claim 1 wherein said processor comprises a web server adapted to provide said web page and said values in a spreadsheet format to a web browser of said remote client.

3. The server of claim 1 wherein said second communication network is an INCOM network;

and wherein said second transceiver is an INCOM transceiver adapted to communicate over said INCOM network.

4. The server of claim 3 wherein one of said communicating devices is adapted to communicate with an INCOM sub-network including a plurality of communicating devices;

and wherein said processor comprises a routine adapted to learn said at least some of said communicating devices from said second communication network including said one of said communicating devices and at least some of said communicating devices of said INCOM sub-network.

5. The server of claim 1 wherein said first communication network is the Internet;

and wherein said first transceiver is an Ethernet transceiver which is adapted to communicate over said Internet.

6. The server of claim 1 wherein said communicating devices are selected from the group consisting of an electrical interrupting device, a digital meter, a motor overload relay, a monitoring unit and an electrical distribution product.

7. The server of claim 1 wherein said processor is further adapted to repetitively obtain said values from said second communication network and to repetitively communicate said values over said first communication network in real-time.

8. The server of claim 1 wherein said web page includes said values in a spreadsheet format.

9. The server of claim 1 wherein said processor comprises a routine adapted to automatically learn said at least some of said communicating devices from said second communication network.

10. The server of claim 1 wherein said processor is further adapted to periodically obtain said values from said second communication network.

11. The server of claim 10 wherein said processor is further adapted to update said values from said second communication network in real-time.

12. The server of claim 1 wherein said processor is further adapted to periodically communicate said values over said first communication network.

13. The server of claim 12 wherein said processor is further adapted to update said values over said first communication network in real-time.

14. The server of claim 1 wherein said processor comprises a first routine adapted to accept a plurality of limits for at least some of said values, and a second routine adapted to compare each of said at least some of said values to a corresponding one of said limits in order to limit check said at least some of said values.

15. The server of claim 14 wherein said processor further comprises a third routine adapted to send an e-mail message over said first communication network responsive to a corresponding one of said at least some of said values traversing a corresponding one of said limits.

16. The server of claim 14 wherein said processor is adapted to provide said web page and said values in a spreadsheet format to said remote client;

and wherein said processor further comprises a third routine adapted to annunciate an alarm responsive to a corresponding one of said at least some of said values traversing a corresponding one of said limits or being equal to a predetermined state.

17. A system comprising:

a first communication network including a client;

a second communication network including a plurality of communicating devices; and

a server comprising;

a first transceiver communicating with said first communication network,

a second transceiver communicating with said second communication network and said plurality of communicating devices, and

a processor cooperating with said first and second transceivers, said processor being adapted to learn at least some of said communicating devices of said second communication network, to repetitively obtain a plurality of values from said at least some of said communicating devices of said second communication network, to associate said values with a web page, to communicate said web page to said client over said first communication network, and to repetitively communicate said values associated with said web page to said client over said first communication network.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein said web page includes said values in a spreadsheet format.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein said client comprises a web browser;

and wherein said processor comprises a web server adapted to provide said spreadsheet format to the web browser of said client.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein said client further comprises an application program;

and wherein said web server is adapted to output said values in a structured format to said application program.