Method and apparatus for dynamic application management in sub-sea well installations
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1. A sub-sea controller located under the sea level for managing a plurality of tools in a sub-sea well installation, the sub-sea controller comprising:
- downloading means to download an application module to the sub-sea controller; and
a virtual machine to execute the downloaded application module.
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Abstract
A method for updating a software of a sub-sea controller (31) located under the sea level. The sub-sea controller manages a plurality of tools in a sub-sea well. An application module (35) is downloaded into the sub-sea controller. The application module is executed using a virtual machine (36) implemented within the sub-sea controller.
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1. A sub-sea controller located under the sea level for managing a plurality of tools in a sub-sea well installation, the sub-sea controller comprising:
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downloading means to download an application module to the sub-sea controller; and
a virtual machine to execute the downloaded application module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for updating a software of a sub-sea controller located under the sea level, the sub-sea controller managing a plurality of tools in a sub-sea well, the method comprising:
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downloading an application module into the sub-sea controller; and
executing the application module using a virtual machine implemented within the sub-sea controller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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