System architecture and method for network-delivered automation-related content

• US 20070129826A1
• Filed: 11/06/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Knut Lagies, Volker Kreidler, Wolfgang Mutscheller
• Original Assignee: Knut Lagies, Volker Kreidler, Wolfgang Mutscheller
• Inventors: Mutscheller, Wolfgang, Kreidler, Volker, Lagies, Knut
• Application Number:
  US11/556,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20070129826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4183 characterised by data acquisition, e.g. workpiece identification
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23298 Remote load of program, through internet
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24084 Remote and local monitoring, local result to remote, remote takes action
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34038 Web, http, ftp, internet, intranet server
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over the internet from a customer'"'"'s client automation system, such as a machine tool control system. The client system may request content from a host website. Instructions associated with the requested content, which may be in the form of software to be run on the client, is delivered to the client via download over the internet. The client, executing the software, captures real-time data associated with a controlled process and transmits it to the host, where content based on the data can be generated for the client and/or its owner. Data gathered by the host, and content generated on the basis of the data, may be made accessible to machine tool manufacturers. Also, data received by the host is associated with an identifier defined for each client system. A historical database for given client equipment can thereby be created.

Claims

52. In a computer controlled manufacturing system, having real-time computer control, in communication over a network with a host system for providing content relating to the management of the manufacturing system, a system for enabling the receipt of the content, the subsystem comprising:

a network interface module for communicating over the network with the host system and receiving the content;

a machine handler for creating executable jobs based on the received content, the machine handler in communication with the computer supporting real-time control of the manufacturing system; and

a machine handler interface coupled to the network interface module and to the machine handler for transferring data between the network interface module and the machine handler in appropriate respective formats.

53. The system according to claim 52, wherein the manufacturing system comprises a computer numerical controlled machine tool.

54. The system according to claim 52, wherein the computer supporting real-time control of the computer numerical controlled machine tool is a numerical control kernel.

55. The system according to claim 52, wherein the network interface module comprises a browser.