INTERNET OBJECT BASED INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER
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1. An industrial control system interface comprising:
- (a) a first interface program executing on a remote computer to provide an interface screen for an industrial controller;
(b) a second interface program executing on a Web server communicating with the remote computer over the Internet and further communicating with an industrial control system controlling an industrial process through input and output data communicated with the industrial process; and
wherein the first and second interface program execute to provide a protocol so that the first interface program may discover and instance software objects related to the input and output data and stored on the Web server;
whereby the first interface program may use pre-written software objects to implement the interface.
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Abstract
A remote operating program for a industrial controller executes on any browser enabled remote computer by connecting to Web server connected to the industrial controller to load an applet. The applet provides for a communication protocol with the server of the industrial controller that allows the applet to discover and use objects on the server that may be implemented by the remote operating program.
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1. An industrial control system interface comprising:
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(a) a first interface program executing on a remote computer to provide an interface screen for an industrial controller;
(b) a second interface program executing on a Web server communicating with the remote computer over the Internet and further communicating with an industrial control system controlling an industrial process through input and output data communicated with the industrial process; and
wherein the first and second interface program execute to provide a protocol so that the first interface program may discover and instance software objects related to the input and output data and stored on the Web server;
whereby the first interface program may use pre-written software objects to implement the interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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