Method for Monitoring a Technical Appliance

• US 20090043883A1
• Filed: 08/02/2006
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Pernozzoli, Arno, Feurer, Bernhard, Aydt, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US11/990,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20090043883A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33284 Remote diagnostic
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0297 Reconfiguration of monitoring system, e.g. use of virtual sensors; change monitoring method as a response to monitoring results

Abstract

There is described a method and a device which is suitable for carrying out said method. Said method monitors a technical device, wherein a communication connection is established or can be established between the technical device and a device for supporting the monitoring. Data communication with the device for supporting monitoring is carried out by means of the communication connection. The technical device is monitored in a flexible manner possible. The monitoring of the technical device can be configured in such a way that modifications of a monitoring configuration can be transmitted from the device to the monitoring support on the technical device. The internet is used, in particular, for transmission, and the device for supporting monitoring is a webserver.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A method for monitoring a technical device, comprising:

establishing a communication link between the technical device and a monitoring support device, wherein the monitoring of the technical device is configurable;

transferring changes to a monitoring configuration by the monitoring support device to the technical device;

storing a configuration settings in the technical device or in the monitoring support device, wherein at least a part of the monitoring configuration is consolidated in the configuration setting; and

switching the monitoring configuration setting of a first technical device to a further configuration setting based upon a status of a second technical device, wherein the monitoring support device is connected in a serial or parallel sequence to a plurality of technical device for the purpose of performing a data communication.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the change to the monitoring configuration is carried out during operation of the technical device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein a configuration setting is activated for the technical device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein a configuration setting is activated for the technical device.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the configuration setting initiates a further configuration setting.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the monitoring support device initiates a further configuration setting.

13. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein a configuration setting is deactivated for the technical device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein a message is generated by the technical device and by the monitoring support device, whereby a function stored in the technical device and in the monitoring support device is initiated based upon the message.

15. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein a message is generated by the technical device or by the monitoring support device, whereby a function stored in the technical device or in the monitoring support device is initiated based upon the message.

16. A method for monitoring a machine tool, comprising:

establishing a communication link between the machine tool and a monitoring support device, wherein the monitoring of the machine tool is configurable;

transferring changes to a monitoring configuration by the monitoring support device to the machine tool;

storing a configuration setting in a web server, wherein at least a part of the monitoring configuration is consolidated in the configuration setting; and

switching the monitoring configuration setting of a first machine tool to a further configuration setting based upon a status of a second machine tool, wherein the monitoring support device has a data connection to a plurality of technical devices.

17. The method for monitoring a machine tool as claimed in claim 16, wherein the further configuration setting is activated and the previously active configuration setting is deactivated in case of an alarm showing a drive is defective.

18. A method for monitoring a production machine, comprising:

establishing a communication link between the production machine and a monitoring support device, wherein the monitoring of the machine tool is configurable;

transferring changes to a monitoring configuration by the monitoring support device to the production machine;

storing a configuration settings in the production machine and in the monitoring support device, wherein at least a part of the monitoring configuration is consolidated in the configuration setting; and

switching the monitoring configuration setting of a first machine tool to a further configuration setting based upon a status of a second machine tool, wherein the monitoring support device is connected in a serial and/or parallel sequence to a plurality of technical appliances for the purpose of performing a data communication.

19. The method for monitoring a production machine as claimed in claim 18, wherein the further configuration setting is activated and the previously active configuration setting is deactivated in case of an alarm showing a drive is defective.