SUBSCRIPTION AND NOTIFICATION IN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS

• US 20090089359A1
• Filed: 09/27/2007
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Balewski, Mark Joseph, Harris, Kendal R., Gach, Martin George, Hall, Kenwood H., Rischar, Charles Martin, Bradford, Jonathan D., Kretschmann, Robert J., Siorek, Timothy
• Application Number:
  US11/863,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20090089359A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4186 by protocol, e.g. MAP, TOP
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

Systems and methods that record information associated with proprietary processes in sufficient detail, to facilitate process optimization. A subscription and notification component enables tracking of various events, wherein each event can subscribe to a corresponding log (e.g., a diagnostic log, alarm log, and the like), and vice versa—to display desired items based on predetermined classifications. Moreover, access to both an internal data stream(s) and an external data stream(s) can be supplied via the subscription and notification component of the subject innovation.

Claims

1. An industrial automation system, comprising:

a coordination component that synchronizes multiple data streams associated with the industrial automation system; and

a subscription and notification component that supplies subscribers access to the multiple data streams.

2. The industrial automation system of claim 1, the multiple data streams include a set of multiple internal data streams or multiple external data streams or a combination thereof.

3. The industrial automation system of claim 1 further comprising a recognition component that identifies trends in the multiple data streams.

4. The industrial automation system of claim 1 further comprising a centralized data collection that stores a unified repository of data from the multiple data streams.

5. The industrial automation system of claim 1, input values recordable in an I/O table.

6. The industrial automation system of claim 1, further comprising a network with an embedded network traffic analyzer (NTA).

7. The industrial automation system of claim 1 further comprising a matching component that subscribes modules or industrial zones with predetermined triggering events or phases of an industrial process.

8. The industrial automation system of claim 6, the NTA comprising a control component that facilitates controls of a subset of the network based in part upon an analysis of network data by the NTA.

9. The industrial automation system of claim 1 further comprising an artificial intelligence component that facilitates process optimization.

10. The industrial automation system of claim 2 further comprising a statistical model constructed based on prior collected data.

11. The industrial automation system of claim 10 further comprising a visualization component that displays information associated with the multiple data streams in a variety of formats.

12. A method of collecting data within an industrial plant comprising:

identifying a process for collection of multiple data streams;

maintaining a sequence relationship between the multiple data streams; and

identifying a data type requested by a subscriber.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising supplying the subscriber a direct subscription to the multiple data streams.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising defining a plurality of triggering events that correspond to subscribing industrial zones therewith.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising employing metadata to facilitate a trail to locate data collector.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising collecting data based on the triggering events.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising embedding a network traffic analyzer as part of a network.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising locating data collectors that collect data from internal and external data streams of the multiple data streams.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising setting a data collection rate based on stage or phase of an industrial process.

20. An industrial system comprising:

collecting means for collecting multiple data streams related to an industrial process; and

means for subscribing users to the collecting means.