System and Method for Retrieving and Storing Industrial Data
First Claim
1. A system for retrieving and storing industrial data, the system comprising,a data retriever including a data retrieval manager and one or more watchers for monitoring data associated with one or more industrial devices, wherein if the data associated with the one or more industrial devices is new or modified, the one or more watchers notify the data retrieval manager thereof and the data retrieval manager uploads the new or modified data, anda database manager for receiving the new or modified data in a first form from the data retrieval manager and for storing the new or modified data in a structural data form in one or more databases.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for retrieving and storing industrial data, the system comprising a data retriever that includes a data retrieval manager and one or more watchers for monitoring data associated with one or more industrial devices, wherein if the data associated with the one or more industrial devices is new or modified, the one or more watchers notifies the data retrieval manager thereof and the data retrieval manager uploads the new or modified data. The system further includes a database manager for receiving the new or modified data in a first form from the data retrieval manager and for storing the new or modified data in a structural data form in one or more databases.
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1. A system for retrieving and storing industrial data, the system comprising,
a data retriever including a data retrieval manager and one or more watchers for monitoring data associated with one or more industrial devices, wherein if the data associated with the one or more industrial devices is new or modified, the one or more watchers notify the data retrieval manager thereof and the data retrieval manager uploads the new or modified data, and a database manager for receiving the new or modified data in a first form from the data retrieval manager and for storing the new or modified data in a structural data form in one or more databases.
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11. A method for retrieving industrial data and providing data in a structural form in a searchable database, the method comprising:
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reading data from an industrial data source; using a watcher to monitor the data for additions or modifications; notifying a data retrieval manager when additions or modifications to the data have occurred; uploading any new or modified data from the data source to the data retrieval manager; converting the new or modified data to a structural form; and storing the new or modified data in a structural form in a searchable database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for retrieving and storing industrial data, the system comprising,
a data retriever including a data retrieval manager and one or more watchers for monitoring data associated with one or more industrial devices, wherein the data retrieval manager is in communication with at least one of a file system, an event logger, a real-time data logger, and a device network, and if the data associated with the one or more industrial devices is new or modified, the one or more watchers notifies the data retrieval manager thereof and the data retrieval manager uploads the new or modified data, and a database manager for receiving the new or modified data in a first form from the data retrieval manager, for converting the new or modified data in the first form to new or modified data in a structural data form, and for storing the new or modified data in the structural data form in one or more databases, wherein the structural data form is suitable for a structural search query.
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21. An industrial automation system capable of retrieving and storing industrial data, the system comprising:
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a plurality of industrial controllers; at least one human-machine interface (HMI) device; a data retriever in communication with the industrial controllers and the HMI device, wherein the data retriever includes a data retrieval manager and one or more watchers for monitoring data associated with at least one of the industrial controllers and the HMI device, wherein the data retrieval manager is in communication with at least one of a file system, an event logger, a real-time data logger, and a device network, and if the monitored data is new or modified, the one or more watchers notifies the data retrieval manager thereof and the data retrieval manager uploads the new or modified data, and a database manager for receiving the new or modified data in a first form from the data retrieval manager, for converting the new or modified data in the first form to new or modified data in a structural data form, and for storing the new or modified data in the structural data form in one or more databases, wherein the structural data form is suitable for a structural search query. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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