SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN DEVICES IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT

• US 20160285959A1
• Filed: 06/26/2015
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Vasko, David A., Michalscheck, Kelly A., Reissner, Kyle K., Michalscheck, Jimi R., Korpela, Jessica L., Jauquet, John J., Wilber, Andrew, Ericsson, Matthew R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,547,666 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4185 characterised by the network communication
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31483 Verify monitored data if valid or not by comparing with reference value
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33286 Test, simulation analysator
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0224 Process history based detection method, e.g. whereby history implies the availability of large amounts of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A system may include an industrial automation device, a computing device configured to receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation device, and a cloud-computing system. The cloud-computing system may receive the first set of data from the computing device, identify a second set of data associated with the industrial automation device based on the first set of data, and send the second set of data to the computing device when the second set of data is relevant to the first set of data.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an industrial automation device;

a computing device configured to receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation device; and

a cloud-computing system configured to;

receive the first set of data from the computing device;

identify a second set of data associated with the industrial automation device based on the first set of data; and

send the second set of data to the computing device when the second set of data is relevant to the first set of data.

2. The system of claim 1, where the second set of data is filtered to be specific to a task a user desires to perform on the industrial automation device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the cloud-based computing system is configured to send a request to the industrial automation device for the second set of data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the industrial automation device is configured to send to second set of data to the cloud-computing system or send the second set of data to the computing device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive the first of set of data from the industrial automation device; and

identify the second set of data based on the first set of data, wherein the second set of data was previously received from the cloud-computing device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the second set of data is acquired from one or more databases, one or more resources, or any combination thereof accessible to the cloud-computing system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of data comprises information acquired via one or more sensors disposed on the computing device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of data comprises an input provided into an application being executed by a processor of the computing device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the input comprises information indicative of an identity of the industrial automation device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of data comprises parameter data regarding the industrial automation device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the industrial automation device comprises a controller, an input/output module, a motor control center, a motor, a human machine interface, an operator interface, a contactor, a starter, a sensor, a drive, a relay, a protection device, switchgear, sensor, actuator, firewall, a network switch, or a router.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a cloud-computing device, a first set of data from a computing device, wherein the first set of data comprises a first location of the computing device;

receiving, via the cloud-computing device, a second set of data comprising a second location associated with an industrial automation device;

identifying, via the cloud-computing device, a third set of data based on a relationship between the first set of data and the second set of data; and

sending, via the cloud-computing device, the third set of data to the computing device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the relationship is based on whether the first location is within a proximity of the second location.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the third set of data comprises a maintenance request associated with the industrial automation device.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first set of data is acquired via one or more sensors disposed on the computing device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the second set of data is acquired via one or more sensors disposed on the industrial automation device.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the first set of data is acquired by the computing device via a barcode, a Quick Response (QR) code, or an electronic identification component disposed on the industrial automation device.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions when executed by a processor are configured to:

receive a first set of data from a computing device;

receive a second set of data from an industrial automation device;

identify a third set of data that may be of interest to a user of the computing device based on the first set of data and the second set of data; and

send the third set of data to the computing device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the third set of data is acquired from the industrial automation device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the third set of data comprises raw data acquired by one or more sensors associated with the industrial automation device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the third set of data is analyzed data stored on a cloud-computing system.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the third set of data is analyzed data received from a cloud-computing system.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the first set of data comprises information provided to a software application being executed by the computing device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the information comprises an identification of the industrial automation device.