APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EVENT CONTEXT WITH NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a notification to an end-user device, the notification identifying an event in an industrial process control and automation system;
obtaining contextual information associated with the event, the contextual information comprising one or more types of additional information associated with the event; and
transmitting the contextual information to the end-user device.
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Abstract
A method includes transmitting a notification to an end-user device, where the notification identifies an event in an industrial process control and automation system. The method also includes obtaining contextual information associated with the event, where the contextual information includes one or more types of additional information associated with the event. The method further includes transmitting the contextual information to the end-user device. In addition, the method could include receiving a request for the contextual information from the end-user device, where the contextual information is transmitted to the end-user device in response to the request. The contextual information could be obtained from multiple devices or systems automatically in response to the request.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a notification to an end-user device, the notification identifying an event in an industrial process control and automation system; obtaining contextual information associated with the event, the contextual information comprising one or more types of additional information associated with the event; and transmitting the contextual information to the end-user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one interface configured to communicate with an end-user device; and at least one processing device configured to; initiate transmission of a notification to the end-user device, the notification identifying an event in an industrial process control and automation system; obtain contextual information associated with the event, the contextual information comprising one or more types of additional information associated with the event; and initiate transmission of the contextual information to the end-user device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer readable program code that, when executed, causes at least one processing device to:
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initiate transmission of a notification to an end-user device, the notification identifying an event in an industrial process control and automation system; obtain contextual information associated with the event, the contextual information comprising one or more types of additional information associated with the event; and initiate transmission of the contextual information to the end-user device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer readable program code that, when executed, causes at least one processing device of a mobile device to:
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receive a notification associated with an event in an industrial process control and automation system at the mobile device; receive contextual information associated with the event at the mobile device, the contextual information comprising one or more types of additional information associated with the event; and present the contextual information at the mobile device to a user.
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