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Internet wide distributed data control system

  • US 6,665,568 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2001
  • Issued: 12/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented method for monitoring, controlling, and managing the daily operations and activities of an oilfield and its wells using a client computer, having at least a CPU, a display device, and an input device, and a server computer implementing said computer implemented method, comprising:

  • establishing a connection between a client computer and a server computer having said computer implemented method operating on said server;

    authenticating access to said computer implemented method;

    providing the client computer access to a polling process;

    providing the client computer access to a control process;

    providing the client computer access to a reporting process; and

    controlling field equipment of at least one oilfield well wherein authenticating access to said computer implemented method further comprises;

    displaying a location for entry of a user name on the client computer;

    displaying a location for entry of a password on the client computer;

    displaying an authentication execution object on the client computer;

    retrieving said user name and said password from the client computer upon execution of said authentication execution object;

    validating said user name to at least one validation name stored on said server computer;

    validating said password to at least one validation password corresponding to said one validation name stored on said server computer;

    establishing a level of use based upon said at least one validated password;

    disconnecting said established connection between said client computer and said server computer running said computer implemented method; and

    re-establishing a connection between the client computer and said server computer using a dedicated port on said server computer where said user name is validated and said password is validated.

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