Method and system for the electronic provision of services for machines via a data communication link
First Claim
1. A system for computer-aided management of a numerically controlled industrial processing machine, the management including transmission of content comprising at least one of the group consisting of data and services, the system comprising:
- a host computer programmed for producing and providing machine-related content; and
a client computer for controlling at least one aspect of the industrial processing machine, the client computer in communication with the host computer via a data communication link, the client computer programmed for acquiring machine state data in real time and transmitting the machine state data to the host computer, the client computer further comprising an analysis and evaluation unit for receiving machine-related content from the host computer;
wherein the client computer comprises a unique identification means with respect to the host computer, via such unique identification means the host computer associates machine state data received from the client computer with its source.
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Abstract
With this invention, expert knowledge from machine manufacturers is applied quickly at any time to a machine via the internet, by providing a main computer (host) for the production and provision of machine-related data and/or services and a machine-side working computer (client), which is connected to the main computer via a data communication link and (client) machine state data can be acquired in real time and transmitted to the main computer, and machine-related data and/or services generated by the main computer as a function of such machine state data can be received by an analysis and evaluation unit.
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8 Claims
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1. A system for computer-aided management of a numerically controlled industrial processing machine, the management including transmission of content comprising at least one of the group consisting of data and services, the system comprising:
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a host computer programmed for producing and providing machine-related content; and
a client computer for controlling at least one aspect of the industrial processing machine, the client computer in communication with the host computer via a data communication link, the client computer programmed for acquiring machine state data in real time and transmitting the machine state data to the host computer, the client computer further comprising an analysis and evaluation unit for receiving machine-related content from the host computer;
wherein the client computer comprises a unique identification means with respect to the host computer, via such unique identification means the host computer associates machine state data received from the client computer with its source. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for computer-aided management of a numerically controlled industrial processing machine, the management including transmission of content comprising at least one of the group consisting of data and services, the system comprising:
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a host computer programmed for producing and providing machine-related content; and
a client computer for controlling at least one aspect of the industrial processing machine, the client computer in communication with the host computer via a data communication link, the client computer programmed for acquiring machine state data in real time and transmitting the machine state data to the host computer, the client computer further comprising an analysis and evaluation unit for receiving machine-related content from the host computer;
the host computer being in communication with a computer system of a manufacturer, the host computer comprising system data and being programmed to grant access by the manufacturer computer system to the system data;
wherein the client computer comprises a unique identification means with respect to the host computer, via such unique identification means the host computer associates machine state data received from the client computer with the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A system for computer-aided management of a numerically controlled industrial processing machine, the management including transmission of content comprising at least one of the group consisting of data and services, the system comprising:
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a host computer programmed for producing and providing machine-related content; and
a client computer for controlling at least one aspect of the industrial processing machine, the client computer in communication with the host computer via a data communication link, the client computer programmed for acquiring machine state data in real time and transmitting the machine state data to the host computer, the client computer further comprising an analysis and evaluation unit for receiving machine-related content from the host computer;
the host computer being in communication with a computer system of a manufacturer, the host computer comprising system data and being programmed to grant access by the manufacturer computer system to the system data;
the data communication link between the host computer and the client computer comprising a connection via a data communication network;
the client computer determining machine state data in response to instructions received from the host computer via the data communications network;
wherein electronic documents for user selection of options are transmitted from the host computer to the client;
wherein the documents comprise Internet pages and the Internet pages comprise web pages;
the system comprising the further step of receiving over the data communication link from the client computer a unique identification means associated with the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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