Method and apparatus for retrieving event data related to an activity
First Claim
1. A computer apparatus for processing output data of an industrial process comprising:
- a computer, a database and a monitor that collects said output data of said industrial process and provides said output data to said computer, wherein said computer comprises an activity framing program that when executed responds to input data entered by a user to define a data structure,wherein said activity framing program responds to said input data to define said data structure with a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, at least a first attribute of a first one of said activities, and at least one attribute of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is time framed by said first activity, wherein said first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event,wherein said framing program uses said data structure to store said output data in said database based on said activities, events and attributes, andwherein said framing program further responds to a request that identifies said first activity and said first attribute of said first activity by using said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process stored in said database to retrieve event data of said first event.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that processes time series, event and/or activity data of a process according to a data structure is disclosed. The data structure defines one or more activities that frame the time series, event and/or activity data. Each activity and each event has one or more attributes. Each attribute has a value. At least one of the attributes defines an interval of the activity by start and end times. Another attribute includes a time varying parameter that represents the time series data. Another attribute defines a time stamp of an event. The time varying parameter is linked to a device that produces the time series data when the process is run. The time series, event and/or activity data is collected and processed according to the data structure for storage in and/or retrieval from a memory. A relationship between data of one or more activities and the time series, event and/or activity data is processed according to the data structure to retrieve the time series, event and/or activity data from the memory.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer apparatus for processing output data of an industrial process comprising:
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a computer, a database and a monitor that collects said output data of said industrial process and provides said output data to said computer, wherein said computer comprises an activity framing program that when executed responds to input data entered by a user to define a data structure, wherein said activity framing program responds to said input data to define said data structure with a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, at least a first attribute of a first one of said activities, and at least one attribute of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is time framed by said first activity, wherein said first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event, wherein said framing program uses said data structure to store said output data in said database based on said activities, events and attributes, and wherein said framing program further responds to a request that identifies said first activity and said first attribute of said first activity by using said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process stored in said database to retrieve event data of said first event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for using a computer to process output data of an industrial process comprising:
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operating said computer with an activity framing program in response to input data entered by a user to define a data structure, wherein said activity framing program responds to said input data to define said data structure with a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, at least a first attribute of a first one of said activities, and at least one attribute of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is time framed by said first activity, wherein said first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event, wherein said framing program uses said data structure to store said output data in a database based on said activities, events and attributes, and wherein said framing program further responds to a request that identifies said first activity and said first attribute of said first activity by using said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process in said database to retrieve event data of said first event.
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5. A memory media comprising a computer readable activity framing program that when executed on a computer controls said computer to process output data of an industrial process,
wherein said activity framing program controls said computer in response to input data entered by a user to define a data structure, wherein said activity framing program responds to said input data to define said data structure with a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, at least a first attribute of a first one of said activities, and at least one attribute of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is time framed by said first activity, wherein said first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event, wherein said framing program uses said data structure to store said output data in a database based on said activities, events and attributes, and wherein said framing program further responds to a request that identifies said first activity and said first attribute of said first activity by using said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process in said database to retrieve event data of said first event.
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6. A method for using a computer to access output data of an industrial process that is stored in a memory, said method comprising:
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(a) operating said computer with a program that generates an access request that is based on a data structure that comprises a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, one or more attributes of a first one of said activities, and one or more attributes of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is framed by said first activity;
wherein a first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event,wherein said output data is stored in said memory based on said activities, events and attributes, and (b) operating said computer with said program in response to said access request, using said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process in said memory to retrieve event data of said first event. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer apparatus for accessing output data of an industrial process that is stored in a memory, said computer apparatus comprising:
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a computer and a framing program that generates an access request that is based on a data structure that comprises a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, one or more attributes of a first one of said activities, and one or more attributes of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is time framed by said first activity, wherein a first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event; wherein said output data is stored in said memory based on said activities, events and attribute; and wherein said computer in response to said access request, uses said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process in said memory to retrieve event data of said first event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A memory media comprising a computer readable activity framing program that when executed on a computer controls said computer to process output data of an industrial process stored in a memory,
wherein said activity framing program controls said computer to generate an access request that is based on a data structure that comprises a plurality of activities and events of said industrial process, one or more attributes of a first one of said activities, and one or more attributes of a first one of said events, wherein said first event is time framed by said first activity, wherein a first attribute of said first activity has an attribute value that is linked to said first event, and wherein said request additionally identifies said attribute value, wherein said first attribute identifies an item used in said process and said attribute value identifies a device that is associated with said item and that is linked to said first event; -
wherein said output data is stored in said memory based on said activities, events and attribute; and wherein said activity framing program control said computer to respond to said access request by using said data structure to access said output data of said industrial process in said memory to retrieve event data of said first event.
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