Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module
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1. An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) system comprising:
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an e-mail system electrically connected to said ACM that isconfigured to automatically control at least one device without user intervention and that is coupled to a backplane, said e-mail system configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from said ACM through a network, and receiving e-mail messages from the network, said e-mail system comprises at least one mailbox configured to store at least one e-mail message, said e-mail system further configured to allow at least one of a user that is connected to said e-mail system through the network and the at least one device to perform at least one of read, modify, and delete the e-mail messages stored in said at least one mailbox, wherein the e-mail messages include at least one of ACM data and ACM notifications from at least one of another ACM and another device.
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Abstract
An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM and an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to the ACM. The e-mail subsystem is configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from the ACM through a network and receiving e-mail messages from the network.
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1. An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) system comprising:
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an ACM; and an e-mail system electrically connected to said ACM that isconfigured to automatically control at least one device without user intervention and that is coupled to a backplane, said e-mail system configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from said ACM through a network, and receiving e-mail messages from the network, said e-mail system comprises at least one mailbox configured to store at least one e-mail message, said e-mail system further configured to allow at least one of a user that is connected to said e-mail system through the network and the at least one device to perform at least one of read, modify, and delete the e-mail messages stored in said at least one mailbox, wherein the e-mail messages include at least one of ACM data and ACM notifications from at least one of another ACM and another device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for management and control of a first automation control module (ACM), the first ACM including an e-mail system electrically connected to the first ACM and a network, said method comprising:
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sending e-mail messages from the first ACM through the network using the e-mail system; receiving e-mail messages from the network using the e-mail system; storing the email messages from the first ACM and the email messages from the network in at least one mailbox; requesting, by the first ACM, information via the e-mail system from a second ACM, wherein the first ACM automatically controls a device without user intervention and is coupled to a backplane; granting at least one of a user on the network and the device access to the at least one mailbox; and allowing the user to perform at least one of read, modify, and delete the e-mail messages stored in the at least one mailbox, wherein the e-mail messages include at least one of ACM data and ACM notifications from at least one of another ACM and another device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for management and control of an automation control module (ACM) using an ACM system, the ACM system including a first ACM, a network, a general purpose computer electrically connected to the network, and an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to the first ACM and the network, said method comprising:
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sending e-mail messages from the first ACM through the network to the general purpose computer using the e-mail subsystem; receiving e-mail messages from the general purpose computer through the network using the e-mail subsystem; storing the email messages from the first ACM and the email messages from the general purpose computer in at least one mailbox; requesting information via the e-mail subsystem from a second ACM, wherein said requesting information is performed by the first ACM that is configured to automatically control at least one device without user intervention and that is coupled to a backplane; granting at least one of a user on the network and the at least one device access to the at least one mailbox; and allowing the user to perform at least one of read, modify, and delete the e-mail messages stored in the at least one mailbox, wherein the e-mail messages include at least one of ACM data and ACM notifications from at least one of another ACM and another device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An automation control module (ACM) system comprising:
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an ACM; a network; a general purpose computer electrically connected to said network; and an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to said network and said ACM, wherein said ACM is configured to automatically control at least one device without user intervention and is coupled to a backplane, said e-mail subsystem configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from said ACM through said network to said general purpose computer and receiving e-mail messages from said general purpose computer through said network, said e-mail subsystem comprises at least one mailbox configured to store at least one e-mail message, said e-mail subsystem further configured to allow at least one of a user that is connected to said e-mail subsystem through the network and the at least one device to perform at least one of read, modify, and delete the e-mail messages stored in said at least one mailbox, wherein the e-mail messages include at least one of ACM data and ACM notifications from at least one of another ACM and another device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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