Interactive two-way collaboration in process control plants
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting process control information to a portable communication device, comprising:
- associating a user-selectable resource link with the process control information;
retrieving a rule indicative of persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated, wherein a plurality of persons are authorized to access information in a system associated with the process control information, and wherein the persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated is a portion of the plurality of persons authorized to access information in the system;
selectively transmitting the process control information and the user-selectable resource link based on the rule to a portable communication device uniquely associated with one of the persons indicated by the rule; and
transmitting second process control information to the portable communication device in response to receiving input indicative of a user selection of the user-selectable resource link, wherein the second process control information is associated with the process control information and is relatively more detailed than the process control information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of transmitting process control information to a portable communication device associate a resource link with the process control information and transmit the process control information and the resource link to the portable communication device. A session identifier is associated with the process control information and the session identifier and the resource link are transmitted to the portable communication device. A message and the resource link associated with the process control information are provided at the portable communication device. A user selects the resource link to initiate a communication link between the portable communication device and a wireless communication service. The portable communication device may receive one of video information, audio information, still image information, and software application information in response to initiation of the communication link between the wireless communication service and the portable communication device.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting process control information to a portable communication device, comprising:
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associating a user-selectable resource link with the process control information; retrieving a rule indicative of persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated, wherein a plurality of persons are authorized to access information in a system associated with the process control information, and wherein the persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated is a portion of the plurality of persons authorized to access information in the system; selectively transmitting the process control information and the user-selectable resource link based on the rule to a portable communication device uniquely associated with one of the persons indicated by the rule; and transmitting second process control information to the portable communication device in response to receiving input indicative of a user selection of the user-selectable resource link, wherein the second process control information is associated with the process control information and is relatively more detailed than the process control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 47, 51, 52)
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17. A system for transmitting process control information to a portable communication device, comprising:
a communications server programmed to; associate a user-selectable resource link with the process control information; retrieve a rule indicative of persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated, wherein a plurality of persons are authorized to access information in a system associated with the process control information, and wherein the persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated is a portion of the plurality of persons authorized to access information in the system; selectively transmit the process control information and the user-selectable resource link based on the rule to a portable communication device uniquely associated with one of the persons indicated by the rule; and transmit second process control information to the portable communication device in response to receiving input indicative of a user selection of the user-selectable resource link, wherein the second process control information is associated with the process control information and is relatively more detailed than the process control information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 53, 54)
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31. A machine accessible medium having data stored thereon that, when accessed, causes a machine to:
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associate a user-selectable resource link with process control information; retrieve a rule indicative of persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated, wherein a plurality of persons are authorized to access information in a system associated with the process control information, and wherein the persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated is a portion of the plurality of persons authorized to access information in the system; selectively transmit the process control information and the user-selectable resource link based on the rule to a portable communication device uniquely associated with one of the persons indicated by the rule; and transmit second process control information to the portable communication device in response to receiving input indicative of a user selection of the user-selectable resource link, wherein the second process control information is associated with the process control information and is relatively more detailed than the process control information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 49, 55, 56)
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36. A communications server, comprising:
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a communications interface; a rules engine to retrieve a rule indicative of persons to which a user-selectable resource link and process control information should be communicated, wherein a plurality of persons are authorized to access information in a system associated with the process control information, and wherein the persons to which the user-selectable resource link and the process control information should be communicated is a portion of the plurality of persons authorized to access information in the system; and a communications collaboration unit that is adapted to; selectively send the process control information received via the communications interface and the user-selectable resource link associated with the process control information based on the rule to a portable communication device uniquely associated with one of the persons indicated by the rule; and transmit second process control information to the portable communication device in response to receiving input indicative of a user selection of the user-selectable resource link, wherein the second process control information is associated with the process control information and is relatively more detailed than the process control information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 57, 58)
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