Dynamic browser-based industrial automation interface system and method
First Claim
1. A browser-based system for interacting with automation devices, comprising:
- an interactive program embedded within a web browser;
a binding component that binds automation device data to variables within the interactive program;
a presentation component that visualizes the automation device data in real-time on the web browser using interactive full motion video and that facilitates user interaction with the automation device data via the web browser.
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Abstract
An automation device interactive user interface and method of using the interface is provided herein. The interface is network based in that it employs a browser enhanced by an interactive program embedded therein and an execution engine to execute the program. The interface can be proximate to an associated automated device(s) or remotely connected thereto using a local area network (LAN) and/or a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet. To facilitate ease of use, the embedded interactive program presents information in an appealing multimedia fashion such that interface appears live and changing. Furthermore, data associated with automation devices can be monitored, extracted, transmitted or otherwise manipulated in real time.
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20 Claims
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1. A browser-based system for interacting with automation devices, comprising:
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an interactive program embedded within a web browser; a binding component that binds automation device data to variables within the interactive program; a presentation component that visualizes the automation device data in real-time on the web browser using interactive full motion video and that facilitates user interaction with the automation device data via the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for interacting with automation devices using a web browser, comprising:
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embedding an interactive program into a browser; binding program variables within the interactive program to device data in at least one automation device; executing the interactive program using an execution engine that supports full motion video; and generating an interactive full motion video representation of the device data within the browser using the interactive program and the execution engine. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A human-machine interface apparatus for use in an industrial control environment, comprising:
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a browser; an interactive program embedded within the browser that retrieves device data from at least one automation device for rendering on the browser; and an execution engine plugin for the browser that executes the interactive program within the browser to facilitate visualizing the device data using full motion video. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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