Supervisory process control and manufacturing information system application having an extensible component model
First Claim
1. A template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information system comprising:
- a processor;
a memory device coupled to the processor;
an object template library storing a set of previously defined object templates; and
an integrated development environment (IDE) stored in the memory device and executed by the processor, said IDE comprising;
instructions enabling a user to create new object templates from the previously defined object templates and to import the new object templates into the object template library;
instructions enabling the user to configure the object templates in the object template library;
instructions enabling the user to instantiate objects from the object templates in the object template library; and
instructions enabling the user to interact with an instantiated object through multiple distinct interfaces;
wherein at least one of the new object templates is a child object template that has been derived from a parent object template;
wherein the child object template inherits a component from the parent object template; and
wherein the inherited component can only be changed at the parent object template level, and when it is changed, the change is propagated to the child object template.
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Abstract
A template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information application development facility is disclosed that includes a number of time-saving application development tools that significantly enhance design productivity and allow re-using of previously developed application building blocks. The development facility includes an application object template library that stores a set of previously defined application object templates. The template library is accessed by developers through a configuration utility that facilitates specifying instances of the set of previously defined application object templates to be included in an application. Thereafter, application objects are instantiated from the selected ones of the set of previously defined application object templates in a build of the specified application.
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14 Claims
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1. A template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information system comprising:
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a processor; a memory device coupled to the processor; an object template library storing a set of previously defined object templates; and an integrated development environment (IDE) stored in the memory device and executed by the processor, said IDE comprising; instructions enabling a user to create new object templates from the previously defined object templates and to import the new object templates into the object template library; instructions enabling the user to configure the object templates in the object template library; instructions enabling the user to instantiate objects from the object templates in the object template library; and instructions enabling the user to interact with an instantiated object through multiple distinct interfaces; wherein at least one of the new object templates is a child object template that has been derived from a parent object template; wherein the child object template inherits a component from the parent object template; and wherein the inherited component can only be changed at the parent object template level, and when it is changed, the change is propagated to the child object template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computerized method executable by a processor of a computing device for developing a process control application using object templates, said method comprising:
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creating new object templates; storing the object templates in a memory device; configuring the object templates; defining relationships between the object templates; instantiating objects from the object templates based on the defined relationships; and interacting with an instantiated object through multiple distinct interfaces, wherein at least one of the new object templates is a child object template that has been derived from a parent object template; wherein the child object template inherits a component from the parent object template; and wherein the inherited component can only be changed at the parent object template level, and when it is changed, the change is propagated to the child object template. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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