Layered interface in an industrial environment
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a processor; and
at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions comprising;
an acquisition component that acquires a specification that defines an interface component;
a code generator component that composes a service automatically based on the specification, the service is configured to implement at least one functional feature of the interface component in a set of layers of an industrial environment; and
a matching component that;
observes a plurality of host devices operating in the set of layers of the industrial environment to determine whether at least one host device meets an operational requirement of the service;
in response to determining that the at least one host device meets the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one host device to the service; and
in response to determining that none of the plurality of host devices meet the operational requirement of the service;
periodically observes the set of layers to determine whether a new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service or at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service;
in response to determining that the new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the new host device to the service; and
in response to determining that at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one modified host device to the service.
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Abstract
System(s) and method(s) are provided for implementing a set of interface components across a set of layers of an industrial environment, and for managing at least one interface component or at least one layer of the industrial environment. To implement an interface component in at least one layer in the set of layers, a specification that defines the interface component is acquired and, based at least on the specification, a service is generated. Execution of the service implements the interface component. The managing includes deploying or discovering the at least one interface component or the at least one layer of the industrial environment. The managing also includes indexing specific functional feature(s) of the at least one interface component and searching across the set of layers for one or more interface components that satisfy specific functional criteria. Moreover, the managing can include supplying metadata related to interface component(s) or layer(s).
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15 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions comprising; an acquisition component that acquires a specification that defines an interface component; a code generator component that composes a service automatically based on the specification, the service is configured to implement at least one functional feature of the interface component in a set of layers of an industrial environment; and a matching component that; observes a plurality of host devices operating in the set of layers of the industrial environment to determine whether at least one host device meets an operational requirement of the service; in response to determining that the at least one host device meets the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one host device to the service; and in response to determining that none of the plurality of host devices meet the operational requirement of the service; periodically observes the set of layers to determine whether a new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service or at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service; in response to determining that the new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the new host device to the service; and in response to determining that at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one modified host device to the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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acquiring, by a device including a processor, a specification that defines an interface component; based on the specification, generating, by the device, a service that is configured to implement the interface component in at least one layer of a set of layers of an industrial environment; monitoring, by the device, a plurality of host devices operating in the set of layers of the industrial environment to determine whether at least one host device meets an operational requirement of the service; in response to determining that the at least one host device meets the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one host device to the service; and in response to determining that none of the plurality of host devices meet the operational requirement of the service; periodically observing the set of layers to determine whether a new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service or at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service; in response to determining that the new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the new host device to the service; and in response to determining that at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one modified host device to the service. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a system including a processor to perform operations comprising:
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accessing a specification that defines an interface component; creating a service, based on the specification, that is configured to implement the interface component in at least one layer of a set of layers of an industrial environment; monitoring a plurality of host devices operating in the set of layers of the industrial environment to determine whether at least one host device meets an operational requirement of the service; in response to determining that the at least one host device meets the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one host device to the service; and in response to determining that none of the plurality of host devices meet the operational requirement of the service; periodically observing the set of layers to determine whether a new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service or at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service; in response to determining that the new host device has been added to the set of layers that meets the operational requirement of the service to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the new host device to the service; and in response to determining that at least one of the plurality of host devices has been modified to meet the operational requirement of the service, binds the at least one modified host device to the service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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