Web services-based communications for use with process control systems
First Claim
1. A method of communicating process control information, the process control information having content therein, comprising:
- sending a first message containing the process control information from a first web service to an information server in response to a change in the process control information and including only the changed information in the content of the first message;
discovering a second web service, from among a plurality of web services identified by a discovery server with the second web service adapted to generate a message based on a message received from the first web service and automatically send the generated message, associated with the information server;
processing the first message within the information server to determine the second web service based on the content of the process control information to which the process control information is to be sent; and
sending a second message containing the process control information from the information server to the second web service.
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Abstract
A web services-based communication system and technique uses an information server to facilitate the communication of process control data and analysis results between a plurality of web services coupled to a communication network. A graphical user interface coupled to the network enables users to store user profile information and configuration information in a database within the information server. The information server uses the configuration information and the profile information to control the operations of a scheduler and a router within the information server to enable users to selectively view process control information via the graphical user interface and to route process control information to appropriate ones of the web services.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of communicating process control information, the process control information having content therein, comprising:
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sending a first message containing the process control information from a first web service to an information server in response to a change in the process control information and including only the changed information in the content of the first message; discovering a second web service, from among a plurality of web services identified by a discovery server with the second web service adapted to generate a message based on a message received from the first web service and automatically send the generated message, associated with the information server; processing the first message within the information server to determine the second web service based on the content of the process control information to which the process control information is to be sent; and sending a second message containing the process control information from the information server to the second web service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for communicating process control information, the process control information having content therein, comprising:
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an information server configured to receive a first message containing process control information from a first web service in response to a change in the process control information and including only the changed information in the content of the first message; and a discovery server configured to discover a second web service, from a plurality of web services identified by the discovery server with the second web service adapted to generate a message based on a message received from the first web service and automatically send the generated message, associated with the information server;
wherein the information server is further configured to;process the first message within the information server to determine the second web service based on the content of the process control information to which the process control information is to be sent; and to send a second message containing the process control information from the information server to the second web service. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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