Implementing standardized behaviors in a hosting device

• US 9,311,810 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2014
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology, LLC (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Downor, Johnny
• Primary Examiner(s): Lau, Hoi
• Application Number:
  US14/162,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/540, 340/539.16, 340/517, 340/500, 340/691.1, 700/83, 700/282, 700/17, 700/287, 700/80, 700/12, 701/117, 701/1, 702/188
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0425 Safety, monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24123 Alarm filtering, level and direct precursor, required action, blocking condition
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0272 Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/22 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

A system includes a standard functionality hosting device. The hosting device includes standard functionality hosting logic that includes machine-readable instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory machine-readable medium configured to implement, control, or implement and control management functionalities defined by a standard, for one or more devices that are not independently enabled to implement, control, or implement and control the management functionalities. Further, the hosting device includes a processor configured to implement the alarm standard hosting logic.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a standard functionality hosting device, comprising;

standard functionality hosting logic comprising machine-readable instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory machine-readable medium configured to implement, control, or implement and control management functionalities comprising alarm prioritization, alarm shelving, alarm out of service functionality, or any combination thereof defined by a standard, for one or more devices that are not independently enabled to implement, control, or implement and control the management functionalities;

a processor configured to implement the alarm standard hosting logic;

wherein the standard functionality hosting logic is configured to;

monitor the one or more devices for alarms;

receive an alarm from the one or more devices;

determine whether the alarm has been set as out of service or shelved by the standard functionality hosting logic;

disable or otherwise differentiate presentation of the alarm if the alarm is set as out of service;

disable or otherwise differentiate presentation of the alarm if the alarm is set as shelved and a shelving time period has not elapsed; and

present the alarm normally if the alarm is not set as out of service, shelved, or if the shelving time period has elapsed.