Cloud-based operator interface for industrial automation
First Claim
1. A system that provides operator interface services using a cloud platform, comprising:
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a processor that executes computer-executable components stored on the memory to implement the system, the computer-executable components comprising;
a gateway interface component configured to receive industrial data from an industrial system, wherein the gateway interface receives the industrial data on a cloud platform;
a context component configured to add contextual metadata to at least a subset of the industrial data, wherein the contextual metadata comprises at least a plant employee identifier and a hierarchical identification tag that identifies an origin of the subset of the industrial data within an industrial enterprise in terms of two or more hierarchical levels of the industrial enterprise, the two or more hierarchical levels comprising at least a plant facility identifier; and
a client interface component configured to send at least a subset of the industrial data from the cloud platform to a client device and render the subset of the industrial data on the client device based on the contextual metadata.
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Abstract
A cloud-based operator interface system is provided that runs as a cloud service on a cloud platform. The cloud-based operator interface system collects industrial data from one or more industrial systems via respective cloud gateway devices. A set of predefined operator interface screens are stored on cloud storage associated with the operator interface system, and delivered to authorized Internet-capable client devices upon request. The industrial data received from the cloud gateways can be delivered to the client devices from the cloud platform via the operator interface screens. Additional cloud-side services can correlate and analyzes the industrial data on the cloud platform to facilitate additional reporting, alarming, and notification features.
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1. A system that provides operator interface services using a cloud platform, comprising:
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a memory; a processor that executes computer-executable components stored on the memory to implement the system, the computer-executable components comprising; a gateway interface component configured to receive industrial data from an industrial system, wherein the gateway interface receives the industrial data on a cloud platform; a context component configured to add contextual metadata to at least a subset of the industrial data, wherein the contextual metadata comprises at least a plant employee identifier and a hierarchical identification tag that identifies an origin of the subset of the industrial data within an industrial enterprise in terms of two or more hierarchical levels of the industrial enterprise, the two or more hierarchical levels comprising at least a plant facility identifier; and a client interface component configured to send at least a subset of the industrial data from the cloud platform to a client device and render the subset of the industrial data on the client device based on the contextual metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for remotely monitoring an automation system, comprising:
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receiving, by a cloud-based system comprising at least one processor, industrial data from one or more automation systems; appending, by the cloud-based system, contextual information to at least a subset of the industrial data, wherein the contextual information comprises at least a plant employee identifier and a hierarchical identification tag that specifies an origin of the subset of the industrial data within an industrial enterprise in terms of at least two hierarchical levels of the industrial enterprise, the at least two hierarchical levels comprising at least a plant facility level; serving, by the cloud-based system, an operator interface screen to a client device from the cloud platform in response to receiving a request from the client device for the subset of the industrial data; and displaying, by the cloud-based system, the subset of the industrial data on the client device via the operator interface screen in accordance with the contextual information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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interfacing with a cloud gateway associated with an industrial system; receiving industrial data relating to the industrial system from the cloud gateway; adding contextual metadata to the industrial data that identifies an employee on shift at a time that the industrial data was generated and a location of a source of the industrial data in terms of at least two hierarchical levels of an industrial enterprise, the at least two hierarchical levels comprising at least a plant facility level; and interfacing with a client device over an Internet layer; and rendering the industrial data on the client device over the Internet layer based on the contextual metadata. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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