METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROL OF PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,the portable computing device being configurable, via wireless transmission from a further computing device, to monitor at least one of said sensing devices,the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device and exchange wireless messages to get and set values associated with that at least one sensing device.
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Abstract
A system for process control comprises a server digital data processor and a client digital data processor that are coupled by a network, such as the Internet or an Intranet. The server digital data processor, which is additionally coupled to a control/sensing device and any associated interface equipment (collectively, referred to as “process control apparatus”), includes a command processor that transfers information between the network and the process control apparatus. The client digital data processor includes an information client (e.g., a so-called Internet web browser) capable of requesting and receiving an applet from the server digital data processor. The information client, further, defines a hardware-independent and operating system-independent virtual machine environment within the client digital data processor. The client digital data processor executes, within that virtual machine environment, an applet for configuring the client digital data processor as a “process controller” that establishes communications over the network with the command processor and that monitors and/or controls the process control apparatus via those communications.
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216 Claims
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1. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,
the portable computing device being configurable, via wireless transmission from a further computing device, to monitor at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device and exchange wireless messages to get and set values associated with that at least one sensing device.
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22. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,
the portable computing device being configurable, via transfer from a further computing device, to monitor at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to wirelessly couple to said at least one sensing device and exchange wireless messages to get and set values associated with that at least one sensing device.
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40. In an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices, the improvement comprising
a portable computing device, a first digital data processor that is in communications coupling with the portable computing device and that configures the portable computing device to monitor at least one of the sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to get and set values associated with that at least one sensing device.
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58. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,
the portable computing device being configurable, via wireless transmission from a further computing device, to monitor at least one named data value associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device and exchange wireless messages to get that named data value from that sensing device.
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59-77. -77. (canceled)
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78. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,
the portable computing device being configurable, via transfer from a further computer device, to monitor at least one named data value associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device and exchange wireless messages to get that named data value from that sensing device.
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79-94. -94. (canceled)
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95. In an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices, the improvement comprising
a portable computing device, a first digital data processor that is in communications coupling with the portable computing device and that configures the portable computing device to monitor at least one named data value associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to get that named data value from that sensing device.
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96-111. -111. (canceled)
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112. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,
the portable computing device being configurable, via wireless transmission from a further computing device, to utilize object services at least to monitor at least one of said sensing devices.
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113-131. -131. (canceled)
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132. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices,
the portable computing device being configurable, via transfer from a further computing device, to utilize object services at least to monitor at least one of said sensing devices.
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133-148. -148. (canceled)
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149. In an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices, the improvement comprising
a portable computing device, a first digital data processor that is in communications coupling with the portable computing device and that configures the portable computing device to utilize object services at least to monitor at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to any of get and set values associated with that at least one sensing device.
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150-165. -165. (canceled)
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166. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices, comprising:
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a first digital data processor adapted to be communicatively coupled with the portable computing device for configuring said portable computing device to monitor one or more data values associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to get said data values from that sensing device, wherein said portable computing device graphically displays said data values, and wherein said portable computing device graphical displays updates of said data values from said sensing device.
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167-181. -181. (canceled)
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182. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices comprising:
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a first digital data processor adapted to be communicatively coupled with the portable computing device for configuring said portable computing device to monitor data values associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to get said data values from that sensing device using wireless messages, wherein said wireless messages include; a message to request opening a connection, and one or more messages to transfer one or more of said data values and subsequent updates thereof using that connection, wherein said data values and updates thereof are current data values, wherein said portable computing device receives said current data values using said wireless messages.
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183-197. -197. (canceled)
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198. A portable computing device for use with an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices comprising:
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a first digital data processor adapted to be communicatively coupled with the portable computing device for configuring said portable computing device to monitor data values associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to get said data values from that sensing device using said wireless coupling, wherein said portable computing device executes a program thereon which is any of hardware independent and operating-system independent, the program configuring the portable computing device to get said data values.
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199-214. -214. (canceled)
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215. In an industrial system that includes one or more sensing devices, the improvement comprising:
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a first digital data processor adapted to be communicatively coupled with the portable computing device for configuring said portable computing device to monitor data values associated with at least one of said sensing devices, the portable computing device adapted to be wirelessly coupled to said at least one sensing device to get said data values from that sensing device using, wherein said portable computing device is adapted to graphically display said data values; and wherein said first digital data processor is adapted to receive said data values.
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216-232. -232. (canceled)
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