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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8135480 | Digital indicating controller A digital indicating controller outputs data provided by performing control computation of input data and has a communication function with an external apparatus. The digital indicating controller includes a sequence computation section which executes a ladder progr... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8032232 | Natively retaining project documentation in a controller An industrial controller comprises a processing component and a memory that comprises logic code that is executable by the processing component. The memory further comprises documentation associated with the logic code and other control components, wherein the docum... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8000815 | Method for the supplying and installation of device-specific functionalities and/or data for the field devices of a distributed system The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for the directed supplying and installation of device specific functionalities and/or data for field devices that are disposed in a distributed system. At least one device-specific component is provided which coop... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7831316 | Device and method for programming and/or executing programs for industrial automation systems The invention relates to a method for programming and/or executing programs for industrial automation systems. Modules and functions that respectively represent partial tasks of an automation solution are modeled and/or generated by using input aids and optionally a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7729786 | Natively retaining project documentation in a controller An industrial controller comprises a processing component and a memory that comprises logic code that is executable by the processing component. The memory further comprises documentation associated with the logic code and other control components, wherein the docum... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7505817 | Programming automation by demonstration A system for programming automation by demonstration where a control program may be created or modified through the process of demonstrating desired behavior using graphical representations (or widgets) of physical, programming, and user interface elements. Widgets ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7441114 | Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module An automation control module (ACM) including an ACM central processing unit (CPU) and a web system electrically connected to the ACM CPU. The web system is configured to process security layer encrypted hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) requests from a network.... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7424329 | Industrial controller automation interface An automation interface is provided for interacting with industrial controllers. The automation interface provides for programming, editing, monitoring and maintenance of industrial controllers programmatically from a local or remote location. The automation interfa... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424328 | Apparatus and method for wireless process control An apparatus includes a programmable logic controller capable of receiving input data from and/or providing output data to at least one device in a process control system. The programmable logic controller is also capable of executing compiled code. The apparatus al... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418300 | System and method for reusing project engineering data The invention relates to a system and a method for managing and/or providing elements, in particular technological objects. The system enables elements, in particular technological objects, to be reused in the development of a project engineering solution. Here, at ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409250 | Method and apparatus for the development of a control process for an instrument A method and an apparatus for the development of a control process for an instrument are disclosed. The method comprises a first step of selecting one or more commands from a plurality of pre-defined commands in which at least one of the selected one or more command... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406353 | Method and system of programming at least one appliance to change state upon the occurrence of a trigger event An automation system for programming appliances having programmable controllers, programmable devices and trigger devices that communicate over a communication link. The user programs the programmable devices by placing the programmable controller in its training mo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7395122 | Data capture for electronically delivered automation services Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over an internet from a customer's client machine tool control system. The real-time data is captured from the client machine tool by downloading software that manipula... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392097 | Automated attraction and ride maintenance verification system A system for preventative maintenance of a ride or an attraction component at a venue. A validator establishes the identity of the ride or attraction component and a controller monitors the use of the ride or attraction component. The controller also manage the ride... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7375035 | Host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing A host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing is described. The host tool manages a process, except for the generation of a product used in the process. To generate the product, the host tool provides an indication to an ancillary tool t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373615 | Method for optimization of logic circuits for routability Routability (or wiring congestion) in a VLSI chip is becoming increasingly important as chip complexity increases. Congestion has a significant impact on performance, yield, and chip area. The present invention targets the optimization of congestion early in technol... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363380 | Method for optimizing a link schedule A method for improving a link schedule used in a communications network is disclosed. While the method applies generally to networks that operate on a scheduled communications basis, it is described in the context of a Foundation FIELDBUS. The method includes: sched... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363094 | Multivariable controller design method for multiple input/outputs systems with multiple input/output constraints A method for dynamically controlling a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) system having multiple input and output constraints, the method comprising. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes configuring a MIMO tracking controller to implement closed loop ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356370 | Data processing circuit, data processing apparatus, data processing method, data processing control method, recording medium on which data processing program is stored and recording medium on which data processing control program is stored A data processing circuit is disclosed which can process data precisely while the processing load to a controlling source is reduced. An information detection section detects, from within data read out from a buffer memory and having attribute information, the attri... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353221 | Method for the automatic retrieval of engineering data of systems The invention relates to a method for the automatic retrieval of engineering data from installations. The engineering and runtime objects are described by a uniform object model. This allows the correspondence between engineering objects and runtime objects to be de... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340683 | Programming tool A programming tool has selection means for selecting a plurality of function blocks displayed in a library format, storage means for storing the function blocks selected through the selection means in the order as they are selected, and drawing means, as a plurality... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337017 | Automation system with affective control The invention relates to an automation system with a programmable controller (6), the programmable controller (6) exhibiting deterministic behavior and being provided to produce at least one first result value (13) from at least one first input ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330768 | Integrated configuration in a process plant having a process control system and a safety system A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common communication, configuration hardware and software within the process plant w... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324512 | MAC layer bridging of network frames between isolated and external networks An apparatus, program product and method bridge an isolated network such as a virtual network to an external network such as another virtual network or physical network by utilizing a network adapter on the other network that is assigned the same Media Access Contro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319921 | Water treatment control system A water filter system comprising a control system, communication means, piping, actuators, sensors and valves. The control system utilizes a communication bus for controlling and monitoring water flow through the piping via control of the actuators and valves. The c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313448 | Method and apparatus for providing a standard control system with custom application capability A system and method for managing the activities of a process. The system includes a first computer that uses standard control classes to manage the activities according to a standard control strategy. A second computer is used by a user to input custom data. A custo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313447 | Temporary expanding integrated monitoring network A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise systems. The system includes an input module for receiving a pluralit... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299110 | Systems and methods for using statistical techniques to reason with noisy data Systems and methods are presented that enable logical reasoning even in the presence of noisy (inconsistent) data. The knowledge base is processed in order to make it consistent and is also compiled. This processing includes checking and correcting spelling, removin... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299098 | Method and device for programming a control unit In a device and method for programming a control unit, the control unit is connectable to an external programming unit via a communications interface, an internal communications link connecting the communications interface to a monitoring unit, and the monitoring un... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299099 | Programmable logic controller contained on a chip Various embodiments of a programmable logic controller and a system for programming a programmable logic controller are disclosed. One PLC embodiment comprises an I/O component, a processor, a memory component and a kernel, all contained within a chip. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292001 | Gain adjusting method for servo control device An object of this invention is to provide a gain adjusting method in a servo control device to suppress changes according to a place where a machine is located. This invention provides a gain adjusting method for a servo control device providing speed control... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293205 | Electronic control unit In an electronic control unit, a control constant stored in a program memory is transmitted to a data memory via a serial communication circuit. First control circuit section (master station) and second control circuit section (substation) mutually communicate throu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289861 | Process control system with an embedded safety system A process plant includes a process control system having a safety system embedded therein. The integrated process control and safety system includes a host computer arranged to send and receive process level messages and safety level messages, a controller operative... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284664 | Methods and apparatus for performing data acquisition and control Mechanisms and techniques provide a data acquisition basic input output system between a central controller and a set of modules networked to the central controller. The central controller obtains at least one command to be sent to at least one module of the set of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286885 | Safety programmable logic controller The function block memory unit stores a plurality of function blocks by programming each ladder circuit for computing output signals which has to be determined based on input signals from each safety device according to a connection specification of the safety devic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280877 | Facility control monitor method and facility control monitor apparatus A facility control monitor method and a facility control monitor apparatus capable of visually tracing a control logic and easily finding a cause of an operation trouble caused by the control logic. The facility control monitor method monitors control performed by a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278066 | Automatic fieldbus device load-mode identification A Fieldbus device and method for handling errors arising from parameter write messages. A load mode identifier detects if the parameter write messages are operator initiated or program initiated. If program initiated, communication of errors resulting from execution... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272458 | Control system setting device A control system with a plurality of devices connected through a network may be started up by connecting a control system setting device including a computer accessible to profile data which describe characteristics of these devices and to program parts for programs... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272450 | Development aid device A development aid device for development of a ladder program for a programmable controller has a program memory for storing the ladder program and an outline data generating part for sequentially scanning constituent elements of this stored ladder program to extract... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272825 | Development aid device A development aid device for development of a ladder program such as a user program for a programmable controller has a program memory for storing the user program and an outline data generating part for sequentially scanning constituent elements of this stored user... | 09/18/2007 |
