Software, systems, and methods for mobile visualization of industrial automation environments
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMichael Keller, Kelly Huttelmaier
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and software for operating a mobile device to control industrial automation equipment are provided herein. In a first example, a mobile device application comprising program instructions executable by a mobile device is provided. When executed by the mobile device, the program instructions direct the mobile device to obtain industrial device information corresponding to an industrial device within an automation environment, and display the industrial device information on a display of the mobile device.
Claims20
A mobile application comprising program instructions executable by a mobile device that, when executed by the mobile device, direct the mobile device to:
- retrieve and execute the program instructions from a memory of the mobile device, wherein the mobile application was downloaded prior to execution from a mobile application store into the memory of the mobile device;
- establish a communication link with an industrial device within an automation environment;
- obtain industrial device information corresponding to the industrial device;
- process the industrial device information to generate a graphical view of the industrial device information;
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- display the graphical view of the industrial device information on a display of the mobile device.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by a mobile device that, when executed by the mobile device, direct the mobile device to:
- obtain industrial device information corresponding to an industrial device within an automation environment;
- and
- display the industrial device information on a display of the mobile device.
A method of operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
- obtaining industrial device information corresponding to an industrial device within an automation environment;
- and
- displaying the industrial device information on a display of the mobile device.
A mobile application store to provide mobile applications for interaction with industrial automation environments, the mobile application store comprising:
- one or more computer readable media having stored thereon at least one mobile application available for download to a mobile computing device over a communication network, wherein the mobile application comprises program instructions that, when executed by the mobile computing device, direct the mobile computing device to obtain industrial device information corresponding to an industrial device within an industrial automation environment and display the industrial device information on a display of the mobile device;
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- a server system configured to receive a request initiated by the mobile computing device to obtain the mobile application and responsively transfer the mobile application to the mobile computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.