Vacuum system central control information server

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a HTTP request from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• and
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen that is one of plural screens populated with retrieved data;
• wherein each screen is associated with a unique screen identifier.

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a request from a client browser for vacuum system status information, the client request being an update request, containing at least one parameter value to be updated;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• and
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser.

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a request from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser;
• and
• forwarding a tree document to the client browser, the tree document at the browser displaying the vacuum system in a hierarchical tree, the tree periodically requesting updates.

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a HTTP request from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• and
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen that is one of plural screens populated with retrieved data;
• wherein at least one screen comprises plural tabs, each tab associated with a unique tab identifier, wherein a request comprises a tab identifier associated with a selected tab.

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a HTTP request from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• and
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen;
• wherein a currently displayed screen is periodically updated automatically according to a defined update period that is configurable.

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a HTTP request from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• and
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen;
• wherein a currently displayed screen is periodically updated automatically according to a defined update period of about thirty seconds.

A method for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• receiving a HTTP request from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• retrieving the requested status information;
• formatting the retrieved status information;
• and
• forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen;
• wherein a currently displayed screen is periodically updated automatically according to a defined update period and the currently displayed screen is not automatically updated while a user is entering data onto the screen.

A monitoring system for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• a web module which receives HTTP requests from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• a database accessor which accesses requested status information from a database and provides the accessed status information to the web module;
• and
• an equipment accessor which accesses requested status information from the vacuum system and provides the accessed status information to the web module, the database accessor and equipment accessor using the same format to report the accessed status information to the web module,
• the web module formatting the retrieved status information and forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen that is one of plural screens populated with retrieved data;
• wherein one of the plural screens is a calendar screen which provides a calendar showing, for each day on the calendar, events which occurred on that day;
• and
• wherein an event type is from the group consisting of:
• alarms, routines and changes.

A monitoring system for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• a web module which receives HTTP requests from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• a database accessor which accesses requested status information from a database and provides the accessed status information to the web module;
• and
• an equipment accessor which accesses requested status information from the vacuum system and provides the accessed status information to the web module, the database accessor and equipment accessor using the same format to report the accessed status information to the web module,
• the web module formatting the retrieved status information and forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser, the response comprising a screen document which the client browser uses to display a screen that is one of plural screens populated with retrieved data;
• wherein each screen is associated with a unique screen identifier.

A monitoring system for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• a web module which receives requests from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• a database accessor which accesses requested status information from a database and provides the accessed status information to the web module;
• and
• an equipment accessor which accesses requested status information from the vacuum system and provides the accessed status information to the web module, the database accessor and equipment accessor using the same format to report the accessed status information to the web module,
• the web module formatting the retrieved status information and forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser;
• wherein the client request is an update request, containing at least one parameter value to be updated.

A monitoring system for monitoring a vacuum system, comprising:

• a web module which receives requests from a client browser for vacuum system status information;
• a database accessor which accesses requested status information from a database and provides the accessed status information to the web module;
• an equipment accessor which accesses requested status information from the vacuum system and provides the accessed status information to the web module, the database accessor and equipment accessor using the same format to report the accessed status information to the web module,
• the web module formatting the retrieved status information and forwarding, as a response to the request from the client browser, the formatted vacuum system information to the client browser;
• and
• a tree writer which forwards a tree document to the client browser, the tree document at the browser displaying the vacuum system in a hierarchical tree, the tree periodically requesting updates.