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AssigneeInvensys Systems, Inc.
InventorsPaul W. Forney, Rashesh Mody, Dave Tran, Pramod Thazichayil, Vijay Anand, Kimson Q. Nguyen
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A manufacturing/process control system information access provider architecture is disclosed. Manufacturing/process control system data provider flexibility is achieved through a user-configurable manufacturing/process control information portal server that comprises multiple selectable data provides (sources) and/or data types that a particular data provider accommodates. A user configures the portal server to deliver manufacturing/process control information associated with a controlled process environment, such as a food processing plant floor or an oil refinery reactor, to the user via a browser client over the Internet or a corporate intranet. Furthermore, an extensible architecture is provided that enables adding new components to the portal server. Such extensions include new data sources and new data types/handlers. The new architecture enables a user to select particular ones of the available data handlers and then their associated data sources thereby facilitating customizing the configuration of the portal server to the particular needs/interests of the user.
A customer-configurable plant process observation portal server system for collecting plant process information, in accordance with a user designated set of plant information sources, the plant information sources comprising process control equipment, and for disseminating the information to users via network connections, the system comprising:
A customer-configurable plant process observation portal server system for collecting plant process information, including plant process information from process control equipment, in accordance with information source designations and for disseminating the information to users via network connections, the system comprising:
A customer-configurable plant process observation portal server system for collecting plant process information, including plant process information from process control equipment, in accordance with user specified information source designations and for disseminating the information to users via network connections, the system comprising:
A method for facilitating configuring a customer-configurable plant process observation portal server system to collect plant process information in accordance with user-specified plant information sources, the plant information sources comprising process control equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for configuring a plant process observation portal site, supported by a portal server system, to extend a set of plant information sources associated with the portal site, the plant information sources comprising process control equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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