Controlled roll-out of module classes
US10571901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Module-based systems and methods are described for controlled roll-out of module classes for configuring a process plant. In various aspects the module-based systems and methods generate a second version of a module class based on a modification to a first version of the module class, where the module class is associated with one or more module instances that are each associated with a process control element of the process plant. The module-based systems and methods execute a roll-out instruction to update an upgraded process control element, where the upgraded process control element is associated with a new module instance based on the second version of the module class. The roll-out instruction is also designed to ignore or skip a non-upgraded process control element, where the non-upgraded process control element remains associated with a previous module instance based on the first version of the module class.
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