Digital computer monitored system or process which is configured with the aid of an improved automatic programming system
US4227245A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1972 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 1992 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC21D11/00
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An industrial production or other operational system is established by connecting apparatus which implements system operations to a digital computer system using an interface system. Machine readable definitions of events, of executable jobs, and of system variables are prepared for computer entry and ultimately for configuration of the system apparatus into an entity having operational characteristics corresponding to the entered definitions. The definitions of system variables may include definitions of signals which are coupled between the system apparatus and the computer through the interface system, and such signals may be put to system monitoring or control uses or both of these uses in the structured system. Some of the definitions may be computer programs, but most are preferably definitions of the system configuration written out in a language which a systems engineer can understand and use. Generally, definitions may include designators which are names or numbers. Any definition may refer to an event, a job, or a variable by making reference to the designator that is included in the definition of the event, the job or the variable. Executable job definitions may, by refe…
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