Automation system with reusable automation objects and method for reusing automation solutions in engineering tools

US6701325B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Becker · Stockach, DE
• Georg Biehler · Koblenzer Straße, DE
• Matthias Diezel · Nuremberg, DE
• Albrecht Donner · Reichenbach/Oberlausitz, DE
• Dieter Eckardt · Nuremberg, DE
• Harald Herberth · Oberasbach, DE
• Manfred Kramer
• Dirk Langkafel · Effeltrich, DE
• Ralf Leins · Ispringen, DE
• Ronald Lange · Glendale, US
• Walter Möller-Nehring · Erlangen, DE
• Jurgen Schmoll · Treuchtlingen, DE
• Karsten Schneider · Erlangen, DE
• Ulrich Welz · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Helmut Windl · Bad Abbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 2, 2004
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/99948
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automation system with at least one automation module (1), which has at least one automation object (A1-An), and with function modules (F1-F6), which contain means for central management and maintenance of the automation objects (A1-An). As a result, a manufacturer-independent definition of new automation objects, possibly using already existing automation objects, becomes possible, costly separate programming of new automation solutions is no longer necessary at all or is at least significantly simplified.