Service-portal enabled automation control module (ACM)
US7266589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/34038
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention presents a system and a method for assisting automation control module (ACM) customers to retrieve information relevant to their specific ACM(s). A service-portal ACM combines a conventional ACM with a service portal and/or a general-purpose computer to facilitate locating relevant information by the customers. The service-portal ACM comprises a first central processing unit (CPU), and a first memory operably connected to the first CPU. A second CPU is operably connected to the first CPU, and a second memory is operably connected to the second CPU for storing a service-portal database containing a first set of service-portal data and one or more links to a second set of service-portal data stored in a remote network server. A first network interface is operably connected to the second CPU and to a gateway configured for enabling the second CPU to communicate with the remote network server.
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