System and methods for the universal integration of plant floor assets and a computerized management system
US9141096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server platform and a method to integrate a plurality of diverse plant floor equipment with at least one computerized management system in a manufacturing operational or maintenance system. The server platform includes a plurality of plant floor drivers adapted to communicatively interface with a plurality of diverse plant floor data sources. The server platform further includes at least one computerized management system driver adapted to communicatively interface with the at least one computerized management system. The server platform also includes a message translator adapted to broker communication between the plant floor data sources and the at least one computerized management system using an open standard. The server platform, using the open standard, enables a universal enterprise type taxonomy across the plant floor data sources and the at least one computerized management system.
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