Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Managing software components
Reexamination Certificate
2010-03-04
2011-11-15
Patel, Ramesh (Department: 2121)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Managing software components
C717S100000, C717S101000, C717S105000, C717S110000, C700S086000, C700S087000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060862
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for configuring process, environmental, industrial and other control systems generate and/or utilize models representing configurations of control systems and/or the systems controlled by them. Records of changes to the models or the configurations represented by them are maintained, thereby, for example, providing bases for determining current states, prior states and histories of changes. Objects in the model have characteristics, such as an object type characteristic and an area characteristic. Users can have corresponding permissions. A security mechanism apparatus controls access by users to the objects. Composite objects are defined by definition objects and are displayed in encapsulated or expanded formats. Objects can include an edit control type identifier that determines how they are presented for editing. Functionality responds to user commands by transferring characteristics of a first object depicted by the graphical user interface to a second object. Configuration-time formulas contained objects are evaluated to constants prior to downloading to the control system.
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Burke Kenneth A.
Dardinski Steven
Eldridge Keith
Hall Robert
Johnson Mark
Invensys Systems Inc.
Nutter & McClennen & Fish LLP
Patel Ramesh
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