Ge Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.

General Electric Company

Carrie Brownhill

Ferrell L Mercer

David Collier

Brad Bolfing

Jason Daniel Kadingo

Robert Chambers

David Elliott

Misty McCrea Chambers

William Marion Huntley, Jr

Bill Hannold

Jason Kandingo

Bob Newman

Dave Hietanen

Bill Huntley

Dan Miller

A web-enabled automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU) and a web and file transfer system electrically connected to the ACM CPU, and embedded within the ACM. The system is configured to process hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) requests from a network.

Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module

An e-mail-enabled automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM and an e-mail subsystem electrically connected to the ACM. The e-mail subsystem is configured to perform at least one of sending e-mail messages from the ACM through a network and receiving e-mail messages from the network.

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.

Service-portal enabled automation control module (ACM)

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Earlysville, VA, United States of America

Carrie Brownhill