Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated

John Nesi

David Alan Vasko

John Joseph Baier

David Michael Callaghan

Brian Alan Batke

Richard Alan Morse

Douglas R Wylie

Paul David Brooks

The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating flexible resource distribution in an industrial control environment. A query component is provided to determine one or more system resources from a networked industrial controller system, wherein the resources can include listings of applications, configurations, variable settings, and performance capabilities associated with a controller. Upon receiving available resource listings from various control devices, a distribution component can update the devices based in part on the resource listings and according to various criteria. A configuration component can be utilized in the controller system to provide network updates of controller parameters and to facilitate automated protocol selections when interacting with out-of-network devices. An analysis component can interact with the query, distribution, and configuration components to support higher-level decision-making in the resource distribution and allocation process.

System and methodology providing flexible and distributed processing in an industrial controller environment

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Chagrin Falls, OH, United States of America

John Nesi