Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Steffen Wagner

Michael Unkelbach

Horst Walz

Rainer Speh

Martin Glaser

Oliver Kaiser

Hans-Jürgen Sauer

Thomas Schoch

Detlef Fischer

Peter Schmitt

Thomas Heimke

Andreas Kuss

The present invention provides an efficient and simple method of preparing a product quote for a customer operating a technical installation. The product quote is based on a data set acquired during the operation of the installation, a product chosen for use with the installation and a customer benefit related to the chosen product and the data set.

Method of preparing a product quote for a customer

The invention relates to a process control system comprising a calculating unit enabling a charge value (W) to be determined from operations occurring in the process control system. Preferably, said process control system comprises a process control computer with a web server and a computer which is used to access the processes control computer via Internet. The charging value (W) is especially a service fee which is to be paid to an application service provider by a user of the process control system.

Process control system with a charging function

A method is disclosed for a system including at least one process management computer and a number of field devices, whereby status and control signals are transmitted between at least some of the field devices and the process management computer using a TCP/IP protocol over a communication channel, preferably a radio connection and/or the Internet. A process management system includes a process management computer with a web-server, a client computer with an Internet browser and a number of sensors and actuators. The process management system may preferably be operated by way of the Internet, using the client computer.

Method and process management system for the operation of a technical plant

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Steffen Wagner