Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Thomas Jachmann

Alan Southall

Rainer Heller

Elisabeth Heindl

Gerhard Lang

Norbert Portner

Ralf Klose

Diamantis Gikas

Uwe Rückl

Jürgen Haardörfer

Christian Kramer

Eduard Zalar

Ulrich Winter

Claus Kern

Fabian Dietrich

Bernd Hieber

Thomas Woiciechowsky

Christian Peter Brandt

Klaus Neuberger

The invention relates to a data processing system with an improved provision of services for providing functionalities. The data processing system comprises at least one first service for activating at least one second service, whereby the services are configured as Web services.

Data processing system having services for providing functionalities

A method and a system for controlling an electrical installation uses a graphics-based control system, e.g. a SCADA system and a geo-referenced information system, such as a geographic information system. The system is capable of displaying at least one component of the electrical installation and a piece of geo-referenced information that is linked to the component of the electrical installation. In the GIS, selectable context menus can be displayed in relation to specific geographic reference points, in particular in relation to the location coordinates of the components of the electrical installation, the menus being selected by a user. The context menus determine control commands for the SCADA system, the commands are transmitted directly to the SCADA system after a relevance check and are executed. A user can thus use the GIS system as a type of entry mask for the specification of control commands in the SCADA system.

Method and system for controlling an electrical installation

The invention relates to a system and a method for preparing a standardized functionality which is independent form the type of appliance and is used to create a solution in the field of automation. The specific properties and functions of different automation systems are directly covered or generalized on respective appliances by a system-specific adapter, the automation runtime layer. Another component implemented on the respective appliance, the runtime framework, provides a general automation functionality and/or base functionality. The automation solution can thus be created in a standardized manner on an engineering system, and randomly ported independently from the respective target platform. Uniform object libraries can be used and already created solutions can be recycled independently from the system.

System for preparing a standard framework for automation appliances

The invention relates to a system and a method for updating information displayed on a client in a process data-driven environment. An updating stamp is provided along with information units used for displaying process data of automation devices in a browser during collection thereof. The updating stamp is compared with an updating stamp which is managed in a system and is updated whenever new information is added for the respective information unit, the information being updated in the browser if the updating stamps are not identical.

System and method for updating information

The invention relates to a directory service that simplifies the provision of information within an automation system. The directory service serves to provide information regarding access possibilities, functionalities, interfaces and topologies of components of the automation system and is Web service-based.

Directory service in an automation system

The invention relates to a software object, a system and a method for mapping function rules for an automation program with multiple use for various programming tools. To achieve a common data format, the invention uses a data format which includes character strings and contains a Boolean expression, the Boolean expression being able to be allocated to at least one result as a function rule.

Software object, system and method for an automation program with function rules which has multiple uses for various programming tools

The invention facilitates the creation of a control software for a data processing device of a specific automation system. The method generates a structure representation, describing a specific automation system, from a model structure representation which describes a general automation system. The model structure representation includes a structured representation of functional groups of the general automation system and the interconnections thereof and each functional group can be associated with one or several components of the specific automation system. The method includes the following steps:&#x2014;preparation of a text file, reproducing the model structure representation, for a data processing device which controls the specific automation system,&#x2014;determination of the components of said specific automation system, which can be associated together with a functional group of the model structure representation, by the data processing device and&#x2014;entry of the determined components into the model structure representation with generation of the structure representation, describing the specific automation system.

Method for generating a structure representation which describes a specific automation system

A method for visual display unit-based parameterization of interfaces of the software components of an automation system, the interface being a software interfaces having at least one interface parameter. The interface parameter is further characterized by at least one attribute. A display window is provided which can be divided horizontally or vertically, the hierarchical structure of the interface parameters of the respective software components of the automation system, which parameters can be selected using a movable cursor, being displayed in a first partial window, and the at least one attribute of the selected interface parameter being displayed in a second partial window.

Method for visual display unit-based definition and parametrization of interfaces

The invention relates to a system and a method for interconnection of components, in particular of software components for at least one data processing application. For interconnection of the components without special programming, for example in the form of what is referred to as glue code, the invention proposes that the components have at least one interface which is intended for direct interconnection of components. In an alternative embodiment, the components have interfaces which are interconnected with one another via an interconnection component.

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Thomas Jachmann