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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Scott A. Miller, Oakdale, PA (US);
Michael J. Anthony, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Adam J. Gregory, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Evan J. Kausalik, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert J. Koba, Sosnowiec, PL;
Randy Scott Oakley, Jr., Waukesha, WI (US);
Beniamin J. Skubis, Bukowno, PL;
Rudy Zhi Yang, Dalian, CN;
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for managing device lifecycles within an industrial automation environment includes receiving a request for lifecycle management data including a scanning configuration, producing configuration data obtained by scanning industrial devices specified by the scanning configuration, receiving lifecycle management data including a lifecycle phase for the industrial devices, generating a graphical representation of the lifecycle phase of the industrial devices, determining an identity of a replacement device for a first industrial device of the industrial devices having a predetermined lifecycle phase, generating a graphical representation of replacement information including the identity of the replacement device, and managing migration to the replacement device by initiating replacement of the first industrial device with the replacement device.