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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Kevin Retlich, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Jung-hsiang HU, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dave Blair, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Lou Klein, Grafton, WI (US);
Steven Fischer, Mequon, WI (US);
Kevin Retlich, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Jung-Hsiang Hu, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dave Blair, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Lou Klein, Grafton, WI (US);
Steven Fischer, Mequon, WI (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A technique for generating a physical representation of networked components makes use of data stored within the individual components, which may be polled by a monitoring station. The data includes identification of the respective component, and data representative of a physical disposition of the component in the system. Based upon the data, the monitoring station builds a physical representation of the system, including approximately accurate physical representations of the individual components with identifying labels, facilitating monitoring and servicing of the components.