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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
David Ellis Thomas, Germantown, WI (US);
Taryl Jon Jasper, South Euclid, OH (US);
Clifton Harold Bromley, New Westminster, CA;
Neville J. Parakh, Delta, CA;
David Ellis Thomas, Germantown, WI (US);
Taryl Jon Jasper, South Euclid, OH (US);
Clifton Harold Bromley, New Westminster, CA;
Neville J. Parakh, Delta, CA;
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing automation services in a distributed industrial controller environment. In one aspect of the present invention, a data access service is provided that includes, sending and receiving data to and from a data access service namespace operative in the distributed controller environment. In another aspect of the present invention, an alarming service is provided wherein data values are monitored in a server component according to predetermined conditions configured by a user or other entity. If the data values are determined to be outside of boundaries as defined by the predetermined conditions, an alarm can be communicated to a plurality of other components cooperating in the distributed environment.