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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Ralph Buesgen, Duluth, GA (US);
Edwin Anthony Prince, Suwanee, GA (US);
Chellury R. Sastry, South Brunswick, NJ (US);
Peng Zhao, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Georg Biehler, Nürnberg, DE;
Richard Miceli, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Ralph Buesgen, Duluth, GA (US);
Edwin Anthony Prince, Suwanee, GA (US);
Chellury R. Sastry, South Brunswick, NJ (US);
Peng Zhao, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Georg Biehler, Nürnberg, DE;
Richard Miceli, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for generating a description of a component of an automation system comprises describing the component as a plurality of inputs and outputs, generating a vendor-independent component description file based on a description of the component as the plurality of inputs and outputs, updating the vendor-independent component description file to include vendor-specific hardware information and hardware control logic, and creating the component based on an updated vendor-specific component description.