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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Ravi R. Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Mohamed F. M. Saleem Jahaber, Bangalore, IN;
Cathleen F. Kilpatrick, Perkasie, PA (US);
Ravi R. Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Mohamed F. M. Saleem Jahaber, Bangalore, IN;
Cathleen F. Kilpatrick, Perkasie, PA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a memory capable of storing information defining multiple function block types. A combination of instances of one or more function block types is capable of implementing a control process in a controller within a process control system. The apparatus also includes a function block editor capable of allowing a user to dynamically create or modify one or more of the function block types using a graphical user interface. The function block editor is capable of allowing the user to define one or more parameters for a function block type being created or modified.