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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Harris D. Kagan, Foxboro, MA (US);
David Hardin, Franklin, MA (US);
Harris D. Kagan, Foxboro, MA (US);
David Hardin, Franklin, MA (US);
Invensys Systems, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides, in one aspect, human machine interface (HMI) methods and apparatus that permit users to search and/or view plant and other real-time process automation data in a manner similar to that with which they search and/or view pages on the Internet (web). Related aspects of the invention provide such methods and apparatus as permit users to search and/or view such real-time process automation data concurrently with such Internet web pages. Further related aspects of the invention provide such methods and apparatus as permit users to search and/or view such real-time process automation data concurrently with business data maintained in pages on an enterprise network (e.g., a LAN, WAN or otherwise).