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Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2006
Applicants:

Paul J. Van Dyk, Keysborough, AU;

Robert S. Adamski, Loudon, TN (US);

Leslie V. Powers, Irvine, CA (US);

Robin Mccrea-steele, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul J. Van Dyk, Keysborough, AU;

Robert S. Adamski, Loudon, TN (US);

Leslie V. Powers, Irvine, CA (US);

Robin McCrea-Steele, Lake Forest, CA (US);

Assignee:

Invensys Systems, Inc, Foxboro, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G05B 9/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method for generating instantaneous safety availability information relating to an instrumented function is described. In one embodiment, a time of a test performed on an instrumented function component of the instrumented function is received, and an elapsed time between the time of the test and a particular time is determined. And based upon the elapsed time, the instantaneous safety availability information for the instrumented function is calculated.


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