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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2008
David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);
Raymond J. Staron, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Charles Martin Rischar, Chardon, OH (US);
Kenwood H. Hall, Hudson, OH (US);
Subbian Govindaraj, Solon, OH (US);
Robert J. Kretschmann, Bay Village, OH (US);
Michael D. Kalan, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Paul R. D'mura, Glendale, AZ (US);
Taryl J. Jasper, South Euclid, OH (US);
Eugene Liberman, Rocky River, OH (US);
David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);
Raymond J. Staron, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Charles Martin Rischar, Chardon, OH (US);
Kenwood H. Hall, Hudson, OH (US);
Subbian Govindaraj, Solon, OH (US);
Robert J. Kretschmann, Bay Village, OH (US);
Michael D. Kalan, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Paul R. D'Mura, Glendale, AZ (US);
Taryl J. Jasper, South Euclid, OH (US);
Eugene Liberman, Rocky River, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A requesting entity can submit a query to an industrial control configuration to determine a location for a module. A distributed directory can be employed to discover an absolute location of the module, which can be provided to the requesting entity. This discovery can occur in real-time such that an answer can be given with a relatively high degree of certainty. In addition to providing the absolute address in the answer, a path on how to reach the module can be provided. The path can be optimized in order to allow quicker response time and to manage system resources.