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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2005
Scott S. Bump, Franklin, MA (US);
Richard L. Linscott, Plainville, MA (US);
Nestor J. Camino, Jr., Hingham, MA (US);
Vladimir Kostadinov, Sharon, MA (US);
Charles W. Piper, Foxboro, MA (US);
Johan I. Tegnell, Mansfield, MA (US);
Scott S. Bump, Franklin, MA (US);
Richard L. Linscott, Plainville, MA (US);
Nestor J. Camino, Jr., Hingham, MA (US);
Vladimir Kostadinov, Sharon, MA (US);
Charles W. Piper, Foxboro, MA (US);
Johan I. Tegnell, Mansfield, MA (US);
Invensys Systems, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US);
Abstract
A universal device type manager (DTM) utility is described herein including a generalized architecture facilitating defining and generating user interfaces associated with a variety of field device types. The utility includes a device description data store interface that provides access to a device description store wherein standard device descriptions (DD files) for a variety of field device types are maintained. No specialized customization is done to the device descriptions by the device or tool vendors. A device type template store interface provides access to a set of device type manager definitions. A device type manager engine renders, on-demand, a device type manager user interface providing user access to parameters and other information for a field device type/instance based upon: (1) a device description and (2) a device type manager definition.