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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Applicants:
John Michael Karaffa, Roanoke, VA (US);
Johnny Stephen Downor, Salem, VA (US);
Steven William Smith, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventors:
John Michael Karaffa, Roanoke, VA (US);
Johnny Stephen Downor, Salem, VA (US);
Steven William Smith, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/0425 (2013.01);
Abstract
An industrial control system is provided that includes a field device configured to receive only a first plurality of behaviors for the alert and a controller of an industrial control system, wherein the controller is configured to receive the alert and overlay a second plurality of behaviors on the alert, and the controller is configured to process one or more of the second plurality of behaviors differently than the first plurality of behaviors.