Cindy B Scott

US Patent:

6975966, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Sep 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/672000

Inventors:

Cindy Scott - Georgetown TX, US
Gary Law - Georgetown TX, US
Michael G. Ott - Austin TX, US
Godfrey Sherriff - Austin TX, US
Robert Havekost - Elgin TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F011/30
G06F015/16
G05B009/02

US Classification:

702183, 700 4, 700 79, 709233

Abstract:

A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common communication, diagnostic and display hardware and software within the process plant while still providing functional isolation between the safety system controllers and the process control system controllers. This integrated process control and safety system uses a common data communication structure for both the safety system and the process control system so that applications can send data to and receive data from devices in either system in the same manner, e. g. , using the same communication hardware and software. However, the common data communication structure is set up to distinguish process control system devices from safety system devices using tags, addresses or other fields within the messages sent to or received from the devices, which enables data associated with the process control system to be distinguishable from data associated with the safety system, thereby enabling a diagnostic application within a user interface to automatically treat this data differently depending on the source (or destination) of the data.

US Patent:

7030747, Apr 18, 2006

Filed:

Feb 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/787383

Inventors:

Cindy Scott - Georgetown TX, US
Robert Havekost - Elgin TX, US
Todd Reeves - Knoxville TN, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G08B 29/00

US Classification:

340506, 340525, 700 17

Abstract:

A method and system for integrating alarms is provided. An external alarm is received at a process control system and includes an external tag. An internal alarm that is associated with the external alarm is determined based on a map. An internal tag associated with the external tag is also determined based on the map. The process control system generates the internal alarm which includes the internal tag and is based on the external alarm. A method and system for generating alarm and tag relations is also provided. At least one external tag associated with an external system is selected. At least one internal tag associated with a process control system related to the external tags is determined. At least one entry in a map is generated to indicate a relation between at least one of the external tags and at least one of the internal tags. At least one external alarm associated with the external system is selected and at least one internal alarm related to the external alarms is determined.

US Patent:

7237109, Jun 26, 2007

Filed:

Sep 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/672549

Inventors:

Cindy Scott - Georgetown TX, US
Gary Law - Georgetown TX, US
Michael G. Ott - Austin TX, US
Godfrey Sherriff - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher- Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1/24

US Classification:

713164, 713166, 713168, 713193

Abstract:

A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common security, communication and display hardware and software within the process plant while still providing functional isolation between the safety system controllers and the process control system controllers. This integrated process control and safety system uses a common data communication structure for both the safety system and the process control system so that applications can send data to and receive data from devices in either system in the same manner, e. g. , using the same communication hardware and software. However, the common data communication structure is set up enable a security application to distinguish process control system devices from safety system devices using tags, addresses or other fields within the messages sent to or received from the devices, which enables data associated with the process control system to be distinguishable from data associated with the safety system, thereby enabling the security application within a user interface to automatically treat this data differently depending on the source (or destination) of the data.

US Patent:

7250856, Jul 31, 2007

Filed:

Aug 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/915629

Inventors:

Robert B. Havekost - Austin TX, US
Trevor D. Schleiss - Austin TX, US
Michael G. Ott - Austin TX, US
Cindy Scott - Georgetown TX, US
J. Clint Fletcher - Pflugerville TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G08B 23/00
G05B 11/01

US Classification:

340517, 340500, 340521, 340522, 340525, 340506, 700 17, 700 83, 702186, 702187

Abstract:

An alarm display and interface tool for use in a process control system receives and displays different categories of alarms, including for example, device alarms and hardware alarms as well as traditional process alarms, on a single display to enable an operator or other user to view and have access to these different categories of alarms. The display and interface tool may be used to filter the alarms that are displayed according to any number of categories, including the category of the alarm, the priority of the alarm, the status of the alarm, etc. so as to alternatively segregate or combine the tasks typically associated with operator, maintenance and engineer personnel. The tool may also be used to access each of the displayed alarms to obtain more information about any individual alarm.

US Patent:

7330768, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Sep 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/672548

Inventors:

Cindy Scott - Georgetown TX, US
Julian Naidoo - Cedar Park TX, US
Gary Law - Georgetown TX, US
Michael G. Ott - Austin TX, US
Deeann Gates Del Guzzi - Pflugerville TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G05B 9/02

US Classification:

700 79, 700 21

Abstract:

A process plant includes a safety system that is physically and logically integrated with a process control system such that the safety system and the process control system can use common communication, configuration hardware and software within the process plant while still providing functional isolation between the safety system controllers and the process control system controllers. This integrated process control and safety system uses a common data communication structure for both the safety system and the process control system so that the configuration application can send data to and receive data from devices in either system in the same manner, e. g. , using the same communication hardware and software. However, the common data communication structure is set up to distinguish process control system devices from safety system devices using tags, addresses or other fields within the messages sent to or received from the devices, which enables data associated with the process control system to be distinguishable from data associated with the safety system, thereby enabling a configuration application within a user interface to automatically treat this data differently depending on the source (or destination) of the data.

US Patent:

7562135, Jul 14, 2009

Filed:

May 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/861790

Inventors:

Evren Eryurek - Minneapolis MN, US
Ram Ramachandran - Austin TX, US
Cindy Alsup Scott - Georgetown TX, US
Trevor Duncan Schleiss - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709223, 700 1, 700 17, 700 19, 700 21, 700 80

Abstract:

Enhanced Fieldbus device alerts enable Fieldbus devices within a process control system to report alarm or alert conditions that are detected within the devices to a system user or operator using a plurality of independently reportable device alarm parameters, each of which corresponds to a different level of severity and each of which may require a different type of response by the system user or operator. The independently reportable device alarm parameters include a parameter associated with a failure of a Fieldbus device, a parameter associated with maintenance needed by a Fieldbus device and an advisable action in connection with a Fieldbus device.

US Patent:

8103367, Jan 24, 2012

Filed:

Nov 20, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/275016

Inventors:

Duncan Schleiss - Austin TX, US
Cindy Scott - Georgetown TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G05B 15/00

US Classification:

700 83, 700 80, 340679, 340511, 340517, 715970

Abstract:

Example methods and apparatus to draw attention to information presented via electronic displays to process plant operators are disclosed. A disclosed example method to draw attention to information presented to a process plant operator comprises presenting an electronic process plant display, collecting process plant data, processing the process plant data to identify a portion of a process plant, and modifying the electronic process plant display to at least partially obscure substantially all of the process plant display except for the identified portion.

US Patent:

8155761, Apr 10, 2012

Filed:

Jul 23, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/508343

Inventors:

Christopher J. Felts - Austin TX, US
Mark J. Nixon - Round Rock TX, US
Neil J. Peterson - Austin TX, US
Cindy A. Scott - Georgetown TX, US
Terrence L. Blevins - Round Rock TX, US
Trevor D. Schleiss - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G05B 15/02
G05B 19/18
G05B 11/01
G05B 15/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

700 9, 700 17, 700 19, 700 83, 709227, 709228, 709229

Abstract:

Methods and systems for integrating external and/or enterprise data into a process control system are disclosed. A user interface may be provided to enable browsing and selection of a data item from an external and/or enterprise data source. The selected data item may be associated with a process control entity. At run time, independent of a configuration of the process control entity, an external data integration server or instance of an external data integration service at a process control computing device may periodically communicate with the data source to obtain an updated current value and updated current status for the selected data item for use by the process control entity. The external data integration server and/or external data integration service may consolidate access of external/enterprise data across process control entities, optimize communications with various data sources, and maintain a status of communication with each various data source.