Michael Van Horn

US Patent:

8448065, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Jun 6, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/758950

Inventors:

Thomas A. Deininger - Ambler PA, US
Michael S. Horn - Bath PA, US
Alan J. Kratz - East Greenville PA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Industry, Inc. - Alpharetta GA

International Classification:

G06N 3/00

US Classification:

715255

Abstract:

Systems and methods for object linking and embedding for process control networks are disclosed. The exemplary system may include one or more field devices. The system may also include a process control server for monitoring the field devices, storing field information and one or more parameters for each of the field devices, and associating each of the field devices input/output data with a text-based tag. The system may also include a client computer capable of accessing the one or more parameters of each field device by identifying the field information containing the desired text-based tags. The data may be displayed in real time.

US Patent:

8533233, Sep 10, 2013

Filed:

Jul 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/894624

Inventors:

Thomas Deininger - Ambler PA, US
Michael S. Horn - Bath PA, US
Jung Min Oh - Sellersville PA, US
Michael Hogan - Schwenksville PA, US
William F. Raines - Midlothian VA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Industry, Inc. - Alpharetta GA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707802, 707803, 707809, 700 17, 700 28, 700 87

Abstract:

An extensible, object-oriented framework describes various generic elements of legacy automation systems. That framework is used as a basis for porting one or more of those elements to another (“target”) automation system. Objects in the framework, known as “extensions,” adapt information from the legacy system to a corresponding, generic representation. Compilers express those representations in the target system. The framework thus translates the “old” automation configuration for use in a “new” automation system. The scheme can be extended to accommodate arbitrary control systems (i. e. , other manufacturers and product lines), new sub-domains within the automation domain (e. g. operator interfaces, batch control etc. ) and new target systems without altering the core framework.

US Patent:

20070283364, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

Jun 6, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/758846

Inventors:

Thomas A. Deininger - Ambler PA, US
Michael S. Horn - Bath PA, US
Michael Hogan - Schwenksville PA, US
John J. Mautz - Clifton Heights PA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. - Alpharetta GA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

719318

Abstract:

The present invention is a novel device, system, and method for runtime extension framework architecture for extending a system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a runtime extension framework architecture may have an event manager for identifying and coordinating handling of events. The architecture may have two or more event handlers. Some event handlers may be dedicated to handling events associated with interfacing with an application program interface and some of the internal event handlers handle events as directed by the event manager.