Methods and apparatus for control configuration with enhanced change-tracking

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8463964
APP PUB NO 20110093098A1
SERIAL NO

12904608

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The invention provides, in some aspects, a process, environmental, manufacturing, industrial or other such control system (hereinafter, “control system”) with enhanced, real-time change tracking. The system includes one or more configurable elements (e.g., field devices), a change tracking system that records of changes to those configurable elements (e.g., for compliance reporting, etc.) and a change detection system that responds to detected changes in configuration of those element(s) by inferring an identity of a person and/or device responsible for a change, the time of the change, and/or the reason for the change. This is unlike prior art systems, in which that such information must be specified, e.g., in a data entry form filled-in by the field engineer, operator or other who is making the change.

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  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS USA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eldridge, Keith E North Easton, US 13 353
Kostadinov, Vladimir Sharon, US 15 711

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