Controlling communication among multiple industrial control systems

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PATENT NO 8732270
APP PUB NO 20120331104A1
SERIAL NO

13604678

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A communication control method and system for controlling communication among multiple industrial control systems connected via a network. The communication control system includes: a communication relay apparatus for relaying communication between at least two of multiple industrial control systems; a monitoring section for monitoring the multiple industrial control systems; and a control section for switching, if the monitoring section detects an anomaly from at least one of the multiple industrial control systems, communication between an industrial control system detected with an anomaly and a second industrial control system so that the communication is performed via the communication relay apparatus.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akiyama, Kazuhito Tokyo, JP 53 856
Kudo, Michiharu Kanagawa-ken, JP 29 441
Takahashi, Hitomi Kanagawa-ken, JP 33 215
Uramoto, Naohiko Kanagawa-ken, JP 34 514

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