Industrial operator interfaces interacting with higher-level business workflow

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8855791
APP PUB NO 20120239171A1
SERIAL NO

13486457

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Systems and methods are provided that enable high-level and abstract business engines to affect and influence plant-floor or industrial operations via dynamic and flexible operator interfaces. In a similar manner, actions directed from the operator interfaces can be communicated to higher level decision components of an enterprise to facilitate automated control and dynamics of the enterprise. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes one or more controllers to process transaction events in an industrial automation environment. One or more operator interface components are provided that automatically adapt interface control functionality based on the transaction events.

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  • ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baier, John J Mentor, US 57 2254
Briant, Stephen C Moon Township, US 53 523
Chand, Sujeet Brookfield, US 86 3546
Hall, Kenwood H Hudson, US 140 4195
Hood, Gavan W Upper Lockyer, AU 33 1257
Kalan, Michael D Highland Heights, US 101 2000

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