Systems and apparatus for distribution of batch and continuous process control data to remote devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10534342-B2
Application number	US-201715722587-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2017
Priority date	Oct 17, 2016
Publication date	Jan 14, 2020
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020

Abstract

A method of providing batch process data from a process control system of a process plant to a remote computing device includes receiving a request to create a list of batch data to be provided to the remote computing device, presenting a selection interface to facilitate selection of batch data to be provided, and receiving, via the selection interface, a selection of a batch executive from which to provide the batch process data. The method also includes receiving, via the selection interface, one or more filter criteria, applying the filter criteria to data available from the batch executive to determine a set of data to be included on the list of batch data to be provided to the remote computing device, and transmitting to a mobile server an indication of the set of data associated with the list of batch data to be provided to the mobile device.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method of providing batch process data from a process control system of a process plant to a remote computing device, the method comprising:
receiving at a first computing device a request to create a list of batch data to be provided to the remote computing device;
presenting to a user a selection interface to facilitate selection of batch data to be provided to the remote computing device;
receiving at the first computing device, via the selection interface, a selection of a batch executive from which to provide the batch process data, the batch executive executing on a controller in the process plant;
receiving at the first computing device, via the selection interface, one or more filter criteria;
applying in the first computing device the filter criteria to data available from the batch executive to determine a set of data to be included on the list of batch data to be provided to the remote computing device; and
transmitting to a mobile server an indication of the set of data associated with the list of batch data to be provided to the remote computing device.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the filter criteria are selected from the group comprising: batch ID, recipe, formula, state, area, process cell, unit, phase, and failure.

3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein applying the filter criteria to the data available from the batch executive to determine the set of data results in a set of data for which prompts and/or failures may be generated, and further comprising:
receiving a selection of one or more users to receive notifications of the prompts and/or failures.

4. A method according to claim 3 , further comprising receiving a selection of a delay time, the delay time specifying a time that a prompt should remain active before a notification is transmitted to the selected one or more users.

Assignees

• Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc

Inventors

• Nixon Mark J
• Denison David R
• Lai Hoa Van
• Strinden Daniel R
• Dionisio Mariana
• Van Camp Kim Ordean
• Scott Cindy

Classifications

• G05B19/052 Primary

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• G05B2219/31457

  Factory remote control, monitoring through internet · CPC title

• G05B2219/25167

  Receive commands through mobile telephone · CPC title

• G05B19/045

  using logic state machines, consisting only of a memory or a programmable logic device containing the logic for the controlled machine and in which the state of its outputs is dependent on the state of its inputs or part of its own output states, e.g. binary decision controllers, finite state controllers · CPC title

• G05B2219/13187

  Checking validity of data · CPC title