Method and apparatus for communicating transactions between an industrial controller and a programming interface

US8942834B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942834-B2
Application numberUS-16738105-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 27, 2005
Priority dateJun 27, 2005
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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An industrial control system includes an industrial controller and a programming interface. The programming interface is operable to communicate a plurality of operations for modifying a control program maintained by the industrial controller followed by a commit transaction command. The industrial controller is configured to designate the plurality of operations with a pending status and preprocess the plurality of operations. The industrial controller is further configured to commit the operations and clear the pending status responsive to receiving the commit transaction command.

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We claim: 1. An industrial control system, comprising: an industrial controller executing an object-oriented control program to control a controlled process, wherein the control program includes a plurality of objects and wherein the industrial controller has an object table, which stores the state of each object; a workstation executing a programming interface for initiating a transaction, wherein the transaction includes a grouped plurality of operations, wherein each operatio…

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What does patent US8942834B2 cover?
An industrial control system includes an industrial controller and a programming interface. The programming interface is operable to communicate a plurality of operations for modifying a control program maintained by the industrial controller followed by a commit transaction command. The industrial controller is configured to designate the plurality of operations with a pending status and prepr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Johnston David A, Baker Jacob S, Capriles Luis A, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/466. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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