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公开(公告)号:US06463352B1
公开(公告)日:2002-10-08
申请号:US09382542
申请日:1999-08-25
IPC分类号: G06F1900
CPC分类号: G05B19/4187 , G05B2219/31324 , G05B2219/31325 , G05B2219/32422 , G05B2219/34038 , G05B2219/45044 , Y02P90/10 , Y02P90/18 , Y02P90/205
摘要: Controlling software components for cutting machines are distributed in nature, and can be placed on any convenient processor on a network. Each is provided with its own network address, or specific ports are assigned thereto at a shared (e.g., IP or network) address, and the functionality of each component is executed without reference to its physical location on the network. Virtual machine components handle the collection of data from cutting machines, while a machine monitor component collects data from the virtual machine components. User interface interpreting and serving components are also distributed and portable, and a controlling user interface may therefore be accessed, viewed, and take user input wherever such tasks are most convenient. The changeable user interface permits machines, jobs, materials, and cutting elements to be managed centrally, or from distributed locations in the facility or on the Internet at large. Cutting elements may be tracked for lifetime and for replacement reasons and other commentary data. The components at each cutting machine, in cooperation with the database accessible therefrom, track the usage (e.g., in hours or area cut) of any particular cutting element, and records are automatically maintained.
摘要翻译: 用于切割机器的控制软件组件本质上是分布式的,并且可以放置在网络上的任何方便的处理器上。 每个都具有自己的网络地址,或者在共享(例如,IP或网络)地址处分配特定端口,并且在不参考其在网络上的物理位置的情况下执行每个组件的功能。 虚拟机组件处理来自切割机的数据收集,而机器监视器组件从虚拟机组件收集数据。 用户界面解释和服务组件也是分布式和便携式的,因此可以在这些任务最方便的地方访问,查看和接受用户输入的控制用户界面。 可更改的用户界面允许机器,作业,材料和切割元素集中管理,或从设施中的分布式位置或大型互联网进行管理。 切割元素可以追溯到生命周期和替换原因以及其他注释数据。 每个切割机上的组件与可访问的数据库协同跟踪任何特定切割元件的使用(例如,以小时或面积切割),并自动维护记录。