公开(公告)号：US20080313254A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11764268

申请日：2007-06-18

Applicant: Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Kai T. Bouse

Inventor： Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Kai T. Bouse

IPC: G06F15/16

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B2219/31135 ,  G05B2219/33106 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L2012/4026 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/86

Abstract: A virtual fieldbus device module is a software or firmware module that enables an otherwise ordinary fieldbus device to become a complex fieldbus device, capable of registering and maintaining multiple fieldbus network addresses for one or more “virtual” fieldbus devices. Each virtual fieldbus device has one or more sensor inputs and appears to the fieldbus network as an individual physical fieldbus device, despite the complex fieldbus device only having one physical connection to the fieldbus network. The virtual fieldbus device module may be incorporated into a device's firmware or may be included in a memory plug-in capable of being removed. The communication packet processing of a complex fieldbus device running the virtual fieldbus device module includes receiving a communication packet over the fieldbus network, determining whether the address associated with the packet matches any of the addresses registered by the complex fieldbus device, and processing any packets that match.

Abstract translation: 虚拟现场总线设备模块是软件或固件模块，其使得其他普通现场总线设备成为复杂的现场总线设备，能够为一个或多个“虚拟”现场总线设备注册和维护多个现场总线网络地址。 每个虚拟现场总线设备具有一个或多个传感器输入，并且作为单独的物理现场总线设备可以作为现场总线网络呈现，尽管复杂的现场总线设备仅具有与现场总线网络的一个物理连接。 虚拟现场总线设备模块可以被并入到设备的固件中，或者可以被包括在能够被移除的存储插件中。 运行虚拟现场总线设备模块的复杂现场总线设备的通信分组处理包括：通过现场总线网络接收通信分组，确定与分组相关联的地址是否匹配由复杂现场总线设备注册的任何地址，以及处理任何分组 比赛。

公开(公告)号：US07937373B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US12205326

申请日：2008-09-05

Applicant: Kai T. Bouse ,  Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Stewart V. Bowers ,  Richard Piety

Inventor： Kai T. Bouse ,  Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Stewart V. Bowers ,  Richard Piety

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/00

CPC classification number: G05B23/0264

Abstract: A method for detecting an event and/or behavior of interest based on monitoring data and selectively storing portions of the monitoring data associated with the event and/or behavior of interest. Preferably, the method includes defining a hierarchy of event and/or behavior types so that the storing of a first behavior/event type is preferred over a second behavior/event type, especially when storing capacity is scarce. A data management apparatus including a logic device and a long-term storage memory apparatus, the logic device for detecting an event and/or behavior of interest based on monitoring data and selectively storing portions of the monitoring data associated with the event and/or behavior of interest on the long-term memory storage apparatus.

Abstract translation: 一种用于基于监视数据检测感兴趣的事件和/或行为的方法，并且选择性地存储与感兴趣的事件和/或行为相关联的监视数据的部分。 优选地，该方法包括定义事件和/或行为类型的层次结构，使得第一行为/事件类型的存储优于第二行为/事件类型，特别是当存储容量很少时。 一种数据管理装置，包括逻辑装置和长期存储装置，所述逻辑装置用于基于监视数据检测感兴趣的事件和/或行为，并选择性地存储与事件和/或行为相关联的监视数据的部分 对长期记忆存储装置感兴趣。

公开(公告)号：US20090070387A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US12205326

申请日：2008-09-05

Applicant: Kai T. Bouse ,  Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Stewart V. Bowers ,  Richard Piety

Inventor： Kai T. Bouse ,  Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Stewart V. Bowers ,  Richard Piety

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G05B23/0264

Abstract: A method for detecting an event and/or behavior of interest based on monitoring data and selectively storing portions of the monitoring data associated with the event and/or behavior of interest. Preferably, the method includes defining a hierarchy of event and/or behavior types so that the storing of a first behavior/event type is preferred over a second behavior/event type, especially when storing capacity is scarce. A data management apparatus including a logic device and a long-term storage memory apparatus, the logic device for detecting an event and/or behavior of interest based on monitoring data and selectively storing portions of the monitoring data associated with the event and/or behavior of interest on the long-term memory storage apparatus.

Abstract translation: 一种用于基于监视数据检测感兴趣的事件和/或行为的方法，并且选择性地存储与感兴趣的事件和/或行为相关联的监视数据的部分。 优选地，该方法包括定义事件和/或行为类型的层次结构，使得第一行为/事件类型的存储优于第二行为/事件类型，特别是当存储容量很少时。 一种数据管理装置，包括逻辑装置和长期存储装置，所述逻辑装置用于基于监视数据检测感兴趣的事件和/或行为，并选择性地存储与事件和/或行为相关联的监视数据的部分 对长期记忆存储装置感兴趣。

公开(公告)号：US06192325B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US09153690

申请日：1998-09-15

Applicant: Kenneth R. Piety ,  Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Todd W. Reeves ,  Miodrag Glumac ,  Michael D. Rich

Inventor： Kenneth R. Piety ,  Christopher G. Hilemon ,  Todd W. Reeves ,  Miodrag Glumac ,  Michael D. Rich

IPC: G06F1500

CPC classification number: G06N5/00

Abstract: The invention provides a computerized method and apparatus which enables a user, even one who has little or no predictive maintenance skills, to establish a predictive maintenance database that defines information needed to monitor equipment in accordance with a predictive maintenance plan. The type of equipment components to be monitored and associated physical characteristics of the components are input to a computer as an equipment configuration, which may include one or more interconnected components. The computer includes a knowledge base that defines relationships between monitoring practices, component types, and physical characteristic information for component types. A predictive maintenance database is constructed for the components using the inference engine operating on the knowledge base, the selected component type, and the selected physical characteristic information. Multiple measurement technologies may be specified for each component. Preferably, for each measurement technology specified, the predictive maintenance database includes measurement points, an analysis parameter set, and an alarm limit set. Equipment configurations may be defined by the user, or they may be stored in a configuration/component warehouse with little or no configuration definition required of the user.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种计算机化的方法和装置，其使得即使是具有很少或没有预测维护技能的用户能够建立预定维护数据库，所述预测维护数据库根据预测维护计划来定义监视设备所需的信息。 要监视的设备组件的类型和组件的相关物理特性作为设备配置输入到计算机，设备配置可以包括一个或多个互连组件。 计算机包括一个知识库，该知识库定义了组件类型的监控实践，组件类型和物理特性信息之间的关系。 使用在知识库上操作的推理机，所选择的组件类型和所选择的物理特征信息，为组件构建预测维护数据库。 可以为每个组件指定多种测量技术。 优选地，对于指定的每个测量技术，预测性维护数据库包括测量点，分析参数集和报警极限集合。 设备配置可以由用户定义，或者它们可以存储在配置/组件仓库中，用户所需的配置定义很少或没有。