A proposal based architecture system that converts a transaction submission process into a
generic object in a computer environment. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides …

The invention provides, in Some aspects, systems for interac tion with a control environment
that includes controlled equipment along with control devices that monitor and con trol that …

Methods and apparatus for configuring process, environmental, industrial and other control
systems generate and/or utilize models representing configurations of control systems …

Connection objects or other such data structures facilitate establishing and configuring
connections between objects that model components in a process control system. A first set …

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US6788980B1 - Methods and apparatus for control using control devices that provide a
virtual machine environment and that communicate via an IP network - Google Patents …

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An object-oriented computer environment is managed by storing, in a plurality of repositories
accessible during the life cycles of objects, information required to initiate object operations …

G05B19/418—Total factory control, ie centrally controlling a plurality of machines, eg direct
or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated …