Patents by Inventor Ana Hristova

Ana Hristova has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dynamic configuration of an industrial control system
    Patent number: 9678492
    Abstract: A controller module, method, and a non-transitory computer program product are disclosed for the dynamic configuration of an industrial control system, which can include a current settings receiver configured to receive current configuration and security settings of the industrial control system, a changed settings receiver configured to receive changed configuration settings of the industrial control system, a settings analyzer configured to determine, based on the current configuration and security settings and the changed configuration settings, updated configuration and security settings of the industrial control system, and a dynamic activator configured to dynamically establish at least one communication path in order to activate updated configuration and security settings of the industrial control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Sebastian Obermeier, Hadeli Hadeli, Michael Wahler, Sascha Stoeter, Ana Hristova
  • DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140343732
    Abstract: A controller module, method, and a non-transitory computer program product are disclosed for the dynamic configuration of an industrial control system, which can include a current settings receiver configured to receive current configuration and security settings of the industrial control system, a changed settings receiver configured to receive changed configuration settings of the industrial control system, a settings analyzer configured to determine, based on the current configuration and security settings and the changed configuration settings, updated configuration and security settings of the industrial control system, and a dynamic activator configured to dynamically establish at least one communication path in order to activate updated configuration and security settings of the industrial control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Sebastian Obermeier, Hadeli Hadeli, Michael Wahler, Sascha Stoeter, Ana Hristova