Patents Assigned to Metso Automation Networks Oy
  • Use of status images in control system for industrial automation process
    Publication number: 20020194225
    Abstract: A method of using status images describing a process in a control system for an industrial automation process. In the method, process values are collected from the process describing the status thereof. Structured status documents are generated from the process values collected from the process. The process values comprised by at least two status documents are compared when there is need to find the differences in the operation of the process at different points in time. The differences in the status documents are displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Metso Automation Networks Oy
    Inventor: Mika Karaila
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring the operation of an industrial process
    Publication number: 20020138168
    Abstract: The invention relates to method and equipment for monitoring the operation of an industrial process. The industrial process is used as a basis for compiling a document comprising a group of cause-effect relationships dependent on the industrial process. From the industrial process is collected status data of the process. A document server compares the process status data with the data provided by the group of cause-effect relationships and produces a plain-language account of the status of the industrial process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: Metso Automation Networks Oy
    Inventor: Esa Salonen