Patents by Inventor Larry Dawson Armstrong

Larry Dawson Armstrong 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).

  • System and methodology that facilitates client and server data exchange in a distributed industrial automation environment
    Patent number: 7599999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing a multi-protocol data exchange between client and server components in an industrial automation environment. According to one aspect of the present invention, an industrial control system is provided that includes a server application operative to exchange data with an industrial controller. A server component associated with the server application is adapted to communicate via a plurality of protocols to facilitate the data exchange. A host component exposes objects in the server component, wherein the objects can be employed to communicate via a shared memory protocol according to a local operating environment. In addition, the objects can be adapted to communicate via a multicast protocol in accordance with a remote operating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Dawson Armstrong, Taryl Jon Jasper, John Joseph Baier