Abstract: Techniques for recommending actionable items are disclosed. Operations data, including conjoint variables and descriptors, is received from primary and secondary controllers, providing operational insights. A probable cause of potential operational lapse is determined based on these variables and descriptors. A parameter-assessment workflow is then determined, comprising logically interlinked assessments. These include a macro assessment, based on conjoint variables with primary limits and descriptors indicating the primary controller's status, and micro assessments, based on conjoint variables with secondary limits and descriptors indicating secondary controllers'status. Each micro assessment approaches the root cause more closely. An actionable item is identified based on the root cause, indicating an action to influence it.

Abstract: A system comprises: processor(s); and memory(s) communicatively coupled to the processor(s), the memory(s) storing computer readable instructions that when executed by the processor(s) causes the processor(s) to: receive at least one user defined quadratic polynomial equation modeling a specific model for operation of a non-linear process; receive updated coefficients for the at least one user defined quadratic polynomial equation modeling the specific model for the operation of the non-linear process; perform an economic load allocation based on the updated coefficients and the at least one user defined quadratic polynomial equation modeling the specific model for the operation of the non-linear process; derive optimized targets for at least one manipulated variable of the non-linear process based on the economic load allocation; and provide the optimized targets to hardware that adjusts the operation of the non-linear process.

Abstract: A system includes processor(s) configured to: receive a rate of change process variable, a rate of change high limit, and a rate of change low limit for an integrating control variable of a process from a process controller used to control the process; determine whether a constraint violation has occurred on integrating control variable of process based on rate of change process variable, rate of change high limit, and rate of change low limit; perform gain adaptive stepping on integrating control variable using rate of change process variable, rate of change high limit, and rate of change low limit; determine at least a first set point for at least a first manipulated variable corresponding to the integrating control variable based on the gain adaptive stepping previously performed; and output the at least the first set point for the at least the first manipulated variable to adjust the process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of enhancing an operation of a process plant. The method comprises configuring a primary controller to be connected to one or more secondary controllers via conjoint variables and sending at least one optimization call to the one or more secondary controllers, where the conjoint variables in the primary controller has a PWO limit and conjoint variables in the one or more secondary controllers has an advanced process control (APC) limit. A proxy limit is received from the one or more secondary controllers in response to the at least one optimization call and the APC limit and received proxy limit is analysed to determine an optimal target. The optimal target is sent to the one or more secondary controllers, which are instructed to adjust the APC limit to the optimal target.

Abstract: Techniques for inter-network communication are described. In response to initiation of a transaction between a first node in a first network and a second node in a second network, an attribute associated with an industrial asset linked to the first node to be communicated to the second node is determined. The attribute includes an identification parameter, an operational parameter, and an optimization parameter of the industrial asset. The transaction includes a modification request for modifying the attribute of the industrial asset from the second node. The transaction is authenticated to ascertain compliance of the second node with a predefined protocol for permitting the second node to modify the attribute of the industrial asset. In response to the authentication of the transaction, an attribute modification signal permitting the modification of the attribute of the industrial asset is generated. The attribute modification signal is transmitted to the first node.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system and a method for the root-cause diagnosis of plant-wide oscillations based on process data. According to an embodiment, the method includes automated processing of data, an automated approach for selecting relevant and clustering common control loops having oscillations. The method further includes a causality analysis-based automated approach for identifying root causes and propagation paths. The disclosed system and method improve overall process performance and production efficiency by efficiently detecting and diagnosing the root causes of the plant-wide oscillations and addressing associated issues. The system further enhances operational efficiency, mitigates safety risks, and minimizes production losses and costs.

Abstract: Approaches for conditioning one or more process variables for configuring soft sensors, are described. According to one example, a processor may receive unconditioned data comprising data points or process variables indicating one or more characteristics associated with a process. The unconditioned data may be supplemented with an auxiliary set of process variables on detecting one or more missing process variables within the unconditioned data. A modified unconditioned data may thus be obtained. Further, a conditioned set of process variables, empirically representing the one or more characteristics associated with the process, may be identified from within the modified unconditioned data. The conditioned set of process variables may be provided to a plurality of inferential modellers to configure one or more soft sensors. A soft sensor, from among the one or more soft sensors, may then be selected for predicting runtime conformance metric associated with an outcome of the process.

Abstract: A water detention system comprises a sub-base of crushed rock or stone overlying an impermeable layer which may be naturally-occurring, as in an impermeable sub-grade, or may be formed by an impermeable membrane laid over the sub-grade prior to the sub-base layer. Over the sub-base layer is an incompletely impermeable layer the impermeability of which is compromised by openings in the form of slits or by spacing between adjacent strips forming the layer. These openings allow water to percolate downwardly through the layer into the sub-base, but substantially inhibit the escape of moisture by evaporation thereby serving to retain the collected water. Above the incompletely impermeable layer may be a laying course of finer particulate material such as pea gravel over which may be laid a wear surface of slabs or blocks to form an area for traffic, such as a roadway or parking area.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for combining the user interfaces of several applications is disclosed. Data generated by a first application is extracted from a display buffer. The data is associated with a user interface from the first application. From the extracted data, a layout pattern is recognized. Using the layout, an overlay is created. The overlay is used to display a second data generated by a second application. There is no direct link between the first application and the second application.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for combining the user interfaces of several applications is disclosed. Data generated by a first application is extracted from a display buffer. The data is associated with a user interface from the first application. From the extracted data, a layout pattern is recognized. Using the layout, an overlay is created. The overlay is used to display a second data generated by a second application. There is no direct link between the first application and the second application.

Abstract: Techniques for providing relevant information to a user based on information or documents accessed or viewed by the user. The relevant information is provided automatically to the user without requiring user input. The information provided to the user is selected from information provided by various content provider systems. The present invention uses several techniques to determine relevancy between the contents of the document accessed by the user and between the information provided by the content provider systems. The relevancy information is used to select information to be provided to the user.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for combining the user interfaces of several applications is disclosed. Data generated by a first application is extracted from a display buffer. The data is associated with a user interface from the first application. From the extracted data, a layout pattern is recognized. Using the layout, an overlay is created. The overlay is used to display a second data generated by a second application. There is no direct link between the first application and the second application.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for combining the user interfaces of several applications is disclosed. Data generated by a first application is extracted from a display buffer. The data is associated with a user interface from the first application. From the extracted data, a layout pattern is recognized. Using the layout, an overlay is created. The overlay is used to display a second data generated by a second application. There is no direct link between the first application and the second application.

Abstract: A water detention system comprises a sub-base of crushed rock or stone overlying an impermeable layer which may be naturally-occurring, as in an impermeable sub-grade, or may be formed by an impermeable membrane laid over the sub-grade prior to the sub-base layer. Over the sub-base layer is an incompletely impermeable layer the impermeability of which is compromised by openings in the form of slits or by spacing between adjacent strips forming the layer. These openings allow water to percolate downwardly through the layer into the sub-base, but substantially inhibit the escape of moisture by evaporation thereby serving to retain the collected water. Above the incompletely impermeable layer may be a laying course of finer particulate material such as pea gravel over which may be laid a wear surface of slabs or blocks to form an area for traffic, such as a roadway or parking area.

Abstract: A system is described for automatically invoking computational resources without intervention or request from a user of the system. The computational resources may operate by searching across a network, or may themselves be located across a network. In the system a query-free information retrieval system is described in which the exact technical documentation contained in existing user or other technical manuals is provided to a user investigating apparatus having a fault. The user enters symptoms based upon the user's analysis of the apparatus, and in response the system provides information concerning likely faults with the apparatus. As the symptoms are entered, to relative value of individual faults is determined and related to the symptoms they cause. The user can then select technical information relating to probable faults in the system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for publishing an electronic document on a network is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for publishing an electronic document on a wide area network comprising at least one server and a client, a client having memory for storing an electronic document, and means for sending the electronic document to the server, wherein a URL is associated with the electronic document, a security key associated with the URL, and means for sending a URL to a user.

Abstract: Stabilized transdermal acid sensitive drug formulations and their associated methods of production and use are described. The formulations containing acid sensitive drugs can also an acrylic adhesive, and a pharmaceutically acceptable base. The formulations can further contain other adhesives, permeation enhancers, and other stabilizing compounds such as free radical inhibitors.

Abstract: A system and method for a printer that receives a data containing multimedia information or a pointer to multimedia content and performs various actions in accordance with the received document. The printer may retrieve the multimedia content based on pointers within the document or the document itself may include multimedia content.