Patents by Inventor Thomas Schoch

Thomas Schoch 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).

  • Process control system with a charging function
    Patent number: 8086325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process control system comprising a calculating unit enabling a charge value (W) to be determined from operations occurring in the process control system. Preferably, said process control system comprises a process control computer with a web server and a computer which is used to access the processes control computer via Internet. The charging value (W) is especially a service fee which is to be paid to an application service provider by a user of the process control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Detlef Fischer, Martin Glaser, Oliver Kaiser, Hans-Jürgen Sauer, Thomas Schoch, Rainer Speh, Michael Unkelbach, Steffen Wagner, Horst Walz
  • Method and process management system for the operation of a technical plant
    Patent number: 7703093
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for a system including at least one process management computer and a number of field devices, whereby status and control signals are transmitted between at least some of the field devices and the process management computer using a TCP/IP protocol over a communication channel, preferably a radio connection and/or the Internet. A process management system includes a process management computer with a web-server, a client computer with an Internet browser and a number of sensors and actuators. The process management system may preferably be operated by way of the Internet, using the client computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Detlef Fischer, Martin Glaser, Oliver Kaiser, Hans-Jürgen Sauer, Thomas Schoch, Rainer Speh, Michael Unkelbach, Steffen Wagner, Horst Walz
  • Method and process management system for the operation of a technical plant
    Publication number: 20040249651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in which at least one process management computer (7) and a number of field devices (FD) are applied, whereby status and control signals are transmitted between at least some of the field devices and the process management computer using a TCP/IP protocol over a communication channel, preferably a radio connection (F) and/or the Internet (15). According to the invention, a process management system (5) comprises a process management computer (7) with a web-server (9), a client computer (20) with an internet browser (22) and a number of sensors (S) and actuators (A). The process management system (5) may preferably be operated by means of the internet (15), using the client computer (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Detlef Fischer, Martin Glaser, Oliver Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen Sauer, Thomas Schoch, Rainer Speh, Michael Unkelbach, Steffen Wagner, Horst Walz
  • Process control system with a charging function
    Publication number: 20040153412
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process control system comprising a calculating unit enabling a charge value (W) to be determined from operations occurring in the process control system. Preferably, said process control system comprises a process control computer with a web server and a computer which is used to access the processes control computer via Internet. The charging value (W) is especially a service fee which is to be paid to an application service provider by a user of the process control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Detkef Fischer, Martin Glaser, Oliver Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen Sauer, Thomas Schoch, Rainer Speh, Michael Unkelbach, Steffen Wagner, Horst Walz