Abstract: A technique for analyzing an anomalous condition in a process for producing a product is described, where the process includes plural subprocesses for performing operations on the product.

Abstract: A technique for adjusting a control model includes: (a) at a local site, receiving control information from at least one sensor, the at least one sensor measuring information pertaining to the status of a process; (b) at the local site, forwarding the control information to a remote site via a packet network; (c) at the remote site, receiving the sensor information from the local site; (d) at the remote site, determining whether the sensor information warrants a change to a control model used to govern the operation of the process, and for formulating control information which reflects the outcome of such determining; (e) at the remote site, transmitting the control information to the local site via the packet network; (f) at the local site, receiving control information from the remote site via the packet network; and (g) at the local site, transmitting the control information to at least one actuator used for controlling the process. A corresponding system is also described.

Abstract: A technique for analyzing an anomalous condition includes: (a) providing sensor output from at least one sensor used to measure information pertaining to the status of a process; (b) receiving the output from the at least one sensor, and for extracting at least one representative value that is characteristic of a pattern expressed in the output; (c) retrieving data from a knowledge base, the data including a plurality of representative values, and also including information which maps the representative values to associated anomalous conditions; (d) analyzing the representative value output from the extracting step with respect to the data stored in the knowledge base, and generating a diagnostic result which diagnoses an anomalous condition in the process; and (d) using the diagnostic result to affect corrective action to the process by adjusting at least one actuator used in the process. A corresponding system is also described.