Patent ID: 11953887
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory accessible by the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving an input selecting an object from a plurality of objects in an object library and adding the object to a window visualization of an industrial automation system including a plurality of industrial automation devices disposed along a flow path, wherein the object comprises a user interface element representative of an industrial automation device, wherein the industrial automation system is configured to perform a process for manufacturing a product, and wherein the flow path defines a flow of the product through the industrial automation system;
generating a name for the industrial automation device based on a naming convention and a location of the industrial automation device within the industrial automation system;
determining, for one or more industrial automation devices of the plurality of industrial automation devices, a name change based on receiving the input adding the object to the window visualization of the industrial automation system and based on a position of the industrial automation device relative to the one or more industrial automation devices within the window visualization along the flow path of the industrial automation system, wherein determining the name change comprises generating a replacement name for the one or more industrial automation devices and replacing a previous name for the one or more industrial automation devices with the replacement name; and
updating one or more respective configurations of the plurality of industrial automation devices based on the one or more name changes.