Patent ID: 8266273
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. Realtime process history server for use in a process control system for operating and monitoring a technical process or a technical installation, the realtime process history server comprising: a distributed control system (DCS) history server having realtime capability; and a report server; wherein the DCS history server is configured to receive and process data which is captured from the technical installation or the technical process, or which is input at operator workstations of the process control system and to store the received process data in a data storage under a realtime condition; wherein the report server is configured to accept queries from both clients of a process information management system (PIMS) and from the operator workstations of the process control system, to hold said queries in a report queue and to service said queries consecutively by accessing said data stored in the DCS history server.