Patent ID: 7162534
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G05B,G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating information within an enterprise having a process control system and a plurality of information technology systems, the method comprising the steps of: generating transactional process control information related to a transactional event within the process control system, wherein the transactional process control information comprises at least one of the group consisting of device alarm information, process condition information and equipment condition information; formatting the transactional process control information based on a first extensible markup language schema to form formatted transactional process control information; sending the formatted transactional process control information to a transactional information server via a web services interface; mapping the formatted transactional process control information to a second extensible markup language schema associated with one of the plurality of information technology systems to form mapped transactional process control information; and sending the mapped transactional process control information to a first one of the plurality of information technology systems to use the mapped transactional process control information to perform a function related to the transactional event.