Patent ID: 7797060
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G05B,G06F,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A system that facilitates employing hierarchical priorities within an industrial environment, comprising: a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to implement the system including: a controller that executes with a real-time operating system such that the controller is operable to include two or more controller engine instances executing as processes on the controller; and a partition component that automatically generates at least a portion of priority data based at least in part on evaluation of the industrial environment, evaluates data, comprising the priority data, associated with the industrial environment, identifies two or more hierarchical priority rankings that are respectively associated with the two or more controller engine instances based at least in part on the evaluation of the data, and organizes the two or more controller engine instances based at least in part on the two or more hierarchical priority rankings.