Patent ID: 7557702
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A method of processing information related to operational status of process entities in a process plant, the method comprising: receiving first operational status information associated with a first process entity in the process plant, wherein the first operational status information is indicative of an ability of the first process entity to operate properly, wherein the first operational status information is configured according to a first format, wherein the first process entity is from a first class of devices, wherein the first format is utilized by devices in the first class of devices; mapping the first operational status information to a status condition associated with the ability of the first process entity to operate properly, wherein the status condition associated with the ability of the first process entity to operate properly is one status condition of a plurality of status conditions, wherein each status condition of the plurality of status conditions is indicative of a different level of severity, wherein the plurality of status conditions corresponds to a second format utilized by devices in a second class of devices to indicate operational status, wherein the second format is different than the first format, wherein the second class of devices is different than the first class of devices; and generating a first alert message associated with the first process entity, the first alert message indicative of the status condition associated with the ability of the first process entity to operate properly.