Patent ID: 7551976
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: G05B,G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An industrial device for receiving a maintenance operation by remote control from an operation device and being connected to a first management device, said operation device and a network, the industrial device comprising: communication means for periodically monitoring said industrial device for a maintenance request, transmitting the maintenance request received from said industrial device to said operation device via said first management device and a second management device, said second management device transmitting said maintenance request to said first management device, and receiving maintenance operation message from said operation device via said first and second management devices, wherein said maintenance operation message is composed by a command inputted to said operation device and formed from an identifier of a program for executing in said industrial device and a parameter to be given to said program; processing means for storing programs indicating conditions and procedures of processes and for executing a process according to said maintenance operation message received by said communication means; and output means for outputting to an output device a whole or a part of charge information transmitted from said second management device, wherein said second management device generates said charge information indicating a maintenance charge according to a process content executed by said processing means.