Patent ID: 8352050
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring the status of a plurality of field devices having data including: (a) a data acquisition module for reading the status and data of said field devices; (b) a first diagnosis engine interfacing with said data acquisition module and having a first repository of algorithms for calculating a first status for each of said field devices; (c) a second diagnosis engine interfacing with said data acquisition module and having a second repository of algorithms for calculating a second status for each of said field devices; (d) a client interfacing with said first diagnosis engine and said second diagnosis engine for displaying said calculated first statuses and said second statuses of said field devices; (e) an integration module for determining a most critical status value from a plurality of selected statuses, each of said selected statuses being selected from said calculated first status and said calculated second status for each of said field devices; and (f) the client interfacing further for displaying said most critical status value with a name of a folder, said folder being associated with said field devices, wherein said client interfacing further includes a user input element for receiving user input status.