Patent ID: 8245215
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-executable method for automatically modifying a program stored in memory of an automation system, the computer-executable method comprising: determining a first item of data related to a program component of the program using an identificator assigned to the automation system; initiating by the automation system a connection with a remote database; selecting a program code object which is stored in the remote database using a selector based upon the first item of data; determining a second item of data related to the program component of the program; determining a third item of data related to the selected program code object; comparing the second item of data to the third item of data to determine whether the program code object is updated compared to the program component; checking whether a modification of the program can be implemented without affecting a running program; and modifying the program with the program code object based upon results from the comparing and the checking steps, wherein the program code object is integrated into the program only if the program code object is updated compared to the program component and modification of the program can be implemented without affecting a running program.