Patent ID: 6901301
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for computerized industrial process control, the method comprising: providing a system comprising computers networked to communicate with one another, each computer being selectively activated to cooperatively operate and communicate with other computers in the system and comprising a processor, a memory device operably connected thereto, and a network connection for communicating with the other computers in the system; selecting a process to be controlled and having an output corresponding thereto; selecting an entity corresponding to each computer active in the system to be responsible for at least a portion of the process and at least one decision; providing a set of types of activities, the set being a universal set and consisting of sensing facts, linking facts into a meaningful context, and evaluating meaning to form a decision; assigning to each entity at least one assigned decision; inputting facts to each entity; conducting by each entity a series of activities selected from the three types, applied recursively; executing and outputting by each entity the at least one assigned decision through the computer to the system; communicating the at least one assigned decision from each entity through the system to control the process; and producing the output from the process according to a combination of the at least one decision from each entity.