Patent ID: 7441114
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An automation control module (ACM) comprising: an ACM central processing unit (CPU) comprising a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a system memory comprising an operating system, a user program, and data; a backplane interface electrically coupled to said ACM CPU and a backplane electrically coupled to said backplane interface; and a web system comprising a secure web server electrically coupled to said ACM CPU and a network, wherein said web system is embedded within said ACM, said secure web server configured to process security layer encrypted hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) requests transmitted from a remote computer via the network based on session keys mutually agreed to by said web system and the remote computer, said web system configured to transfer ACM data from said ACM CPU to a secure network interface and embed said ACM data within at least one web page file based on function tags embedded within said at least one web page file, wherein said function tags provide a mechanism to control the ACM data by at least one of modifying said at least one web page file and creating a new web page file, and wherein said backplane is configured to couple said ACM CPU to at least one of a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and a proximity sensor.