Patent ID: 7603361

Claim:
A data processing method comprising: receiving control data from automation components of an industrial control system by a first computer system, the first computer system being coupled to the automation components by a first network, wherein the first network includes real-time capabilities; storing, by the first computer system, the control data in a first database; accessing, by the first computer system, a predefined database query; performing, by the first computer system, the predefined database query on the first database to determine a subset of the control data, wherein the performing of the predefined database query is triggered by the first computer system when a load of the first computer system is low; aggregating the control data of the subset by aggregating quantities of similar valuation units, wherein each of the valuation units comprise a unique identifier, wherein the similar valuation units are identified by decoding a predetermined portion of the unique identifiers, and wherein the valuation units comprise at least one of units or subunits for manufacture by the industrial control system; and transmitting the aggregated control data to a second computer system over a second network, wherein the second computer system executes offline processing to financially value the similar valuation units, and wherein a second database of the second computer system includes a ledger.