Patent ID: 7904583

Claim:
A web-enabled automation control module (ACM) system comprising: a computer configured to send a request for a file; a first network module and a second network module located outside of said computer and outside a web server and database module, said first network module and said second network module configured to receive the request from said computer via a network; an ACM backplane for transferring the request from said first network module and said second network module; a database located within said web server and database module configured to store the file; said web server located within said web server and database module configured to: receive the request for the file from said first network module via said ACM backplane; parse the file for tag functions used to request specific ACM data; and send the requested file to said first network module, said first network module further configured sends the requested file to a user requesting the file; a transfer server located within said network module; and an ACM central processing unit (CPU) configured to send the requested ACM data to said web server and database module, wherein said web server is further configured to embed the ACM data in the file to facilitate transferring the ACM data to said network module in response to the request, said ACM CPU coupled directly to said web server and database module.