Patent Document ID: 9876856
Application ID: 13936898
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An integration framework for facilitating communication with a central authority that manages an industry network, the integration framework comprising: a plurality of sensors and industry network components configured to generate operational data and event data within the industry network; an operational bus in communication with the plurality of sensors and industry network components, the operational bus configured to receive the operational data and to communicate the operational data to the central authority, the operational data comprising a real-time measurement for at least one sensor or industry network component; and an event bus in communication with the plurality of sensors and industry network components, the event bus configured to receive the event data and to communicate the event data to the central authority, the event bus being separate from the operational bus, the event data being distinct from and derived from the real-time measurement and comprising at least one analytical determination based on the at least one real time measurement, wherein the operational data is communicated via the operational bus and not communicated via the event bus, and wherein the event data is communicated via the event bus and not communicated via the operational bus.