Patent Document ID: 8126573
Application ID: 10524950
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A device for process optimization, comprising: at least one optimization entity for influencing at least a process parameter; at least one monitoring entity for monitoring the process parameter; and at least one evaluation entity for automatically determining an optimization of the process parameter, each evaluation entity comprises at least one evaluation module, a number of evaluation models is determined by a number of optimization entities that influence a particular process parameter with each evaluation module comprising a comparator to compare a reference value of a specific process parameter with an actual value of the process parameter and a first multiplier configured to apportion a difference between the reference value and the actual value using a third input quantity, the value determined by the multiplier forms an output quantity of the evaluation entity, an integrator configured to integrate the output quantity provided by the first multiplier over a time period defined by a reference time and a current time to produce an output value, a second multiplier having at least one input external the at least one evaluation entity that is a percentage factor by which a specific optimization entity exerts influence on the process parameter, the percentage factor is multiplied with the output value from the integrator to produce an apportioned optimization output value; and a memory device configured to retain a difference between the reference value and the actual value prior to supplying the difference to the multiplier; wherein the apportioned optimization output value is applied to the process parameter per optimization entity when more than one optimization entity is utilized.