Content is generated on a host system based on real-time data from a controlled process collected over an internet from a customer's client machine tool control system. The real-time data is captured from the client machine tool by downloading software that manipulates controller functionality to perform a data capture trace predefined events and triggers. The captured data is retrieved by the host, which may generate content based on the data, or provide selective, authorized access to the data by others.
This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/305,199, filed Jul. 13, 2001, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. The application is related to application numbers, U.S. application No. 10/052,293, filed Jan. 18, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,954,680, issued Oct. 11, 2005; U.S. application No. 09/950,731, filed Sep. 12, 2001; U.S. application No. 09/950,726, filed Sep. 12, 2001; U.S. application No. 09/950,723, filed Sep. 12, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,975,913, issued Dec. 13, 2005.
The subject invention pertains to facilitating communication between industrial automation devices such as controllers and data systems and/or services. Systems and methods are provided that receive statements or other unit of data interaction from an automation device, provide the statements to an appropriate system or service for processing, and optionally return a response such as a result set. Furthermore, in accordance with an aspect of the invention native controller code, variables, or tags can be mapped to stored data, procedures or combinations of data and/or procedures and updated automatically or semi-automatically.
