| US 7,567,853 B2 | ||
| Method and system for the electronic provision of services for machines via a data communication link | ||
| Volker Kreidler, Hechingen (Germany); Knut Lagies, Erlangen (Germany); and Wolfgang Mutscheller, Stuttgart (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 23, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/585,683. | ||
| Application 11/205703 is a division of application No. 10/052293, filed on Jan. 18, 2002, granted, now 6,954,680. | ||
| Application 11/585683 is a continuation of application No. 11/205703, filed on Aug. 17, 2005, granted, now 7,127,322. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/305199, filed on Jul. 13, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0093929 A1, Apr. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G21C 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—169 [700/9; 700/96; 700/108; 700/174; 702/183; 702/188; 705/26; 707/10; 709/203; 709/218] | 27 Claims |
| 1. In a host computer in communication via a data communication link with a client computer that is programmed for controlling
at least one aspect of an industrial processing machine, for acquiring machine state data from the industrial processing machine,
and for transmitting the acquired machine state data to the host computer, wherein the client computer includes a system for
monitoring of the processing machine and a sensor for acquiring machine state data, a method for computer-aided production
and provision of machine-related content that comprises at least one of the group consisting of data and services for the
industrial processing machine, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving machine state data from the client computer via the data communication link;
generating the content as a function of the received machine state data; and
transmitting the content to the client computer via the data communication link
transmission of information relating to the availability of machine-related content to the client computer;
receiving, from the client computer, a request for machine-related content;
transmission of information relating to machine state data to be acquired by the client computer in connection with the request
for machine-related content;
receiving from the client computer the data acquired by the client computer;
generating of the requested machine-related content;
transmission of the machine-related content to the client computer;
receiving information relating to payment for content requested by the client computer; and
storing the information related to the payment.
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