Appeal No. 96-2518
Application No. 08/040,053
The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for
monitoring an automation system and a technical process which
is monitored and controlled by the automation system. More
particularly, the invention is set forth in representative
independent claim 1, reproduced as follows:
1. A method for monitoring an automation system and a
technical process monitored and controlled by the automation
system, comprising steps of:
transmitting a message from the automation system to an
observation system when a fault in the automation system
occurs at a location;
accessing important planning and design data of the
automation system, said planning and design data comprising at
least information about locations related to all possible
codes transmitted by the automation system;
determining the location of the fault in the automation
system by comparing a code of said transmitted message with
the accessed planning and design data; and
displaying a result of the determination on a display
unit, wherein the determined location of the fault in the
automation system is first displayed coarsely and then in at
least one other step in a more detailed manner.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Woods et al. 4,816,208 Mar. 28, 1989
(Woods)
Walter et al. 5,189,394 Feb. 23, 1993
(Walter)
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