Appeal No. 2006-1252 Page 4
Application No. 10/310,886
maintained in the red condition until reset by the operator after appropriate action
has been taken to correct the condition.
Whitmore teaches that the operator control 16 may be interfaced with a
conventional web browser for online access. For applications in which the
operator control has access to the Internet, such as through a modem or other
network connection, the Help menu may include a link to a web site that contains
an online manual such as may be used for troubleshooting or setup (col. 4, ll. 51-
58).
Scherer discloses a manufacturing network system including a net server,
comprising at least one master computer 2 and at least one network computer 3
linked for the purpose of network management, the network computer 3 being
provided with a number of software modules and being linked with a number of
local control devices 4 in the area of assembly lines, work stations and the like,
which local control devices 4 are associated with field devices, such as initiators,
actuators, screw control modules for controlling or actuating corresponding work
devices in the work stations, assembly lines or the like. One of the software
modules discussed by Scherer is a machine/operating data acquisition module
(MDE/BDE module) for obtaining data about machines and their operation,
including warnings about operative states of the machine, such as excessive
temperature or oil. The MDE/BDE module can directly communicate with the
various machines via a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP)
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