Granted Patent B2

US 12,632,021 · App. 18/315,005 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventors: Marius G. Chis (Cambridge, CA); Ryan Coon (Franklin, WI); Scott D. Day (Richfield, WI); David C. Mazur (Grafton, WI); Jonathan A. Mills (Mayfield Heights, OH); Michael T. Trader (Sussex, WI)

Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

G05B15/02

Abstract

Claims (40)

1 . A method, comprising:

using a mobile device connected to an industrial network of an industrial system:

providing, to the industrial system, a listing of available chainable compute services;

receiving a chainable compute service assignment to perform a chainable compute service from the listing of available chainable compute services, wherein the chainable compute service assignment is received from a remote device connected to the industrial network;

performing the chainable compute service in response to the chainable compute service assignment;

detecting an interruption in a connection between the mobile device and the industrial system during the performing the chainable compute service; and

automatically resuming the chainable compute service when the connection is reestablished.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote device comprises a first intelligent industrial device, and wherein performing the chainable compute service includes the mobile device commissioning or configuring at least one of the first intelligent industrial device or a second intelligent industrial device connected to the industrial network of the industrial system.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein commissioning or configuring at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device analyzing a configuration of the first or second intelligent industrial device.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein commissioning or configuring at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device comparing configurations of the first intelligent industrial device and the second intelligent industrial device of the industrial system.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein commissioning or configuring at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device comparing two versions of a configuration of the first or second intelligent industrial device.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein commissioning or configuring at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device determining whether the first intelligent industrial device and the second intelligent industrial device of the industrial system are compatible with a direct transfer of a configuration or version.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein commissioning or configuring at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device converting first parameters of a configuration of the first intelligent industrial device to second parameters of a configuration of the second intelligent industrial device.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein commissioning or configuring at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device restoring a previous configuration or version of the first or second intelligent industrial device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote device comprises a first intelligent industrial device, and wherein performing the chainable compute service includes the mobile device troubleshooting at least one of the first intelligent industrial device or a second intelligent industrial device connected to the industrial network of the industrial system.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein troubleshooting at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device identifying or tracking trends or behavior changes of the first or second intelligent industrial device over time.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein troubleshooting at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device comparing trends or behavior changes of multiple intelligent industrial devices of the industrial system.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein troubleshooting at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device determining whether or why one of the first and second intelligent industrial devices is operating better than the other of the first and second intelligent industrial devices.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein troubleshooting at least one of the first or second intelligent industrial device includes the mobile device interpreting notifications logged in the first or second intelligent industrial device.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the chainable compute service includes the mobile device performing analytics.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the remote device comprises a first intelligent industrial device, and wherein performing analytics includes the mobile device identifying or tracking trends or behavior changes of at least one of the first intelligent industrial device or a second intelligent industrial device connected to the industrial network of the industrial system over time.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein performing analytics includes the mobile device comparing trends or behavior changes of multiple intelligent industrial devices of the industrial system.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein performing analytics includes the mobile device determining whether or why one of the first and second intelligent industrial devices is operating better than the other of the first and second intelligent industrial devices.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein performing analytics includes the mobile device accessing data of a buffer via the industrial network of the industrial system or via a cloud connection.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote device comprises a motor drive.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the chainable compute service includes the mobile device accessing data of a buffer via the industrial network of the industrial system or via a cloud connection.

21 . An industrial system, comprising:

an industrial network;

an intelligent industrial device operatively connected to the industrial network, the industrial network configured to connect a mobile device to the industrial system and deliver a chainable compute service assignment; and

the mobile device configured to:

provide, to the industrial network, a listing of available chainable compute services;

receive the chainable compute service assignment to perform a chainable compute service from the listing of available chainable compute services, wherein the chainable compute service assignment is received from the intelligent industrial device;

perform the chainable compute service in response to the chainable compute service assignment;

detect an interruption in a connection between the mobile device and the industrial network during the performing the chainable compute service; and

automatically resume the chainable compute service when the connection is reestablished.

22 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a mobile device connected to an industrial network of an industrial system, cause the mobile device to:

receive a chainable compute service assignment from a first intelligent industrial device of the industrial system that assigns a chainable compute service to the mobile device; and

perform the chainable compute service, wherein the performing the chainable compute service comprises configuring the first intelligent industrial device, and wherein the configuring comprises:

determining whether the first intelligent industrial device is compatible with a direct transfer of a configuration associated with a second intelligent industrial device; and

converting first parameters of a configuration of the first intelligent industrial device to second parameters of a configuration of the second intelligent industrial device.

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