US 2005O270063A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2005/0270063 A1 Cornett (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 8, 2005 (54) METHOD FOR PORTABLE PLC (52) U.S. Cl. ................................................................ 326/39 CONFIGURATIONS (76) Inventor: James W. Cornett, Bluff City, TN (US) (57) ABSTRACT Correspondence Address: SEMENS CORPORATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, 170 WOOD AVENUE SOUTH comprising: recognizing, by a PLC, that a memory device ISELIN,9 NJ 08830 (US)(US has been connected to the PLC; and configuring the PLC via (21) Appl. No.: 11/143,817 a PLC executable Software program resident on the memory device. Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a (22) Filed: Jun. 2, 2005 method, comprising: via a PLC network interface: present Related U.S. App D ing a PLC network as a nameSpace shell extension of an elated U.S. Application Data operating System of a non-PLC information device, and (60) Provisional application No. 60/577,804, filed on Jun. stdering, t A.fth -PLCE.R.",R inf tion device.RNA th 8, 2004. Provisional application No. 60/577,943, filed - - - - plary on Jun. 8, 2004. Provisional application No. 60/577 embodiments can comprise a method, comprising: via a 823 file d O Jun 8, 2004 s PLC network interface: presenting a PLC network as a s • Yals namespace Shell extension of an operating System of a Publication Classification non-PLC information device; and searching the PLC net work for at least one item corresponding to one or more (51) Int. Cl. .................................................. H03K 19/177 search parameters. 2000 Receive memory device 2100 Recognize memory device 2200 Read memory device 2300 Execute software on memory device 2400 Configure PLC 2500 Patent Application Publication Dec. 8, 2005 Sheet 1 of 18 US 2005/0270063 A1 I/O Device 1300 PLC configuration program 1220 -------- Memory Device Interface Recognizer 1130 1140 PLC Processor Configurator 1110 1150 Network I/O Interface Interface 1160 1170 Programmable Logic Controller 1100 Processing System PLC Network: o Interface 1520 Communication Interface 1540 Non-PLC e User Interface 1560 Information Device 1500 Fig. 1 Patent Application Publication Dec. 8, 2005 Sheet 2 of 18 US 2005/0270063 A1 2000 Receive memory device 2100 Recognize memory device 2200 Read memory device 2300 Execute software on memory device 2400 Configure PLC 2500 Fig. 2 Patent Application Publication Dec. 8, 2005 Sheet 3 of 18 US 2005/0270063 A1 3000 Poll PLC network for devices 3100 Identify connected device 3200 Initiate communications with connected device 3300 Present PLC network to non-PLC device 3400 Render PLC network to user of non-PLC device 3500 Allow user to browse PLC network 3600 Transfer information between PLC network 3700 and non-PLC device Fig. 3 Patent Application Publication Dec. 8, 2005 Sheet 4 of 18 US 2005/0270063 A1 4000 Present PLC network to non-PLC device 4100 Receive search parameters 4200 Search PLC network 4300 Render search results via non-PLC device 4400 Allow access to search results 4500 Fig. 4 Patent Application Publication Dec. 8, 2005 Sheet 5 of 18 US 2005/0270063 A1 5000 Processor Network Interface 5100 Fig. 5 Patent Application Publication Dec. 8, 2005 Sheet 6 of 18 US 2005/0270063 A1 & 57-200Explorer Help FIG. 6 Desktop Launch Behavior s g This shortcut can be used to launch the My S7-200 Network Mys7-200 namespace in its own Windows Explorer view. 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