The present invention includes systems and methods for a near field communication (NFC) center that stores NFC information for various NFC devices and products. The NFC information is supplied by the device or product itself or from the manufacturer of the device or product. A user is then able to obtain the NFC information through their user mobile device from the NFC center. With the NFC information, the user can manage one or more NFC devices in real time.

an information processing apparatus includes: a processor that executes a process, the process including: detecting that sensor information of any sensor, among a sensor group registered associated with a mobile terminal that transmits sensor information, upon reception of the sensor information from a sensor capable of transmitting a radio signal, has not been acquired from the mobile terminal for a predetermined time or more; and transmitting a signal to a wireless access point to transmit latest sensor information acquired from the sensor to the mobile terminal when detecting that sensor information of any sensor has not been acquired from the mobile terminal for a predetermined time or more.

A system and method is disclosed for configuring a group of mobile field devices using a configuration device (an HMI) is provided. In particular, the HMI is programmed to configure identically programmed field devices that are arbitrarily arranged in an application-dependent formation by defining and providing configuration parameters to the devices via wired and/or wireless communication. In particular, the HMI assigns a unique identifier to respective robots as a function of the position of the robot within the formation or the layout of the environment. Accordingly each robot can be efficiently configured by the HMI to operate independently yet as a coordinated member of the group and without requiring the robots to be placed in specific positions during the initial deployment. This obviates the need for constant independent control commands for each robot by a central controller or providing a customized control program to each robot during deployment.

A system of monitoring and controlling an operation, comprising: an input means, the input means is adapted for user to input user-defined parameters, a middleware application in connection with the input means via a network, the middleware application is in communication with a directory database and also a relational database management system via communication means, a data management system being installed as a slave program in the middleware application and as a slave program in one more external server or external device, the middleware application is in communication with the external servers or device via communication means, whereby the master-slave relation allows exchange of data between the middleware application and the server architecture.

A motor drive system includes a motor drive processor, a motor drive memory component, a server, and a display that displays a machine readable code, wherein the motor drive forms a secure wireless connection with a smart device once the smart device has scanned the machine readable code.

A method comprises a network apparatus requesting and receiving, from an industrial automation device via a communications network, identification information on the industrial automation device regarding at least one characteristic of the industrial automation device. Based on the receiving, art interaction specification is retrieved regarding the industrial automation device from a database, the interaction specification indicating at least one protocol for interaction between the network apparatus and the industrial automation device. The at least one protocol is utilized for interacting between the network apparatus and the industrial automation device via the communications network, to read and write information supported by at least one of the industrial automation device and a memory device connected to it.

An operation support system for supporting an operation to each facility installed in a plant, the operation support system may include, but is not limited to, a data storage that stores historical data which represent information regarding operations performed to the facility as history, and at least one operation support device portable by a field operator, wherein the operation support device may include a position information acquirer configured to acquire a current position of the operation support device, and to output current position information, an inspection information processor configured to add information regarding the operation performed to the facility, and to output the current position information regarding position where the operation was performed to at least the facility that is associated with the historical data to data storage, and an operation supporter configured to represent information regarding the operation performed to the facility as operation information based on the historical data, and to enable one or more further functions regarding the operation associated with the operation information to be executed.