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A method for monitoring a remotely located industrial process from a central service location generally comprises transmitting, through existing two-way digital paging networks, a monitoring instruction to the remote location, executing an operational command contained in the monitoring instruction

A method for monitoring a remotely located industrial process from a central service location generally comprises transmitting, through existing two-way digital paging networks, a monitoring instruction to the remote location, executing an operational command contained in the monitoring instruction on the industrial process, logging the effect of the execution of the command in a history file and transmitting content from the history file back to the central service location. The monitoring instruction may comprise the identification of an operational event for execution by the remotely located industrial process or be adapted for the on demand execution of one or more scripts of operational events. The content of the history files is transmitted, also through the existing two-way digital paging networks, back to the central service location where the data contained therein may be utilized to simulate the remotely operated industrial process according to date and time stamp information transmitted therewith as a computer generated animation of the remotely operated process.

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1. A method for monitoring a remotely located industrial process from a central service location, said process monitoring method comprising the steps of:transmitting a monitoring instruction to said remote location utilizing a digital paging network, said monitoring instruction comprising an operati

1. A method for monitoring a remotely located industrial process from a central service location, said process monitoring method comprising the steps of:transmitting a monitoring instruction to said remote location utilizing a digital paging network, said monitoring instruction comprising an operational command comprising a script identification component adapted to initiate an event script for said industrial process;executing said operational command on said industrial process;logging the effect of the execution of said command in a history file comprising time stamped records; andtransmitting content from said history file to said central service location, wherein said content transmitted from said history file to said central location comprises a plurality of time-stamped records; andanimating the effect of the execution of said command at said central service location. 2. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 1, wherein said event script is selectable from a plurality of event scripts, each said event script comprising a list of ordinary events for said industrial process. 3. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 1, wherein said animating step comprises the step of sequencing content from a plurality of history files, said sequencing step being based upon the time stamp associated with each said record thereof. 4. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 1, wherein said transmitting content from said history file step comprises utilizing a two-way digital paging network. 5. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 1, wherein said event script comprises a list of ordinary events for said industrial process. 6. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 5, said process monitoring method further comprising the step of prepositioning said list with said industrial process at said remote location. 7. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 6, wherein said prepositioning step comprises transmitting said list to said remote location as a special monitoring instruction. 8. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 1, wherein said operational command comprises a functional component, said functional component being adapted to initiate an ordinary event for said industrial process. 9. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 8, wherein said operational command further comprises an event logging component, said event logging component being adapted to effect said logging step. 10. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 9, wherein said event logging component is adapted to cause initiation of said logging step. 11. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 9, wherein said event logging component is adapted to determine the resolution of said logging step. 12. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 9, wherein said event logging component is adapted to cause termination of said logging step. 13. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 12, wherein said adaptation of said event logging component to cause termination of said logging step comprises the identification of an event and the completion of said event indicating the time for termination of said logging step. 14. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 12, wherein said adaptation of said event logging component to cause termination of said logging step comprises the provision of an absolute time, said absolute time being the desired time for termination of said logging step. 15. The process monitoring method as recited in claim 12, wherein said adaptation of said event logging component to cause termination of said logging step comprises the provision of a time period, said time period being the desired duration of said logging step.