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The Implications of Smart Sensor Standards 305Authentication/encryption/proxyObjectmanagerInternetViewerERP/MRPsystemFactorydesktopObjectmanager(and/or)ViewerFS objectFS objectSmart deviceFigure 13.6 Internet software. (After: [14].)of each object. The object manager and the viewer are visual objects for managingthe Internet-enabling properties and viewing information in another of thecompany’s software packages. The uniform and global network properties ofthe Internet will allow the object manager and the viewer to simultaneouslyengage both local and remote systems and other manufacturing systems. Thefile transfer Internet standards will allow offline editing and viewing.Consumer control applications using the Internet could become commonplace in the future. For example, the refrigerator may someday have a universalproduct code (UPC) detector to monitor the expiration date of its contents[13]. Restocking orders could be placed to an online grocery for replacement,shipping, and billing. Robotic elements could fully squeeze oranges in therefrigerator for drinking or melons at the grocery to test for ripeness accordingto the buyer’s preference.13.6 Alternative StandardsNot all systems are covered by the standards or addressed in a manner that satisfiesall applications. Critical and unique environments with design constraintsoutside the standards can require modifications of a standard and, in somecases, another standard. Two examples will be discussed, but they are just asample of the instances when no matter how many “standards” are availableanother approach is deemed necessary.