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`U.S. Patent No. 8,073,557
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`ABB
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`September 14, 2012
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`On information and belief, additional (but not limited to) application program(s)
`included in each of the products below provide similar functionality to that
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`Industrial IT System 800xA Operations
`System 800xA Smart Client
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