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Method for user administration of a field device

US11297063B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Björn Haase · Stuttgart, DE
Thomas Alber · Stuttgart, DE
Gunter Jahl · Gerlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2019
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for user administration of a field device of process automation technology, comprising the steps of connecting a transport medium, such as a smartphone, to a user database, synchronizing user data from the user database with the transport medium, and connecting the transport medium to the field device. The method also includes transmitting the user data from the transport medium to the field device, checking of the user data by the field device, and granting access to the field device on the basis of verified valid user data.

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