Patent · US Expired

Method for updating device descriptions for field devices in process automation technology

US8250174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG · DE

Inventors

Bert Von Stein · Zell im Wiesental, DE
Andrea Seger · Monsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2003
Grant date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/4026
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for updating device descriptions for field devices in process automation technology by loading the required descriptions from an external server (S), by means of an application program, into a controller (for example, PC1; PC2).

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