Patent ID: 11868452
Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for automatically registering a user on a field device for the purpose of administering the field device, comprising:
providing the field device, wherein the field device has obsolete control software and/or does not have access allowing administering of the field device from the internet,
providing a receiving apparatus and coupling the receiving apparatus to the field device as an interface device,
providing user information on the basis of an identity of the user and an identity of the field device by a security device, wherein the security device is configured for cryptographically storing user information for multiple field devices and wherein the security device is not connected to the internet,
transmitting the provided user information to a mobile device of the user by the security device,
generating field-device-specific registration information on the basis of the transmitted user information by the mobile device,
transmitting the field-device-specific registration information to the receiving apparatus by the mobile device using a communication connection,
outputting the field-device-specific registration information to the field device, and
registering the user on the field device.