Patent ID: 11881902
Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS USA, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A remotely configurable industrial system, comprising:
an industrial process device within a sealed housing;
a remote programming device external to the housing, the remote programming device configured to transmit and receive audio signals; and
an acoustic node within the housing coupled to the industrial process device, comprising:
a microphone coupled to a receiver and configured to receive an incoming audio signal from the remote programming device;
a speaker coupled to a transmitter and configured to transmit an outgoing audio signal to the remote programming device;
an audio processor; and
a memory device storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the audio processor, configure the audio processor for:
establishing communication between the remote programming device and the industrial process device based on the received audio signal;
converting the received audio signal to incoming digital data;
authenticating the remote programming device based on the incoming digital data; and
determining a command based on the incoming digital data and instructing the industrial process device to execute the command,

wherein the remote programming device transmits configuration information corresponding to the command to the industrial process device.