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

Claim 0:
1. A method of remotely configuring an industrial process device in a sealed housing, comprising:
transmitting first acoustic energy from a remote programming device to the industrial process device, the first acoustic energy having at least one associated tone indicating a request to establish communication between the remote programming device and the industrial process device, the remote programming device being external to the housing;
processing the tone associated with the first acoustic energy on the industrial process device to identify the request to establish communication and authenticate the remote programming device;
in response to the industrial process device accepting the request to establish communication, transmitting second acoustic energy from the industrial process device to the remote programming device, the second acoustic energy having at least one associated tone indicating acceptance of the request to establish communication;
processing the tone associated with the second acoustic energy on the remote programming device to identify the acceptance of the request to establish communication;
transmitting third acoustic energy from the remote programming device to the industrial process device, the third acoustic energy having at least one associated tone indicating a request for information relating to a current configuration of the industrial process device;
processing the tone associated with the third acoustic energy on the industrial process device to identify the request for information relating to the current configuration of the industrial process device; and
transmitting fourth acoustic energy from the industrial process device to the remote programming device, the fourth acoustic energy having at least one associated tone indicating the information relating to the current configuration of the industrial process device.