Patent ID: 9397855
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A field device configured to send and receive data over an industrial process network, the field device comprising: a processor; and a communications unit communicatively connected to the industrial process network, the communications unit configured to send and receive the data over the industrial process network via a first communications protocol at a first data rate and connected to communicate with the processor via a second communications protocol at a second data rate that is greater than the first data rate; wherein the communications unit comprises: wherein the communications unit is configured to determine at least a portion of the information corresponding to the first message and at least a portion of the information corresponding to the second message; and wherein the communications unit is configured to insert the determined portion of the information corresponding to the first message in the first message object and the determined portion of the information corresponding to the second message in the second message object.