Patent ID: 9612587
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method comprising: presenting first process-related information to an operator at a mobile extension, the mobile extension associated with an operator console that displays information associated with an industrial process and with a control system associated with the industrial process; receiving second process-related information from the operator at the mobile extension for the control system; and receiving state information from the operator console at the mobile extension, the state information associated with operations of the operator console; wherein at least part of the first process-related information that is presented to the operator or at least part of the second process-related information that is received from the operator is based on a location of the mobile extension; and wherein the location of the mobile extension is associated with one of multiple zones, each zone associated with a different operator permission level for read and write access to process parameters of the industrial process.