Patent ID: 9693174
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G05B,H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A wireless device comprising: a wireless module configured to wirelessly transmit a signal which has been received from a field device, and wirelessly receive a signal which is to be transmitted to the field device; and an interface module which is disposed between the wireless module and the field device, wherein one of the wireless module and the interface module generates a first message having a predetermined format, the first message includes data and type information, the data is to be transmitted to other one of the wireless module and the interface module, the type information represents a type of the data, and the one of the wireless module and the interface module transmits the first message to the other one of the wireless module and the interface module, wherein the other one of the wireless module and the interface module generates a second message having the same format as the first message in accordance with the type information included in the first message, the second message includes data and type information, the data is to be replied to the one of the wireless module and the interface module, the type information represents a type of the data, and the other one of the wireless module and the interface module replies the second message to the one of the wireless module and the interface module, and wherein in a case that the type information included in the first message represents notifications or instructions, the other one of the wireless module and the interface module performs processing in accordance with the notifications or the instructions, and does not reply to the one of the wireless module and the interface module.