Patent ID: 9548894
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for exchanging information in a peer-to-peer session framework for industrial automation, the method comprising: searching for a proximity-based availability of one of a first device and a second device by another of the first device or the second device, the first device having a first input tool; establishing the peer-to-peer session framework between the first device and the second device, the first device having a first operating state and the second device having a second operating state; changing the configuration of the second device from a second operating state to a third operating state upon establishing the session with the first device; and configuring the second device in the third operating state as a second input tool to the first device, wherein the first device comprises an industrial automation console server configured to monitor an industrial automation process.