Patent ID: 8725178
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating an industrial plant having processing units that includes a wireless network including a network server, at least one router, and a plurality of workers including a first worker, comprising: providing a first handheld computing device having a wireless transceiver and a processor programmed to implement a location-based service algorithm stored in non-transitory machine readable storage to said first worker, said location-based service algorithm: provided said physical location of said first worker is within said predetermined distance of said first processing unit, said network server transmitting selected plant information to said first handheld computing device including information for displaying a location of said pending task relative to said physical location for said first processing unit and information to perform said pending task, and said first handheld computing device automatically displaying said selected plant information and said first worker performing said pending task guided at least in part by said selected plant information.