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Patent US7640007 - Wireless handheld communicator in a process control environment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA handheld communicator wirelessly interfaces or communicates with individual devices in a process control system, such as field devices, controllers, etc., to wirelessly perform monitoring, maintenance, configuration and control activities with respect to those devices. The wireless handheld communicator...http://www.google.com/patents/US7640007?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7640007 - Wireless handheld communicator in a process control environmentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7640007 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/010,016Publication dateDec 29, 2009Priority dateFeb 12, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1804744A, CN100592230C, DE102005058564A1, DE102005058564B4, US20050164684Publication number010016, 11010016, US 7640007 B2, US 7640007B2, US-B2-7640007, US7640007 B2, US7640007B2InventorsDeji Chen, Mark J. Nixon, Kent A. Burr, Neil J. PetersonOriginal AssigneeFisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (47), Non-Patent Citations (20), Referenced by (33), Classifications (25), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless handheld communicator in a process control environment
Referring now to FIG. 1, a process control system 10 includes a process controller 12 connected to a host workstation or computer 14 (which may be any type of personal computer or workstation) and to field devices 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 via input/output (I/O) cards 20 and 22. The controller 12, which can be, by way of example, the DeltaV™ controller sold by Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., may be communicatively connected to the host computer 14 via, for example, an ethernet connection and may be communicatively connected to the field devices 15-19 using hardware and software associated with any desired communication protocol, such as, for example, the FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus, the HART�, PROFIBUS�, WORLDFIP�, Device-Net� or CAN protocols. As is typical, the controller 12 implements a process control routine stored therein and communicates with the devices 15-22 and the host computer 14 to control a process in any desired manner. The field devices 15-19 may be any types of devices, such as sensors, valves, transmitters, positioners, etc., while the I/O cards 20 and 22 may be any types of I/O devices conforming to any desired communication or controller protocol.
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KgMethod as Well as System for Wireless Data Transmission* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification455/414.1, 455/553.1, 455/41.2, 348/14.02, 345/2.1, 455/426.1, 340/10.1, 455/550.1International ClassificationH01Q1/24, H04Q1/24Cooperative ClassificationY02P90/18, Y02P90/14, G05B2219/36159, G05B2219/25428, G05B19/0423, G05B2219/25297, G05B2219/24012, G05B2219/23406, G05B19/4184, G05B2219/31121, G05B2219/32014, G06F1/163European ClassificationG05B19/042N, G05B19/418F, G06F1/16P5Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionApr 4, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC., TEXASFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:CHEN, DEJI;NIXON, MARK J.;BURR, KENT A.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:016002/0498Effective date: 20050331Jun 29, 2010CCCertificate of correctionJul 1, 2013FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services