Patent ID: 8150462

Claim:
A connection box for a wireless transmission of a signal between a field device and a control device, comprising: a radio interface at least one of (a) wirelessly transmitting of a transmit signal to the field device and (b) wireless receiving a receive signal from the field device; and an interface connection connecting the connection box to an interface adapter, wherein the radio interface and the interface connection are coupled to each other to transmit the receive signal from the radio interface to the interface connection and wherein the field device is at least one of a fill-level measuring device and a pressure measuring device, wherein the connection box is configured to tap a data line between the field device and an evaluation/display device, the connection box further comprising a hollow space accessible from an outside that accommodates at least one of a HART cable, an I 2 C bus cable, and a USB cable for tapping the data line between the field device and the evaluation/display device, and wherein the connection box is further configured to tap a radio link between the field device and the evaluation/display device.