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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2024
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
David Emerson, Coppell, TX (US);
Joseph Malm, Plano, TX (US);
Andrew Keller, Lewisville, TX (US);
Patrick Clay, Frisco, TX (US);
Hidenori Sawahara, Spring, TX (US);
Vien Nguyen, Frisco, TX (US);
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Implementations are described herein for leveraging an 'out-of-band' communication channel between nodes of a process automation system. In various implementations, an out-of-band communication channel may be established between two or more process automation nodes of a process automation system. The out-of-band communication channel may be outside of a process automation network through which the two or more process automation nodes are communicatively coupled with other process automation nodes of the process automation system. The two or more process automation nodes may cooperate with one or more of the other process automation nodes to implement an at least partially automated process. One or more characteristics of the process automation system may be monitored, and based on the monitoring, traffic may be selectively diverted from the process automation network to the out-of-band communication channel.