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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew R Schrier, Bensalem, PA (US);
Mark E Miller, Royersford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
713100 ; 711170 ; 711100 ; 709221 ;
Abstract
The method of downloading application information from a host device to a field device over a network providing communication and power to the field device, the method including the steps of stopping the normal data processing of a connected control device, halting operation of device components not critical to the download operation, reducing the operating frequency of a microprocessor included in the field device and transmitting a new device application over the network.