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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
Applicant:
Werner Thoren, Steinen, DE;
Inventor:
Werner Thoren, Steinen, DE;
Assignee:
Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG, Maulburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 13/36 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing an amount of process data to be transferred from a field device, wherein the process data includes information concerning an operating condition of the field device, and/or information concerning process variables registered with the field device, and/or identification data of the field device. It is provided that process data occurring during an interval between two transfers of data is evaluated and stored, wherein the process data are reduced through the evaluating, and wherein the reduced process data is transferred to a process control station.