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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Terrence L. Blevins, Round Rock, TX (US);
Andrew P. Dove, Austin, TX (US);
David Richard Gardner, Austin, TX (US);
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Terrence L. Blevins, Round Rock, TX (US);
Andrew P. Dove, Austin, TX (US);
David Richard Gardner, Austin, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A process control configuration and management system provides a plurality of function blocks representing a plurality of devices in relation to a spatial layout of a facility in which the process control system is implemented. The configuration and management system also provides process control information and process simulation information related to each of the plurality of devices in relation to the spatial layout of the facility. The configuration and management system may be implemented on a handheld device and it may include a geographic positioning system providing geographic positioning data related to the handheld device and various devices in relation to the spatial layout of the facility.