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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
Godfrey R. Sherriff, Austin, TX (US);
Nathan W. Pettus, Georgetown, TX (US);
William G. Irwin, Austin, TX (US);
Grant Wilson, Austin, TX (US);
David L. Deitz, Austin, TX (US);
Godfrey R. Sherriff, Austin, TX (US);
Nathan W. Pettus, Georgetown, TX (US);
William G. Irwin, Austin, TX (US);
Grant Wilson, Austin, TX (US);
David L. Deitz, Austin, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system for equipment arbitration in a process control system are presented. The method and system include receiving a request for a first resource associated with a first area from a first resource user associated with a second area where the first and second areas are distinct. The method and system automatically determine whether the first resource is available for use by the first resource user.