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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Lars Bratthall, Hvalstad, NO;
Mogens Mathiesen, Oslo, NO;
Stefan Svensson, Västerås, SE;
ABB Research Ltd., Zürich, CH;
Abstract
A method for recording a position of at least one component in a location system of a control system of an industrial facility for an industrial process. A model of the facility is created, including position coordinates for major parts of the facility. The model is stored in a location system storage. A component is identified. A mobile information processing device is placed adjacent the component and position coordinates are detected for the mobile information processing device. Identification information of the component and position coordinates of the mobile information processing device are stored in the location system storage.