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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Syouji Igarashi, Musashino, JP;
Kazuhiro Hashizumi, Musashino, JP;
Inventors:
Syouji Igarashi, Musashino, JP;
Kazuhiro Hashizumi, Musashino, JP;
Assignee:
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2016.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 9/5016 (2013.01); G06F 12/08 (2013.01); G06F 12/0871 (2013.01); G06F 12/12 (2013.01); G06F 12/122 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23335 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a field device for downloading a new software through a field bus from a host system and replacing a current software which is currently executed with the new software. The field device includes: a history information generation and management section which generates and stores history information of the current software when the new software is downloaded from the host system.