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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Endress + Hauser Process Solutions Ag, Reinach, CH;
Inventors:
Wolfgang Hoferlin, Efringen-Kirchen, DE;
Eric Birgel, Schopfheim, DE;
Ralf Schmidt, Kembs, FR;
Mike Sutter, Maulburg, DE;
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER PROCESS SOLUTIONS AG, Reinach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/04 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/043 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/30241 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for locating at least one field device in an automated plant, wherein the field device is connected via a network composed of a plurality of distributed field devices, and wherein a mobile terminal is applied for locating the field device.