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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Todd M. Toepke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Christopher P. Kantzes, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brad N. Mathiowetz, Lakeville, MN (US);
Kun Yang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Adam E. Lund, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Todd M. Toepke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Christopher P. Kantzes, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brad N. Mathiowetz, Lakeville, MN (US);
Kun Yang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Adam E. Lund, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A handheld field maintenance tool is provided. The handheld field maintenance tool includes a process communication module configured to communicate with a field device. The handheld field maintenance tool also includes a display and a user input device. A controller is coupled to the process communication module, the user input device and the display and is configured to generate a listing of task-based field maintenance operations on the display and receive a user input selecting a task-based field maintenance operation. The controller is configured to automatically traverse a menu of the field device using a fast-key sequence relative to the selected task. A method of creating a task-based field maintenance operation is provided. A method of interacting with a field device menu is also provided.