APPENDABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR DATA ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS AND CONTROL
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An appendable device, comprising:
- an antenna;
a transceiver communicatively coupled to the antenna;
a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is programmed to perform one of a periodic data monitoring activity and a process control activity;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
an input/output interface adapted to operatively couple the processor to one of a sensor and a control output; and
a housing that holds the transceiver, the processor, the memory and the input/output interface, wherein the housing is adapted to be attached to a surface.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. An appendable device, comprising:
-
an antenna; a transceiver communicatively coupled to the antenna; a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is programmed to perform one of a periodic data monitoring activity and a process control activity; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; an input/output interface adapted to operatively couple the processor to one of a sensor and a control output; and a housing that holds the transceiver, the processor, the memory and the input/output interface, wherein the housing is adapted to be attached to a surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. An appendable system for use with a process, comprising:
-
a plurality of appendable devices, each of which includes an antenna, a transceiver, a processor, a memory, an internal power source, an input/output interface adapted to enable the processor to communicate with a sensor, and a housing adapted to enable mounting of the appendable device to a surface, wherein each of the processors is programmed to enable its respective appendable device to communicate with another one of the plurality of appendable devices; and a workstation adapted to communicate with one or more of the plurality of appendable devices so that one of the plurality of appendable devices senses a parameter of the process and communicates information associated with the sensed parameter to the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. A system for use with a process, comprising:
-
a plurality of devices, each of which includes a processor, a memory, an internal power source, an input/output interface adapted to enable the processor to communicate with a sensor, and a housing adapted to enable mounting of the device to an equipment surface, wherein each of the processors is programmed to enable its respective device to communicate with another one of the plurality of devices; and a workstation adapted to communicate with one or more of the plurality of devices so that one of the plurality of devices senses a parameter of the process and communicates information associated with the sensed parameter to the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (26)
-
Specification