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Method and Apparatus for Wireless Communications in a Process Control or Monitoring Environment

  • US 20120230309A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2012
  • Published: 09/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a communication device that implements a communication stack to wirelessly communicate with a remote device according to a general purpose wireless communication protocol, wherein the remote device operates in a process control environment, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request from a software application to establish a wireless communication link with the remote device;

    establishing a direct connection between the software component and the communication stack, wherein the direct connection is free of intermediate services; and

    communicating process data between the software component and the remote device in accordance with an industrial automation protocol over the wireless communication link;

    wherein the wireless communication link utilizes the general purpose wireless communication protocol.

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