DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM PROVIDING FLEXIBLE AND ROBUST HANDLING OF UNITS OF MEASURE
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1. A system, comprising:
- a processor configured to handle a data packet that represents a physical attribute related to monitoring and/or control of at least one equipment over a period of time, wherein the processor is configured to exchange the data packet one or more times between a first device operating in a first unit of measure and a second device operating in a second unit of measure, and the data packet includes a numerical value and a unit of measure suitable for the first device or the second device, wherein both the numerical value and the unit of measure selectively change with each data exchange.
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Abstract
A system and method for data exchange is provided. In one embodiment, a processor is configured to handle a data packet that represents a physical attribute related to monitoring and/or control of at least one equipment over a period of time. The processor is configured to exchange the data packet between a first device operating in a first unit of measure and a second device operating in a second unit of measure. The data packet includes a numerical value and a unit of measure suitable for the first device or the second device, wherein both the numerical value and the unit of measure may change with each data exchange.
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1. A system, comprising:
a processor configured to handle a data packet that represents a physical attribute related to monitoring and/or control of at least one equipment over a period of time, wherein the processor is configured to exchange the data packet one or more times between a first device operating in a first unit of measure and a second device operating in a second unit of measure, and the data packet includes a numerical value and a unit of measure suitable for the first device or the second device, wherein both the numerical value and the unit of measure selectively change with each data exchange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory machine readable medium, comprising:
code configured to handle a data packet that represents a physical attribute related to monitoring and/or control of at least one equipment over a period of time, wherein the data packet is exchanged between a first device operating in a first unit of measure and a second device operating in a second unit of measure, and the data packet includes a numerical value and a unit of measure suitable for the first device or the second device, wherein both the numerical value and the unit of measure selectively change with each data exchange. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
handling a data packet that represents a physical attribute related to monitoring and/or control of at least one equipment over a period of time, wherein the data packet is exchanged between a first device operating in a first unit of measure and a second device operating in a second unit of measure, and the data packet includes a numerical value and a unit of measure suitable for the first device or the second device, wherein both the numerical value and the unit of measure selectively change with each data exchange.
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