Method for wireless device location using automatic location update via a provisioning device and related apparatus and system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a location of a provisioning device at the provisioning device;
providing data from the provisioning device to a field device in an industrial control system, the field device configured to measure, adjust, or control one or more characteristics of an industrial process that processes one or more materials, wherein providing the data from the provisioning device to the field device provisions the field device so that the field device is able to communicate with other process control devices in the industrial control system;
communicating the identified location to the field device for storage;
storing the identified location in association with information identifying the field device at the provisioning device;
communicating the identified location and the information identifying the field device from the provisioning device to an external destination;
sending a request for the identified location to the external destination; and
receiving the identified location from the external destination.
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Abstract
A method includes identifying a location of a provisioning device at the provisioning device. The method also includes providing data from the provisioning device to a field device in an industrial control system in order to provision the field device. The method further includes communicating the identified location to the field device for storage. In addition, the method includes storing the identified location in association with information identifying the field device at the provisioning device. The location of the provisioning device could represent GPS coordinates of the provisioning device. Also, the data and the identified location can be provided to the field device through an out-of-band communication interface, such as a direct wired interface and an infrared interface.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a location of a provisioning device at the provisioning device; providing data from the provisioning device to a field device in an industrial control system, the field device configured to measure, adjust, or control one or more characteristics of an industrial process that processes one or more materials, wherein providing the data from the provisioning device to the field device provisions the field device so that the field device is able to communicate with other process control devices in the industrial control system; communicating the identified location to the field device for storage; storing the identified location in association with information identifying the field device at the provisioning device; communicating the identified location and the information identifying the field device from the provisioning device to an external destination; sending a request for the identified location to the external destination; and receiving the identified location from the external destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to communicate with a field device that is configured to measure, adjust, or control one or more characteristics of an industrial process that processes one or more materials in an industrial control system; a location detector configured to identify a location of the apparatus; a controller configured to; initiate communication of data to the field device via the interface in order to provision the field device so that the field device is able to communicate with other process control devices in the industrial control system; initiate communication of the identified location to the field device via the interface; initiate communication of the identified location and information identifying the field device to an external destination; and provide the identified location in response to receiving a request for the identified location; and a memory configured to store the identified location in association with the information identifying the field device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18)
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13. A system comprising:
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a field device in an industrial control system, the field device configured to measure, adjust, or control one or more characteristics of an industrial process that processes one or more materials; and a provisioning device configured to provision the field device, the provisioning device comprising; an interface configured to communicate with the field device; a location detector configured to identify a location of the provisioning device; a controller configured to; initiate communication of data to the field device via the interface in order to provision the field device so that the field device is able to communicate with other process control devices in the industrial control system; initiate communication of the identified location to the field device via the interface; and initiate communication of the identified location and information identifying the field device to an external destination; and a memory configured to store the identified location in association with the information identifying the field device at the provisioning device; wherein at least one component of the industrial control system is configured to request the identified location from the external destination and to receive the identified location from the external destination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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