| US 7,502,707 B2 | ||
| Field bus distribution unit | ||
| Eugenio Ferreira Da Silva Neto, Biel-Benken (Switzerland) | ||
| Assigned to Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG, Reinach (Switzerland) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/562,499 PCT Filed Jun. 22, 2004, PCT No. PCT/EP2004/006705 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 30, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/001699, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 06, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 103 28 906 (DE), filed on Jun. 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0282182 A1, Dec. 14, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 702—122 [340/870.01; 702/187; 702/188] | 1 Claim |
| 1. A field bus distribution unit for connecting a field bus with a plurality of field devices, comprising:
a microcontroller, which is connected with the field bus and which serves for transmitting device-specific information of
the field devices connected to the distribution unit; and
a GPS-module connected to said microcontroller, wherein:
said microcontroller is connected with said GPS-module to make location specific information available to the field bus distribution
unit.
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