# US 2019/0171186 A1 · Dynamically establishing communication between mobile equipment and a process controller > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0171186 A1 - Document ID: US20190171186A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/049,330 - Filed: 2018-07-30 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: Honeywell International Inc. - Applicants: Honeywell International Inc. - Inventors: MATTHIAS ROSE; SUNIL BALE; ASHUTOSH SINGH; SURAJ PRAKASH; JETHRO FRANCIS STEINMAN; RAJ BANDEKAR; JOHN ROSA-BIAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190171186A1 ## CPC - G05B 19/0423: {Input/output} - G05B 19/418: Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM] - G05B 19/0426: {Programming the control sequence} - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G06Q 10/063: Operations research, analysis or management - G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - G05B 2219/23363: Barcode - G05B 2219/31449: Monitor workflow, to optimize business, industrial processes - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method of dynamically establishing a communication connection for mobile equipment (ME) to a process controller of an industrial processing facility (IPF) configured to run an industrial process. The process controller has a computing device includes a processor with a memory storing a different ME classes including a first ME class that the ME is in. The computing device is configured to implement dynamic establishment of a communication connection for ME to the process controller, including reading a representation of a first industrial protocol for the ME while docked at the process controller, translating the representation into a first industrial protocol address, and setting the first industrial protocol address as a first configuration instance in its industrial protocol infrastructure block to render the ME an attached ME. After undocking the ME, the process controller communicates with the ME while controlling the industrial process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of dynamically establishing a communication connection for mobile equipment (ME) to a process controller of an industrial processing facility (IPF) having processing equipment configured to run an industrial process, comprising: providing said process controller comprising a computing device including a processor with at least one accessible memory storing a plurality of different ME classes including a first ME class that said ME is in, wherein said computing device is configured to implement dynamic establishment of a communication connection for said ME to said process controller, said dynamic establishment including: reading a representation of a first industrial protocol for said ME while docked at said process controller; translating said representation to a first industrial protocol address, and setting said first industrial protocol address as a first configuration instance in its industrial protocol infrastructure blocks in said memory to render said ME an attached ME, and after undocking said ME, said process controller communicating with said attached ME while controlling said industrial process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said first industrial protocol comprises an Internet protocol (IP) comprising an Ethernet-based IP. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said reading comprises said process controller using a radio frequency identification device (RFID) scanner reading an RFID tag on said ME. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said industrial protocol infrastructure blocks consists of infrastructure only for each of said ME classes to be attached times a maximum number of instances of said MEs to be attached. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said industrial process comprises a batch process. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said computing device utilizes firmware stored in said memory to implement said establishment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said ME comprises a field device that is coupled to said process controller by an input output module (TOM). ### Claim 8 A process controller, comprising: a computing device including a processor with at least one accessible memory storing a plurality of different ME classes including a first ME class, said computing device configured to implement dynamic automatic establishment of a communication connection for an ME to said process controller, said establishment including: reading a representation of a first industrial protocol for said ME that is in said first ME class while docked at said process controller; translating said representation to a first industrial protocol address; setting said first industrial protocol address as a first configuration instance in its industrial protocol infrastructure blocks in said memory to render said ME an attached ME, and after undocking said ME, said process controller communicating with said attached ME while controlling an industrial process run in an industrial processing facility (IPF) having processing equipment configured to run the industrial process. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The process controller of claim 8, wherein said first industrial protocol comprises an Internet protocol (IP) comprising an Ethernet-based IP. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The process controller of claim 8, wherein said reading comprises said process controller using a radio frequency identification device (RFID) scanner reading an RFID tag on said ME. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The process controller of claim 8, wherein said industrial protocol infrastructure blocks consists of infrastructure only for each of said ME classes to be attached times a maximum number of instances of said MEs to be attached. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The process controller of claim 8, wherein said computing device utilizes firmware stored in said memory to implement said establishment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The process controller of claim 8, wherein said ME comprises a field device that is coupled to said process controller by an input output module (TOM).