Patents by Inventor Holger Speck

Holger Speck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for expanding a functionality of a field device
    Patent number: 11442741
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for expanding a functionality of a field device for process automation technology in a system using a configuration device, comprising the steps of: establishing a connection from the configuration device to the field device; reading out an order code using the configuration device, wherein the order code represents the current functionalities of the field device; displaying the functionality of the field device on the configuration device; selecting additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device using the configuration device; establishing a connection to a central station; sending information about the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device to the central station; sending an activation code to activate the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality from the central station; and sending the activation code from the configuration device to the field device and activating the additional, alternative, or l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Alber, Berthold Götz, Holger Speck
  • METHOD FOR EXPANDING A FUNCTIONALITY OF A FIELD DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200089511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for expanding a functionality of a field device for process automation technology in a system using a configuration device, comprising the steps of: establishing a connection from the configuration device to the field device; reading out an order code using the configuration device, wherein the order code represents the current functionalities of the field device; displaying the functionality of the field device on the configuration device; selecting additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device using the configuration device; establishing a connection to a central station; sending information about the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device to the central station; sending an activation code to activate the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality from the central station; and sending the activation code from the configuration device to the field device and activating the additional, alternative, or l
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alber, Berthold Götz, Holger Speck
  • Method for expanding a functionality of a field device
    Patent number: 10514936
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for expanding a functionality of a field device for process automation technology in a system using a configuration device, comprising the steps of: establishing a connection from the configuration device to the field device; reading out an order code using the configuration device, wherein the order code represents the current functionalities of the field device; displaying the functionality of the field device on the configuration device; selecting additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device using the configuration device; establishing a connection to a central station; sending information about the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device to the central station; sending an activation code to activate the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality from the central station; and sending the activation code from the configuration device to the field device and activating the additional, alternative, or l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Alber, Berthold Götz, Holger Speck
  • METHOD FOR EXPANDING A FUNCTIONALITY OF A FIELD DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180173541
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for expanding a functionality of a field device for process automation technology in a system using a configuration device, comprising the steps of: establishing a connection from the configuration device to the field device; reading out an order code using the configuration device, wherein the order code represents the current functionalities of the field device; displaying the functionality of the field device on the configuration device; selecting additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device using the configuration device; establishing a connection to a central station; sending information about the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality of the field device to the central station; sending an activation code to activate the additional, alternative, or lessened functionality from the central station; and sending the activation code from the configuration device to the field device and activating the additional, alternative, or l
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Alber, Berthold Götz, Holger Speck