Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus with exchangeable communication module and application module, application module, and method
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Application No.: US16860052Application Date: 2020-04-27
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Publication No.: US11494494B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Satoru Ochiai
- Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JPJP2019-093151 20190516
- Main IPC: G06F21/57
- IPC: G06F21/57 ; G06F8/65 ; G06F21/73 ; G06F21/78

Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus including a communication module including a processor and a communication unit; and an application module detachably coupled to the communication module, wherein the application module includes a functional unit including at least one of a sensor, an actuator, or a communication port that is to be connected to at least one of an external sensor or an external actuator, and an application module memory for storing firmware that is executed by the processor.
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