Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
700014000 | Time responsive (duration) | 41 |
20080262639 | Method for operation of a functionally modular automation device with a control loop - The disclosure relates to a method for operation of a functionally modular automation device having a control loop, which device is connected to a feed line whose power is limited. It is proposed that the criterion for activation or deactivation of functional modules of the device is derived from the control error (x | 10-23-2008 |
20080319556 | Intelligent Device Control System - A device for controlling devices in a monitored space. A sensor senses an event in an initial state indicating an occupant may be present in the monitored space. A switch activates the controlled device in response to the sensed event. A processor enables the device to change from the initial state to a first state in response to the sensed event, with the first state indicating that the occupant may be in the monitored space. The device also changes from the first state to a second state while determining whether the occupant continues to be in the monitored space in response to a query challenge. The device next changes from the second state to the initial state in response to the determining indicating that the occupant is not in the monitored space. The switch deactivates the controlled device in the initial state in the monitored space. | 12-25-2008 |
20090076631 | CONFIGURING A PHYSICAL CONDITION AT A SOURCE TO OBTAIN A DESIRED PHYSICAL CONDITION AT DESTINATION - An apparatus for determining an operation mode of a device, wherein the device is capable of adjusting a physical condition at a source position to correspondingly influence a physical condition at a destination position, the apparatus comprising a determining unit adapted for determining the operation mode by defining a time dependency of the physical condition at the source position so that a target time-dependency of the physical condition is obtained for the destination position, the target time-dependency representing a resultant variation of the physical condition over time. | 03-19-2009 |
20090082882 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Reducing Signals - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise a circuit adapted to cause an actuation of an output device according to a control output. The control output can be generated comprising a control signal, the control signal extracted from a sequence of clock pulses. The sequence of clock pulses can comprise the control signal. | 03-26-2009 |
20100145477 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMAND SYNCHRONIZATION - Method and apparatus for command synchronization is described. In some embodiments, a remote system system may set up a user interactive session with a local device according to a user interaction protocol. The remote system may insert a predetermined execution time into a first command and send the first command to a local device according to the user interaction protocol. The first command, when executed on the local device, causes a second command compliant with the user interaction protocol to execute on the local device at the predetermined execution time. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145478 | FIELD DEVICE - There is provided a field device performing a communication through a communication line. The field device includes: first circuits involved with a smart communication; second circuits involved with a fieldbus communication; a token detecting circuit that detects a token in the fieldbus communication; and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to: i) cause the second circuits to operate when the token is detected within a given time by the token detecting circuit; and ii) cause the second circuits not to operate when the token is not detected within the given time by the token detecting circuit. | 06-10-2010 |
20100211193 | SEQUENCE CONTROL APPARATUS AND TEST APPARATUS - There is provided a sequence control apparatus for outputting a sequence of control signals to operate a control target, including a sequence storing section that stores thereon sequence data in association with each state received from outside, where the sequence data includes a plurality of control signals to be sequentially supplied to the control target and a plurality of pieces of time interval information designating time intervals during which the plurality of control signals are respectively kept supplied to the control target, a sequence data selecting section that, on reception of a state from the outside, selects sequence data associated with the state, a sequence reading section that sequentially reads the plurality of control signals and the plurality of pieces of time interval information included in the selected sequence data and sequentially supplies the plurality of control signals to the control target, and a time control section that refers to the plurality of sequentially read pieces of time interval information to control the time intervals during which the plurality of control signals are kept supplied to the control target. | 08-19-2010 |
20100324700 | FACILITIES CONTROL DEVICE AND FACILITIES CONTROL METHOD - A facilities control device includes control point acquiring means for acquiring control point data for monitoring and controlling the operation of the facilities equipment; monitoring interval setting means for setting monitoring intervals depending on the types of the control point data; control point data monitoring means for comparing the previous-cycle value and the present-cycle value of control point data to monitor whether or not there has been a change within the monitoring interval; and monitoring result notifying means for providing notification in the event that that there is a determination that there has been no change in control point data within the monitoring interval. | 12-23-2010 |
20110054640 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADJUST CONTROL LOOP TIMING IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - Example methods and apparatus to adjust control loop timing in a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a first input signal generated via a first process control device within a process control system, determining within the process control system if the first input signal is received during a first scheduled time period of a control loop, and adjusting within the process control system a timing of a subsequent input signal received from the first process control device to cause the subsequent input signal to be received during a subsequent scheduled time period of the control loop, wherein the timing of the subsequent input signal is based on at least when the first input signal was received. | 03-03-2011 |
20110264241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN EXTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM WITH FIELDBUS DEVICES - Systems and methods for synchronization of an external control system with Fieldbus devices are described. A message including timing information for at least one Fieldbus device in direct or indirect communication with a controller may be received by the controller. Based upon information included in the received message, the controller may determine a start time for a current operation cycle of the at least one Fieldbus device. The controller may then utilize the start time and a duration of the current operation cycle to determine a specific time at which the controller will execute control functionality for the at least one Fieldbus device such that a control message output by the controller will be received by the at least one Fieldbus device within the current operation cycle. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270420 | MOTION CONTROL ENHANCED RADIO FREQUENCY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system includes a first light assembly including a first light, a first motion sensor, and a first transceiver. A second light assembly includes a second light, a second motion sensor, and a second transceiver, the second light assembly positioned a first distance from the first light assembly. A third light assembly includes a third light, a third motion sensor, and a third transceiver. The third light assembly is positioned a second distance from the first light assembly, the second distance being greater than the first distance. The first light is transitioned to an on condition and the first transceiver broadcasts a signal in response to the first motion detector detecting motion, and the second transceiver receives the signal and activates the second light in response to the signal and the third transceiver does not receive the signal. | 11-03-2011 |
20120016496 | AUTOMATIC CUTOFF APPARATUS - Disclosed is an automatic cutoff apparatus that automatically cuts off a power source in a space where people go in and out when it is confirmed that no one is in the space. The apparatus includes: an entrance sensor; at least one moving object sensor; a controller connected to the entrance sensor, the moving object sensor, and configured to cut off the resources in the specific object device when the entrance sensor senses a passage of a moving object but the moving object sensor does not sense a presence of the moving object. | 01-19-2012 |
20120029659 | SAFETY CONTROLLER AND SAFETY CONTROL METHOD - The present invention relates to time partitioning to enable execution of tasks in a constant cycle while guaranteeing dependence of a safety-related system. A safety controller includes a processor and a system program for controlling allocation of an execution time of the processor to tasks. The processor executes the system program to schedule tasks in accordance with scheduling information indicating, in a constant cycle, a period of one of a safety-related TP to which a safety-related task belongs and a non-safety-related TP to which a non-safety-related task belongs. In a task of a TP in the constant cycle, the processor stores the end information upon completion of processing in the task and brings the task into a ready state. In the scheduling, when the end information is stored, the processor inhibits allocation of the execution time even when the task in the TP in the constant cycle is in the ready state, and deletes the end information during a period between an end of the period of the TP in the constant cycle and a start of a period in a next cycle of the TP. | 02-02-2012 |
20120046761 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes: a receiving unit that receives information to be processed that includes valid data, that has processing content information and identification information, and start information; and a control unit that controls an apparatus such that an initial processing is executed on the basis of the processing content information, and, if the identification information is included in the information to be processed, controls the apparatus such that processing that follows the initial processing is executed, and, if the identification information is not included in the information to be processed, controls the apparatus such that the processing that follows the initial processing is not executed. | 02-23-2012 |
20120078385 | SMART ELECTRONIC CONNECTING DEVICE - A smart electronic connecting device applicable to control the electronic connection between an external power supply and an external electronic connector includes an input unit connected to the external power supply, a processing module, a mode generation unit, an output unit and a relay unit connected between the input unit and the output unit. The processing module has a timing generation unit generating a timing signal, a control unit generating a control signal, and a memory unit. The mode generation unit generates multiple mode selecting signals to the control unit. The output unit is to connected to the external electronic connector. The relay unit is turned on/off selectively according to the control signal of the control unit to conduct the input unit and the output unit, wherein the memory unit records the turn-on connection status of the relay unit within the predetermined period to recur the turn-on connection status. | 03-29-2012 |
20120109339 | LIFE MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT, AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND A MACHINE-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MANAGING USAGE RATES OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A life management circuit for managing usage rates of a plurality of electronic components includes a storage unit for storing usage information corresponding to each electronic component, a receiving unit, a determining unit and a control unit. Upon receipt of an activation command passed on thereto via the receiving unit, the control unit selects for activation, with reference to the usage information of the electronic components stored in the storage unit, at least one electronic component, the usage information corresponding to which reveals a usage rate that is comparatively lower among the electronic components, controls the determining unit to keep track of the duration of time that the selected at least one electronic component remains activated in response to the activation command, and updates the usage information corresponding to each of the selected at least one electronic component with reference to the duration of time tracked therefor. | 05-03-2012 |
20120197416 | SAFETY CONTROLLER AND SAFETY CONTROL METHOD - To perform control in synchronization with a control cycle of a control target while maintaining safety. A safety controller includes: a processor; a system program for controlling allocation of an execution time of the processor to tasks; a signal generation unit that generates a periodic carrier signal; a control unit that updates a control content for the control target with a control content instructed by instruction information output from the processor, every first predetermined cycle of the carrier signal, and performs PWM control for the control target; and an interrupt signal generation unit that outputs an interrupt signal to the processor every second predetermined cycle of the carried signal. The processor executes the system program to schedule the tasks in accordance with scheduling information on a safety-related time partition and a normal control time partition, switches the time partitions according to an output of the interrupt signal, and outputs the instruction information to the control unit by a normal control task or a safety-related task. | 08-02-2012 |
20130018485 | UNIFORM SYNCHRONIZING ROBOT CONTROL AND DEADLOCK DETECTION IN UNIFORM SYNCHRONIZATIONAANM Stoddard; Kenneth A.AACI RochesterAAST MIAACO USAAGP Stoddard; Kenneth A. Rochester MI US - Control programs for robotic systems are synchronized through the use of synchronization objects which control access to shared resources and allow for sequencing of events in separate program threads. Where necessary, partner objects generate between control programs and synchronization objects to assure uniform interaction between control program threads and synchronization objects. As all synchronization objects contain searchable partner lists, actual simulated and runtime deadlocks including any type of synchronization object can be detected, and the full system can be analyzed to identify potential deadlocks. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024011 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LIMITED TIME FAULT TOLERANT CONTROL OF ACTUATORS BASED ON PRE-COMPUTED VALUES - A method of controlling an actuator includes developing a sequence of actuation commands S(t | 01-24-2013 |
20130079897 | TIMER MODULE AND METHOD FOR CHECKING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL - A method for checking an output signal of a timer module is provided, the timer module having at least one output module, at least one input module, and at least one logic module. The output signal to be checked is read in into the timer module via an input module in addition to its output via an output module, and in the input module, signal characteristics to be checked are determined for the output signal to be checked. Furthermore, the signal characteristics to be checked are read by the logic module from the input module and the signal characteristics to be checked are compared in the logic module to the predefined values for the signal characteristics. | 03-28-2013 |
20130204400 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus includes a switching unit configured to switch between supply and cutoff of power to the information processing apparatus, a driving unit configured to cause the switching unit to be OFF-state to cut off the supply of power to the information processing apparatus, and a control unit configured, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, to drive the driving unit to cause the switching unit to be OFF-state, in which, if the supply of power to the information processing apparatus is not cut off in response to the control unit driving the driving unit, the control unit reboots the information processing apparatus. | 08-08-2013 |
20140088731 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED SWITCHING OF ELECTRONIC ACCESS CLIENTS WITHOUT REQUIRING NETWORK ACCESS - Methods and apparatus for providing controlled switching of electronic access control clients without requiring network access are set forth herein. In one embodiment, a method for swapping of subscriptions and/or profiles for electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs) without network supervision that prevents possibly malicious high frequency switching is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments offer reasonable management capabilities for network operators, without compromising the flexibility of eSIM operation. | 03-27-2014 |
20140195012 | AUTOMATED CONTROL-SCHEDULE ACQUISITION WITHIN AN INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER - The current application is directed to intelligent controllers that initially aggressively learn, and then continue, in a steady-state mode, to monitor, learn, and modify one or more control schedules that specify a desired operational behavior of a device, machine, system, or organization controlled by the intelligent controller. An intelligent controller generally acquires one or more initial control schedules through schedule-creation and schedule-modification interfaces or by accessing a default control schedule stored locally or remotely in a memory or mass-storage device. The intelligent controller then proceeds to learn, over time, a desired operational behavior for the device, machine, system, or organization controlled by the intelligent controller based on immediate-control inputs, schedule-modification inputs, and previous and current control schedules, encoding the desired operational behavior in one or more control schedules and/or sub-schedules. | 07-10-2014 |
20150057766 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device includes a determining unit and a sending unit. The determining unit determines, when setting information related to a predetermined item is received from a predetermined apparatus, whether another piece of setting information related to the predetermined item is newly received from the predetermined apparatus before a predetermined time period elapses after the setting information is received. The sending unit sends, when the determining unit determines that the another piece of setting information is not newly received from the predetermined apparatus before the predetermined time period elapses, the setting information to a server device. | 02-26-2015 |
20150081041 | OUTPUT APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, there is provided an output apparatus including a signal control unit configured to set a signal from a second output element in an OFF state at a timing earlier than a predetermined timing by the response time of a second load, and set signals from a first output element and the second output element in an ON state, and signals from a first interruption element and a second interruption element in an OFF state at a timing earlier than the predetermined timing by the response time of a first load. The output apparatus includes a diagnosis unit configured to diagnose, at the predetermined timing, whether the first and second interruption elements are in a normal state or a failure state, based on a signal from the first and second digital output circuits. | 03-19-2015 |
20150370231 | EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD | 12-24-2015 |
20150378338 | OPERATION PLAN CREATION DEVICE, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, AND OPERATION PLAN CREATION PROGRAM - An apparatus for updating an operation plan of a high-temperature component based on operation performance. The apparatus includes: a display unit which displays an operation plan of multiple high-temperature components which are mounted upon a device; a storage unit which stores, for each device, at least initial setting data including information regarding operation start times of the high-temperature components and scheduled times for carrying out periodic inspections of the high-temperature components; an operation plan creation unit which, using the initial setting data, generates data of the operation plan including operation intervals of the high-temperature components from the operation start times to the scheduled times for carrying out the periodic inspections, and stores same in the storage unit for each device; and an operation plan update unit which updates the operation plan data which is displayed on the display unit, based on the high-temperature component operation performance information. | 12-31-2015 |
20180024542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT SMART DEVICE CONFIGURATION CHANGES AGAINST A REFERENCE IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS | 01-25-2018 |
700015000 | Having display | 4 |
20100070053 | OPERATION GUIDING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND OPERATION GUIDING METHOD - In a function choosing operation using a hierarchical menu, it is possible for the user to learn easily a function choosing method by pressing a ten-key. A cellular phone terminal | 03-18-2010 |
20100280630 | Compact Batch Viewing Techniques for Use in Batch Processes - A data collection and viewing application associated with a batch process control system used within a process plant provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Generally speaking, the compact batch view includes a number of graphical layers which are juxtaposed or interleaved on a display, with each of the layers providing different types of information about the operation of the batch, time synchronized with one another. A base layer of the compact batch view may describe or indicate the duration of the batch from an activate time to a deactivate time, while different aspects of the procedural elements, steps or stages of the batch process, such as those identified by the S88 standard, may be illustrated in one or more additional layers. Moreover, process alarms, alerts, events, etc. as well as other information may be placed in one or more additional layers, and the various layers may be shown together to provide a compact graphical view of the batch. | 11-04-2010 |
20110257767 | Compact Batch Viewing Techniques For Use In Batch Processes - A data collection and viewing application associated with a batch process control system used within a process plant provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Generally speaking, the compact batch view includes a number of graphical layers which are juxtaposed or interleaved on a display, with each of the layers providing different types of information about the operation of the batch, time synchronized with one another. A base layer of the compact batch view may describe or indicate the duration of the batch from an activate time to a deactivate time, while different aspects of the procedural elements, steps or stages of the batch process, such as those identified by the S88 standard, may be illustrated in one or more additional layers. Moreover, process alarms, alerts, events, etc. as well as other information may be placed in one or more additional layers, and the various layers may be shown together to provide a compact graphical view of the batch. | 10-20-2011 |
20120004742 | SAMPLE ANALYZING APPARATUS - A sample analyzing apparatus is provided with a memory for storing a schedule of maintenance, a display, and a controller for displaying on the display a screen of calendar format, wherein the screen includes a date display area for displaying a date and a maintenance item display area for displaying a maintenance item scheduled on the date. | 01-05-2012 |
700016000 | Clock-calendar (e.g., time of day) | 9 |
20090018674 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A ROLLER SHUTTER AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICE AND ROLLER SHUTTER AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICE - The method allows the configuration of a blind control device being capable of sending at least one automatic control command at a time changing in the course of a year in a periodic manner, the period being equal to the calendar year. It is wherein it comprises a first step comprising the input of a first time at which the automatic control command must be emitted on a first given day of the year and the input of a second time at which the automatic control command must be emitted on a second given day of the year, and an automatic step of calculating each time at which the automatic control command must be emitted on any other day of the year. | 01-15-2009 |
20100106261 | Alternative User-Interface - A system for programming a programmable device having an interface for a portable memory medium has an interactive interface executable on a stand-alone computer appliance for creating a program for the programmable device, a portable memory medium, and a downloading mechanism for transferring the created program to the portable memory medium. | 04-29-2010 |
20100222895 | ENERGY-SAVING OPERATION OF A HARD-WIRED COMMUNICATION INTERFACE ON A FIELD DEVICE - A field device of process automation technology which includes a hardwire communication interface and a functional unit associated with the communication interface. The functional unit is embodied in such a manner, that it performs sending and/or receiving of digital signals via the communication interface. The field device is embodied in such a manner, that the functional unit is operable in a clocked manner, wherein, in the clocked operation, active time periods, in which the functional unit is activated, alternate with turned-off periods of time, in which the functional unit is switched off. | 09-02-2010 |
20110022190 | SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING USING AN EXTERNAL CALENDARING SERVICE - A building control system incorporating an external calendar service, having a schedule subsystem, a schedule synchronization subsystem connected to the schedule subsystem, and an external calendar configuration subsystem connected to the schedule synchronization subsystem. The schedule subsystem may have a schedule object, a building schedule mechanism for activating different subsystems in a building based on a configuration of a building schedule, and a schedule change mechanism for creating, configuring and/or changing the building schedule. | 01-27-2011 |
20110153033 | APPROACHES FOR SHIFTING A SCHEDULE - An approach for making shifted schedules from a regular or master schedule of a building automation system. Shifted schedules may be obtained by applying shifts to the scheduled-on and scheduled-off periods of the days in the master schedule. One set of shifts may apply uniformly to all days of the week or several sets of different shifts may apply to various days of the week. Special events with certain scheduled-on and scheduled-off periods and assigned to particular days may override the regular scheduled-on and scheduled-off periods of those days. The shifted schedules may also contain special events with their periods shifted. The master schedule may govern the regular operating hours of a building and the shifted schedules may control, for example, HVAC equipment in particular zones, certain employee areas, parking lot lights, and so on. Changes to the master schedule may be applied as updates to the shifted schedules. | 06-23-2011 |
20120029660 | SPRINKLER CONTROLLER WITH DIAL POSITION FOR EACH FUNCTION AND PROGRAM CONTENT DISPLAY POSITION - A controller for use in an irrigation system includes a selector, an indicator associated with the selector for identifying parameters selected to be set for use in controlling the irrigation system, indicia positioned on a top surface of the controller which cooperate with the selector to indicate the parameter being selected and a display for displaying information regarding the selected parameters; wherein the indicator includes a program display position for displaying information regarding all parameters related to a selected program of operation of the controller. | 02-02-2012 |
20120232678 | SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING USING AN EXTERNAL CALENDARING SERVICE - A building control system incorporating an external calendar service, having a schedule subsystem, a schedule synchronization subsystem connected to the schedule subsystem, and an external calendar configuration subsystem connected to the schedule synchronization subsystem. The schedule subsystem may have a schedule object, a building schedule mechanism for activating different subsystems in a building based on a configuration of a building schedule, and a schedule change mechanism for creating, configuring and/or changing the building schedule. | 09-13-2012 |
20120310374 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEHAVIORISTIC-FORMAT CODING OF QUALITATIVE ANALOG DATA/DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATION PROTOCOL - A coding apparatus provided as a dedicated coding unit which enables digital presentation of analog process data, such as temperature, voltage, current, pressure, speed, velocity, radiation, vibration, and noise. The individual data controller feeding the coding unit operates based on a digital Discrete Economic Modulation (DEM) principle, which is a general method introduced for averaging within a special behavioristic control loop and provides coherent, flexible data for monitoring, on-line decision making and discrete optimization using classic procedures such as regression and the simplex method. The raw data input is converted in accordance with the DEM method, averaged four times a day, to provide four mean numbers per calendar day or one number a day for each 6-hour data file, as four time history files for coherent and flexible analysis without time lag and PC-oriented processing, as a standard protocol model for data highway networks. | 12-06-2012 |
20140058537 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Controlling Devices - Methods, systems, and products describe cloud-based automation of home and industrial programmable controllers. A server executes a packet generation application for controlling an output device. The server then sends a package of commands to a programmable controller. Each command is executed according to date and time to control the output device. Because the packet generation application is cloud-based, different programs may be offered by competing vendors. The programmable controller may thus be agnostic to the packet generation application. The marketplace may thus develop a variety of server-based packet generation applications, each with different features, for controlling the output device. | 02-27-2014 |