| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340425100 | REPEATER IN UNSPECIFIED TYPE COMMUNICATIONS LINE OR CHANNEL (E.G., RELAY STATION) | 7 |
| 20090040031 | SIGNAL RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM AND OPERATION SYSTEM - A signal relay device, a communication network system and an operation system include: a standardized logic interface conversion unit for judging a control system type or a device type and converting a signal to a signal appropriate for a communication network; or a device side logic interface conversion unit for converting a signal from the communication network to a signal appropriate for the control system type or the device type. An operation monitoring station includes a advanced control block for the control system or the device and transmits a control signal to the communication network. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100194548 | DOWNTIME MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring and facilitating a process, through the use of wirelessly-linked, portable signal units. The signal units have one or more signal lights, and can be placed adjacent to process stations. When a signal light is actuated by operator input at one or more of the process stations, the lights at all of the other process stations also are illuminated in a recognizable pattern to enhance visibility and identification at a glance as to which process station needs attention. Signal units also can function as repeaters to facilitate communication and operation. Designation of certain signal units as repeaters and optimization of communication between signal units is automatically carried out in accordance with one or more optimization approaches. In an embodiment, a time-based record of operation of the signal lights is provided for process monitoring and improvement. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110309921 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A communication apparatus for transmitting data to a data accumulation apparatus via a relay apparatus detects, by communication with the relay apparatus, which is the relay function used by the relay apparatus to operate, a proxy relay function of temporarily holding and proxy-transmitting the data and a transparent relay function of transparently transmitting the data without holding. The communication apparatus transmits the data based on the detected relay function. When the data is being transmitted using the relay apparatus operating by the transparent relay function, and a disconnection notification representing disconnection of communication between the relay apparatus and the data accumulation apparatus is received from the relay apparatus, the data transmission is immediately stopped. When the data is being transmitted using the relay apparatus operating by the proxy relay function, the data transmission is continued. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120268256 | CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION AMONG MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS - A communication control method and system for controlling communication among multiple industrial control systems connected via a network. The communication control system includes: a communication relay apparatus for relaying communication between at least two of multiple industrial control systems; a monitoring section for monitoring the multiple industrial control systems; and a control section for switching, if the monitoring section detects an anomaly from at least one of the multiple industrial control systems, communication between an industrial control system detected with an anomaly and a second industrial control system so that the communication is performed via the communication relay apparatus. | 10-25-2012 |
| 340425200 | Power control | 3 |
| 20090184810 | CONFORMAL REPEATER UNIT - A signal repeater for receiving and re-transmitting signals from environmental transducers and the like, and for mechanically and electrically cooperating with existing electrically powered fixtures. More particularly, the present invention includes a housing unit for mechanically and electrically coupling to the powered fixture, a transceiver unit, and a first power supply electrically connected to the transceiver circuit and housed by the housing unit. The repeater is adapted to maintain the functionality of the fixture. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100079265 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - While ECUs are connected with a distribution apparatus via a communication line, each of the ECUs sends status notification representing own status to the distribution apparatus. The distribution apparatus creates status information representing status of the ECUs in accordance with status notifications received from the ECUs connected with the distribution apparatus. This status information is sent to other distribution apparatuses together with data for synchronizing a database. The other ECUs perform similar operations to those of the ECUs, while the other distribution apparatuses perform similar operations to those of the distribution apparatus. Therefore, each of the distribution apparatuses can recognize the status of all the ECUs. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110121955 | Energy-saving Control Circuit - This invention related to a kind of energy-saving control circuit connected between the electrical appliance and commercial power for turning on and off the power supply of the electrical appliances, said energy-saving control circuit comprises a relay control circuit for connecting and disconnecting the power supply of the electrical appliance; a main control module; a power conversion module; a circuit for collecting working current signals; said energy-saving control circuit further features: comprising at least a remote induction circuit at least provided with features of induction and receiving of remote signals, said remote induction circuit is connected to the main control module, said main control module, after said remote induction circuit received remote signals, will export control signals to the relay control circuit for connecting the power supply of the electrical appliance. Compared with existing technologies, the user only needs to approach the external micro induction transmitter for human body to “arouse” the energy-saving control circuit, and then the this electrical appliance can be turned on, which complies with the habit of most users. | 05-26-2011 |
