| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 700003000 | Master-slave | 69 |
| 20080208366 | Communication System Comprising a Controller System and a Master Control Means Connected Via a Multipole Connection Means - A communication system comprising a controller system, a master control means ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080221707 | CONTROL AND MONITOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A master station has a master-station transmission circuit that extracts a serial monitor signal so as to convert a control data signal into monitor data by changing a duty ratio of negative and positive voltage-level periods, converting the control signal into a serial pulsing voltage signal, transmitting a monitor data signal that is superimposed on the serial pulsing voltage signal, and detecting the presence or absence of a signal of a current that flows during the negative and positive voltage-level periods. A plurality of slave stations respectively have a slave-station transmission circuit that identifies a duty ratio of the positive and negative voltage-level periods relative to each serial pulsing voltage signal, that extracts a control data signal so as to output the data to a controllable unit of the slave station. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080228289 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MACRO COMMAND AND INPUTTING MACRO COMMAND - Disclosed is provided an apparatus and a method for operating a macro command and inputting a macro command, wherein the apparatus including a storing unit storing control signals received from a control device for selecting of a menu item of a host device, a creating unit creating the macro command combined with the control signals, and an executing unit reading the macro command and executing functions corresponding to the respective menu item of the host device according to a combination sequence of the control signals included in the read macro command. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080262638 | Apparatus and Method to Integrate Hardware Adapter Diagnostics with a Host OS Diagnostics Through Signaling - The present invention provides a system and method for controlling diagnostic functions on a remote device. The system includes a host, and a network adapter in communication with the host. The system performs a method comprising receiving a diagnostic signal from the host device on the remote device, associating the diagnostic signal with a diagnostic state of the remote device, and performing a diagnostic function indicated by the diagnostic signal. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090076628 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO UPGRADE AND PROVIDE CONTROL REDUNDANCY IN PROCESS PLANTS - Methods and apparatus to upgrade and provide control redundancy in process plants are disclosed. An example disclosed method to upgrade software for a control device of a process control system comprises instantiating a replacement component of the software, copying state data from an existing component to the replacement component, and changing the replacement component to an active mode when a first state of the replacement component matches a second state of the existing component. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090076629 | Field bus distribution unit - A field bus distribution unit (VE) designed for use in process automation technology involving several field devices. The unit is equipped with a microcontroller μC, which is connected to the field bus (FB) and transmits device-specific information of the field devices that are connected to a field bus distribution unit (VE). | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090082879 | TRANSFERABLE INTELLIGENT CONTROL DEVICE - An integrated intelligent system includes a first intelligent electronic device, a second intelligent electronic device, a transferable intelligent control device (TICD) and a cross product bus. The first intelligent electronic device performs a first function and the second intelligent electronic device performs a second function. The cross product bus couples the first intelligent electronic device to the transferable intelligent control device. The TICD partially controls behaviors of the intelligent electronic device by sending commands over the cross product bus to the first intelligent electronic device and the TICD partially controls behaviors of the second intelligent electronic device to perform the second function. The TICD is first attached to the first intelligent electronic device to partially control the behaviors of the first electronic device, then detached from the first electronic device, and then attached to the second intelligent electronic device to perform the second function. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090088869 | Sample processing apparatus and data processing apparatus - A sample processing apparatus, comprising: a sample processing unit for processing a sample, wherein the sample processing unit comprises an operating device for processing a sample, a drive circuit for driving the operating device, and a first communication part which is configured so as to be capable of external communication; and a data processing unit for processing data output from the sample processing unit, wherein the data processing unit comprises a processor for generating control data for controlling the operating device, and a second communication part which is configured so as to be capable of communicating with the first communication part for transmitting the control data generated by the processor to the first communication part, wherein the drive circuit is configured so as to drive the operating device based on the control data received by the first communication part, is disclosed. A data processing apparatus is also disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090112333 | SMART INFUSION PUMP - An apparatus for delivering a fluid to a patient is provided. The apparatus includes an infusion pump for delivering the fluid, a control unit electrically connected to the infusion pump, a display operatively connected to the control unit, a communications interface operatively connected to the control unit and adapted for wireless communication, and an RFID reader operatively connected to the control unit. The control unit is configured for reading an RFID tag associated with an infusate container containing the fluid and reading an RFID tag associated with the patient. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090171472 | SAFETY MASTER - A safety master configured to communicate with a plurality of safety slaves over a safety field network or with a plurality of safety local I/O units connected by a safety back plane bus of the safety master, wherein each of the plurality of safety slaves and safety local I/O units allow connection to safety I/O devices in a plurality of cell equipment, and wherein the safety master receives a status signal indicating a “safe state” or an “unsafe state” related to cell equipment from each of the corresponding plurality of safety slaves or safety local I/O units, and controls operation/stop of cell equipment by executing an interlock operation program with the received status signal as an input to output an operation instruction signal. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171473 | STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE SYSTEM CONTROL APPARATUS - A storage system includes a housing, a cooling unit cooling the interior of the housing, and a plurality of control units adapted to control the cooling unit. The control units each include a mount state acquisition unit acquiring a mount state of the control unit in the housing, an operation state acquisition unit acquiring an operation state of the cooling unit, and a determining unit determining a provisional main control unit, from among the plurality of control units, that is operable to control the entire cooling unit based on information acquired from the mount state acquisition unit and the operation state acquisition unit. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171474 | METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERY AND REGISTRATION OF CONTROLLED DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-DESCRIBING MODULES - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for the discovery and registration of controlled devices associated with self-describing Modules in a control system are provided. A controlled device associated with a self-describing module is coupled with a master controller on which the self-describing module is installed. A remote monitoring system is communicatively coupled with the master controller, and a remote monitoring system agent is installed on the master controller. The agent discovers a Module associated with the controlled device and queries the Module for a version thereof. The agent then evaluates whether the Module is self-describing. In the event the Module is self-describing, the agent requests a run-time capabilities object from the Module and registers the controlled device with the remote monitoring system according to the capabilities object. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090171475 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF SELF-DESCRIBING CONTROLLED DEVICE MODULES IN A CONTROL SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for configuring a controlled device in a control system are provided. A self-describing device Module associated with a controlled device provides capabilities of a controlled device both at runtime and before installation. The controlled device Module includes a capabilities component that, when queried, provides a description of the controlled device's capabilities both as a capabilities object that can be queried at runtime and in a self-describing capabilities file implemented in an XML format prior to operational configuration of the Module or controlled device. The Module is configured to generate its runtime capabilities object and self-describing capabilities file. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090222106 | Automation system and method for operating such an automation system - An automation system with a plurality of communicatively connected automation devices is disclosed. One of the connected automations devices serves as a domain controller and holds centrally in a memory data required for operation for the automation system and the automation devices. Hitherto frequently occurring multiple storage of such data is eliminated, the data is available at a central location for access by all the automation devices, and the domain controller, as a central data server, ensures consistency of the data administered and provided by it, which also permits access optimizations, such as e.g. device-, access- or structure-dependent temporary storage strategies. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090271001 | BACnet Protocol MS/TP Automatic MAC Addressing - A Building Automation System (BAS) includes at least one Direct Digital Control (DDC) controller operating as a BACnet MS/TP master considered to be an “Anchor”. The Anchor operates an algorithm or method which automatically assigns BACnet Protocol MS/TP Media Access Control (MAC) addresses to other BAS components (considered Nomads) being installed into the network. The Anchor gathers MAC addresses existing on the MS/TP network, and issues an available MAC Pool Announcement. Each Nomad randomly picks a temporary MAC address. When the Anchor verifies singular communication at the temporary MAC address, the Anchor assigns a permanent MAC address to the Nomad, which can later be locked into flash memory. Using the preferred algorithm and method, Nomad devices are automatically assigned unused MAC addresses to join the MS/TP network in a non-conflicting, orderly way, with all communications occurring within the confines of BACnet MS/TP Protocol. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271002 | System and Method for Remotely Controlling Electronic Devices - A system and method for monitoring and controlling electric devices and electronic devices connected to an automation system in a first location from a different and remote location. The system can include at least one electric or electronic device connected to an automation system, the automation system being communicatively linked to a computer. The computer can be connected to a server via a communications network. An access device can be used by a user to submit control instructions for the electric or electronic device to the server via the communications network. The server can transmit the control instructions to the computer, which can use control software to translate the control instructions into a form that is readable by the automation system, thereby controlling one or more features of the electric or electronic device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090287318 | CONFIGURATION AND DISPLAY MODULE FOR BUS-NETWORKED STATIONS - A system for configuring slave stations connected to a bus configured to have a predefined number of slave stations connected thereto includes at least one master station, and a configuration module connected to the bus and configured to receive a query from the master station at a beginning of a configuration process. The configuration module is configured to provide information corresponding to a configuration of the slave stations connected to the bus. The configuration module has a plurality of mechanical setting devices, a number of the mechanical setting devices corresponding to the predefined number of slave stations connectable to the bus. Respective positions of the mechanical setting devices indicate a sequence of the slave stations connected to the bus. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090326678 | MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL WITH VARIABLE TRAJECTORY SHARING - One or more techniques are provided for the sharing of variable trajectories between multiple controllers in a control system. In general, the present technique is based upon the sharing of predicted desired variable trajectories between multiple controllers requiring a common input variable. In one embodiment, a common input variable is shared between two controllers, wherein one controller is tuned to have dominant control with regard to the shared variable. Each controller determines and communicates their own desired trajectory for the shared variable to the other controller and in doing so, the constraints associated with each controller are shared and honored by the other controller. Based on the communicated trajectories, the dominant controller may exercise control over the shared variable, thus improving overall process control. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100030345 | Lockout and monitoring system with SIL3 safety rating and method for lockout and monitoring - Lockout and monitoring system with SIL3 safety rating and method for lockout and monitoring of conveyor or any distributed plant are provided where pulse width modulation and amplitude modulation are used for communication between field devices (such as remote isolation switches deployed at various locations of a conveyor belt) and a central controller, and for indication of the device location. A fail safe redundant switching system for control circuit with additional transmitter and receiver modules are provided in combination with the means for accurate indication of switch location to achieve SIL 3 rating. The ability to provide control (analogue and digital outputs) for a distributed plant, for example along the length of a conveyor, is advantageously achieved, particularly when the control outputs are line powered by means of a field bus system that provides both power and signaling on the same network. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100082117 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER WITH COORDINATION OF NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS USING GLOBAL CLOCK - An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchronization information passed along the network. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100114333 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - When a read command is sent from a command device to a communication control apparatus, a communication program refers to a PLC address table and cites a PLC address, including a communication protocol of the PLC identified by the read command. The communication program translates the read command using a protocol translation table and transmits the translated read command to the PLC. The communication program translates data read from the PLC using the protocol translation table, and stores the translated data in a tag file. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100114334 | Method and device for accessing a functional module of automation sytem - The present invention proposes a method for accessing a functional module ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100125343 | Complex Servo Control System - A complex servo control system includes a host control end, a servo master controller, and a plurality of servo streams. The host control end sends control commands, and the servo master controller receives the control commands to generate corresponding control signals. Each control signal includes an identification code and a setting value. The servo streams are electrically connected to the servo master controller in parallel. Each of the servo streams includes a plurality of servos and each of the servos has a given an identification code. The servo master controller sends the control signals to one of the servo streams according to the identification code carried by the control signals, and the control signals are then received and sent downwards in sequence by the servos of the servo stream. When the identification code carried by control signals match the given identification code of one of the servo, the servo having the identification code activates according the setting value. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100145475 | BUILDING APPLIANCE CONTROLLER WITH SAFETY FEATURE - A building appliance controller is disclosed that includes a safety feature. In one illustrative embodiment, the building appliance controller may include a controller and a safety element. In some cases, the controller may include a control panel configured to provide an interface, and one or more option cards configured to communicate with the control panel via the interface and to provide additional functionality to the appliance controller. The safety element may include a first relay or other switching element that is configured to selectively pass power to the building appliance. In some illustrative embodiments, when an unsafe operating condition is detected by the control panel and/or the one or more option cards, the control panel and/or the one or more option cards may open the first relay of the safety element to cut off power to the building appliance. In some cases, a safety key may be passed between the control panel and the one or more option cards to help verify the safe operation of the building appliance. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100211190 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, MASTER DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE - There is provided a control system comprising: a master device that includes: a first transmission section that transmits, to a plurality of slave devices connected thereto through a network, a control command for the slave devices to control a device to be controlled and a flag that have two or more values; and a second transmission section that transmits, to the plurality of slave devices, a control start command for the slave devices to simultaneously start performing control based on the control command transmitted by the first transmission section, and a slave device that includes: a reception section that receives the control command and flag transmitted from the master device; a control command storage section that stores the control command received by the reception section in a storage section in the case where the flag received by the reception section has a specified value; and a first control start section that receives the control start command transmitted from the master device and starts performing control of the device to be controlled based on the control command stored in the storage section using the control start command as a trigger. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100217406 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE MACHINERY CONTROLLER AND MONITOR - A system is provided herein for remotely controlling and monitoring machinery, the machinery having a control network for control thereof, one or more switches coupled to the control network for controlling the machinery via the control network. The system includes a controller hardwired coupled to the control network of the machinery. The controller is configured to control the machinery via the control network separately from the switches, and the controller is configured to monitor operation of the machinery. In addition, the system includes an arrangement for receiving signals for controlling the controller from a remote location and an arrangement for transmitting, to a remote location, information collected by the controller resulting from the controller monitoring operation of the machinery. Advantageously, with the subject invention, the system can control and monitor machinery from remote locations directly. In the event of faults or failures, corrective action may be taken using the subject invention. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100234968 | SAFETY CONTROL DEVICE - To obtain a safety control device capable of shortening a response time without using a high-speed CPU, command judging units judge whether an output command that has been input is an ON command or an OFF command; comparing units transmit a judgment result of their command judging units to each other and compare the judgment results of the command judging units with each other. Output units output an output signal to turn off a switch if the judgment result of the command judging units is the OFF command or if the comparison result of the comparing units indicates disagreement. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100249951 | Method and Apparatus for Synchronizing Configuration Changes Across Multiple Components of an Industrial Control System - An industrial control system includes an industrial controller and a series of bridge devices logically connected in a cascaded arrangement to facilitate data communication between the industrial controller and an I/O device. The control system further includes a programming interface connected to the industrial controller to provide modifications to the program and component configuration. Modifications are provided to the controller and to the bridge devices across the network in a multiphase operation that includes a first operation that cascades the modifications from the industrial controller and to the bridge devices, and a second operation that cascades a apply command to the industrial controller and to the bridge devices instructing the industrial controller and the bridge devices to update the configuration of each of the devices based on the modifications provided in the first phase only upon acknowledgement that the industrial controller and each of the bridge devices has accepted the modifications. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100262262 | Contents Recording System, Contents Recording Control Method, and Recording Medium Having Contents Recording Control Program Recorded Thereon - In order to synchronize the timings at which a plurality of IC recorders start recording contents, a contents recording system including a plurality of IC recorders includes first and second preparation portions to allow all of the plurality of IC recorders to make transition to a standby state in which contents can be recorded immediately, a detection portion to detect a state of each of the plurality of IC recorders, and a start control portion to allow the plurality of IC recorders to record, on condition that all of the plurality of IC recorders make transition to the standby state. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100292808 | Method For Reducing Quiescent Power Draw And Machine Using Same - A machine includes a master electronic control module and at least one secondary electronic control module. A method of operating the machine includes steps of determining whether preconditions are satisfied for changing the master electronic control module from an operating state to a low power state, and determining whether preconditions are satisfied for changing the secondary electronic control module from an operating state to a power off state by opening a power supply circuit. The method also includes steps of changing the secondary electronic control module from the operating state to the power off state, and changing the master electronic control module from the operating state to the low power state. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100298955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING DATA FROM AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER - A system for storing data from an industrial control system having an industrial controller including a communication module and first memory containing data for controlling an industrial process is provided. The system comprises a computer separate from the industrial controller and having a second memory and an application for automatically accessing the data from the first memory of the industrial controller via the communication module and storing the data on the second memory. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110004324 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE POWER GRIDS USING DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - A method of automatically identifying whether intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in a power monitoring system are in multiple electrical grids. A controller sends an instruction to each IED in a predetermined time sequence such that each IED receives the instruction at a different time, commanding each IED to begin logging variation data indicative of frequency variations in a current/voltage signal monitored by the IED and to send the variation data to the controller and an associated cycle count of a point in the current/voltage signal. The controller receives the variation data and associated cycle count and determines a peak correlation using a data alignment algorithm on IED pair combinations. If the IEDs are on the same electrical grid, the peak correlations should occur at cycle count offsets that match the order that the IEDs received the instruction. Any discrepancies in the expected order of peak correlations are flagged, and the corresponding IEDs are determined to be on different grids. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110022186 | DISTRIBUTED INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controllers. The first controller outputs and inputs signals over a first communication path, and the second controller outputs and inputs signals over a second communication path. The first and second controllers output signals based on input signals received over the first and second communication paths, respectively, and also based on stored control data. A plurality of input/output modules are provided. Each of the input/output modules has first and second slave controllers. The first slave controller of each of the input/output modules inputs and outputs signals over the first communication path to the first controller, and the second slave controller outputs and inputs signals over the second communication path. Each of the first slave controllers outputs and inputs signals to and from a first input/output circuit, and each of the second slave controllers outputs and inputs signals to and from a second input/output circuit. Each of the input/output modules also includes a combiner circuit. At least some of the input control signals for controlling the system are generated by the combiner circuit of each input/output module based on signals output from both the first and second input/output circuits. The output control signals for controlling the system are generated based on output status/control signals from the system that are coupled to each of the first and second input/output circuits of the input/output modules. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110112658 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, NETWORK SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a control apparatus and the like capable of performing exclusive control in a network without adding a new configuration to an existing apparatus to be controlled and, even in the case where the apparatus to be controlled or the like drops from the network, capable of maintaining and continuing the original exclusive control state. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110130848 | Associating And Evaluating Status Information For A Primary Input Parameter Value From A Profibus Device - A method and system are disclosed for managing Profibus device information in a distributed control system. After receiving input parameter data originating from a Profibus device message, the I/O module assembly performs steps for processing, maintaining and providing the input parameter data to a requesting control processor. The processing step includes extracting input parameter values from a received Profibus device message. The extracted input parameters are then deposited in a repository on the I/O module assembly, such that for a primary input parameter, the I/O module assembly stores at least: ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110184533 | CONTROL NETWORK SYSTEM, MASTER APPARATUS, CONTROL DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A control computer as a master apparatus in a control network system includes a packet generation unit. The packet generation unit: selects a control command for writing a data from among packet generation information; references the packet generation information for each of the selected control command; and includes a data for write which is read from an address in a storage section corresponding to the each control command, in a control packet to generate the control packet. A communication unit transmits the generated control packet to a controlled object as a slave device. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110270417 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a control system includes a first controller, a second controller, and a network connector. The network connector is configured to network-connect the first controller and the second controller. The first controller is configured to designate an activation mode of the second controller. The second controller is configured to be activated based on firmware corresponding to the activation mode. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110313546 | OPERATION AND OBSERVATION APPARATUS - An operation and observation apparatus which supervises and manages a server equipped with at least one main controller and a plurality of sub-controllers each for controlling a process, the sub-controllers being managed by the main controller, has a view definer for defining a plurality of views by selecting a parameter desired by a user to be operated and observed from a list-and-display screen of all parameters registered on the server, the parameters each belonging to a layer of or below the main controller, a user assignor for assigning every user the defined plural views, and a view registerer for registering each of the views assigned to every user on the list-and-display screen as an imaginary controller. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120059489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION HANDSHAKING BETWEEN PROCESSORS - System and method for handshaking between first and second processors via a single wire connecting a first pin of the first processor and a second pin of the second processor are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises the first processor disabling an interrupt function on the first pin; and, subsequent to the disabling, interrupting the second processor by driving the first pin to a first logic level and then releasing the first pin to a second logic level. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120083902 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN MASTER AND SLAVE DEVICES - A communication system includes: a master control device capable of being coupled with a conductive communications pathway of a group of conductive pathways, the master control device including a signal modulator configured to transmit a power signal and a command signal along the communications pathway by modulating an electric current supplied by a power source joined with the group of conductive pathways; and a load module capable of being coupled with the communications pathway in series with the master control device and of being coupled with a slave device, the load module configured to receive the power signal and the command signal from the master control device along the communications pathway, wherein the power signal activates the load module and the command signal directs the load module to control the slave device and to cause the slave device to take an action. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120123561 | CUSTOMIZED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES USING REMOTE DEVICE - A remote device having an electrical appliance control function and an electrical appliance control system are provided. The remote device includes an appliance communication module for communicating with an electrical appliance which is used by a user inside or outside home using power; a network communication module for supporting communication with outside to obtain user set optimal control data which controls the electrical appliance to operate in some other mode than an operation mode basically provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance; and a control part for controlling the electrical appliance based on the user set optimal control data. Hence, user's convenience can be promoted by allowing the user to control the electrical appliance on the optimal condition. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120143353 | MASTER OPERATION INPUT DEVICE AND MASTER-SLAVE MANIPULATOR - A master operation input device operates a slave manipulator provided with joints adapted to multiple degrees of freedom. The master operation input device includes a grip portion and a first operation portion. The grip portion is variable in position and orientation while being gripped by an operator. The grip portion is configured to give command values regarding the position and orientation of a distal end of the slave manipulator in accordance with the variation in position and orientation. The distal end is the farthest end when the slave manipulator is viewed from a fixed end thereof. The first operation portion is located to be operable by a fingertip of the operator when the grip portion is gripped. The first operation portion is operable independently of the grip portion. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120245708 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DYNAMIC DEVICE DISCOVERY FOR SERVERS BINDING TO MULTIPLE MASTERS - A system that facilitate broadcast of a device discovery beacon by a dynamic physical device wishing to bind to one or more control systems are provided. If the dynamic physical device comprises of server that is configured to bind to multiple master controllers, the dynamic physical device may include a device Type Flag and set the value of the device Type Flag to indicate the dynamic physical device comprises a server. On detection of the beacon, a master controller evaluates the device Type Flag if it is present in the device discovery beacon. If the device Type Flag is present and indicates the dynamic physical device comprise a server which may bind to multiple master controllers, the master controller may automatically load a device Module for the dynamic physical device and commence commutations with the dynamic physical device with no manual intervention. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130096696 | Method for operation of a control network, and a control network - A method for operating a control network includes a first control computer, a second redundant control computer and a plurality of data-processing appliances, wherein a connection between the computers and the appliances is provided by a redundant and diverse heartbeat. The connection between the computers is checked before operating the control network. If a test result is positive, a master function is assigned to the first computer. If the test result is negative, both computers connect the appliances to themselves in a defined sequence. When a predetermined number of appliances are connected to the first computer, the computer takes over a master function and the second computer takes over a standby function, or, when a number, which is less than the predetermined number, of appliances are connected to each of the two computers, a signal is produced which signals a fault state of the control network. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130274897 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND BUS SYSTEM OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD - A method operates an onboard power supply system in a motor vehicle. The onboard power supply system has a master controller and a slave controller, in which the master controller communicates with the slave controller via a subsidiary bus system and a further onboard power supply system component via a main bus system. Present requests are received in the slave controller and in response to the present requests, performing one of: putting the slave controller into an operating mode and switching the master controller to a transmission mode, in which the master controller coordinates communication between the slave controller and the onboard power supply system component; or putting the slave controller into a sleep mode and switching the master controller to an undertaking mode, in which the master controller responds to queries from the onboard power supply system component to the slave controller. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130297042 | CAN BUS COMMERCIAL APPLIANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - One or more commercial appliances for handling food and/or one of more subsystems of commercial appliances for handling food are linked to a master controller for controlling the operation of the commercial appliance(s) and/or its subsystem(s) via one or more CAN modules and a CAN bus. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297043 | CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS RECONFIGURABLE DURING OPERATION, AND METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a control system that is reconfigurable during operation, and a method therefor. The control system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a master controller which generates a bit stream, including reconfiguration information, according to the command of a user. The first slave controller comprises: a first dynamic reconfiguration module, which is a field programmable gate array (FPGA) reconfigured according to the reconfiguration information, and which calculates a control value; a static reconfiguration module which is an FPGA controlling the operation of a target apparatus according to the control value; and a control unit reconfiguring one or more of the first dynamic reconfiguration module and the static reconfiguration module according to the reconfiguration information. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140025185 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR COMMUNICATION WITH I/O UNITS - A numerical controller is chain-connected with a plurality of I/O units so that it transmits DI/DO signals to and receives DI/DO signals from the I/O units by master-slave communication. The numerical controller counts signals generated by a timer circuit up to a predetermined number and sets, from among the plurality of I/O units, an I/O unit with which transfer of the DI/DO signals is to be performed for each count value. The DI/DO signals of the set I/O units are transferred according to the count value. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140058533 | Method for Operating a Redundant Automation System - A method for operating a redundant automation system provided with a first subsystem and a second subsystem, wherein one of the subsystems is operated as a master (M) and the other subsystem is operated as a slave (S), the subsystems (M, S) are provided with transmission and reception tasks to transmit and receive messages, and wherein messages are also interchanged with program path synchronization within the scope of a temporally asynchronous run through a program path in the master and the slave. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140121785 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARAMETERIZING FIELD DEVICES OF AN AUTOMATION OR CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for parameterizing field devices of an automation or control system includes a higher-ranking unit, which is connected via a first communication link based on a first field bus protocol to a communication interface module. The module is connected via a second communication link based on a second field bus protocol to at least one field device. In the higher-ranking unit, sub-blocks are generated and stored from a data structure for configuring the field device that is stored in a device description file for the field device. A first network service transmits the parameters of the field device from the higher-ranking unit via the first communication link into a first functionality of the module that operates as a slave function. A further functionality integrated into the module evaluates parameters of the field device that are stored in sub blocks and combines the parameters to form a single configuration block. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140142723 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM - An automatic control system synchronizes and controls a control target while preventing unnecessary signal processing. The system includes a slave station that is connected to the control target, a master station that is connected to a control unit for controlling the control target, a contact point information collection and distribution device that collects and distributes a series of contact point information communicated at a predetermined communication cycle, and communication lines connecting between the master and slave stations via the contact point information collection and distribution device. The contact point information collection and distribution device collects and distributes the series of contact point information in synchronization with all the communication lines under the control of the control unit. The control unit compares the collected contact point information with past contact point information and assumes as true in a case of matching, and controls by true contact point information. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140148920 | AUTOMATION DEVICE - An automation device includes a master module, and a slave unit having a slave modules, where an IM module of the slave modules of the slave unit is connected to the master module via a bus, where each of the modules is parameterizable using a message transmitted to the IM module by the master module, the message includes a data area for each of the slave modules for parameterization of each of the slave modules, and the message includes a data area for each slave module for its parameterization, wherein at least one default parameter data record is stored in at least one of the slave modules, and wherein a data record index, which is stored in that data area of the message which is provided for the at least one slave module is provided for accessing the at least one default parameter data record. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140195010 | MECHANICAL TELEOPERATED DEVICE FOR REMOTE MANIPULATION - A mechanical teleoperated device for remote manipulation includes a slave unit having a number of slave links interconnected by a plurality of slave joints; an end-effector connected to the slave unit; a master unit having a corresponding number of master links interconnected by a plurality of master joints; and a handle connected to a distal end of the master unit. The device further includes first device arranged to kinematically connect the slave unit with the master unit, second device arranged to kinematically connect the end-effector with the handle, and a mechanical constraint device configured to ensure that one master link of the master unit is guided along its longitudinal axis so that the corresponding slave link of the slave unit always translates along a virtual axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the guided master link in the vicinity of the remote manipulation when the mechanical teleoperated device is operated. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140257524 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONTAINER DATA CENTERS - A system for controlling container data centers (CDCs) includes a number of CDC groups, a number of slave monitoring systems, and a master monitoring system. Each CDC group includes a number of CDCs. Each slave monitoring system is connected to the CDCs of one CDC group via a network. Each slave monitoring system receives and processes data transmitted from the CDCs connected to the slave monitoring system, and transmits the processed data to the master monitoring system via the network. The master monitoring system receives the processed data from the slave monitoring systems, responds to user input to receive settings for controlling operation of the plurality of CDCs, and transmits the settings to the plurality of slave monitoring systems. The slave monitoring system transmit the settings to the CDCs connected to the slave monitoring systems. Each CDC operates according to the settings input by the user. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140277590 | OVERFLOW DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN STATE MACHINE ENGINES - State machine engines are disclosed, including those having an inter-rank bus control system, which may include a register. The state machine engine may include a plurality of configurable elements, such that each of the plurality of configurable elements comprises a plurality of memory cells. These cells may analyze data and output a result of the analysis. The IR bus control system may halt a write operation of data to be analyzed by the cells based, at least in part, on one or more conditions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140277591 | Electrical Equipment and Communication Apparatus - A lighting apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit performs master-slave type communication with the communication adaptor, outputs, as a master, a transmission request of a control signal to the communication adaptor which temporarily stores the control signal for controlling the lighting apparatus, transmitted from equipment connected to the network, and receives the control signal transmitted from the communication adaptor in response to the transmission request. The control unit electrically controls the lighting apparatus on the basis of the control signal received by the communication unit | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140358250 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTROL OF AT LEAST ONE APPLIANCE BY AT LEAST ONE OTHER APPLIANCE, APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for the control of at least one so-called slave appliance provided to be controlled by touch, by at least one so-called master appliance including apparatus for commanding, in particular a control pad, the device including a device for transmitting at least one command sent by action on the apparatus for commanding from the at least one master appliance to the at least one slave appliance; a processor provided for interpreting the at least one command thus transmitted and emulating a touch on the slave appliance corresponding to the at least one command. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150039099 | CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a control device capable of reducing power consumption in a control system. The control device includes a master control unit and at least one slave control unit that is connected to the master control unit via a communication line. The master control unit includes a circuit for, upon completion of data transmission from the slave control unit via an uplink, transmitting an instruction for deactivating the uplink to the slave control unit via a downlink, as well as a circuit for, in order to obtain data from the slave control unit, transmitting an instruction for activating the uplink to the slave control unit via the downlink. The slave control unit includes a circuit for keeping the downlink active, and for activating/deactivating the uplink in accordance with an instruction from the master control unit transmitted via the downlink. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150066157 | Parallel Processing with Cooperative Multitasking - Multiple parallel slave processes and a master process are assigned to a node executing an operating system such that the operating system maintains a ready queue comprising a list of one or more processes that are ready to be executed by at least one processing core. A parallel slave process takes an action that causes the operating system to keep the parallel slave process out of the ready queue. Based on receiving an indication that the parallel slave process is to be kept out of the ready queue, the master process sets the parallel slave process to a blocking state, selects a second parallel slave process that is in a runnable state but is currently kept from being in the ready queue, and takes an action that causes the operating system to add the parallel slave process that is in the runnable state to the ready queue. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AND RECOMMENDING DEVICE ACTION USING USER CONTEXT - A method of controlling another device by a gateway device is provided. The method includes recording, if user operation information for an operation of a device is received from an user device, device state information received from a device group during a recording period, determining device state information recorded a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time period as common device state information, and generating, if device state information received from the device group matches the common device state information, a request for executing the operation corresponding to the user operation information to the device. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150134082 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A method for operating an automation system provided with a first subsystem and a second subsystem which each process a control program in order to control a technical process, one of these subsystems operating as a master and the other subsystem operating as a slave, wherein measures are provided which make it possible to provide diagnostic and/or test data for diagnostic and/or test measures during control operation, in which case it is not necessary to dispense with a breakpoint function. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150362903 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING CONTROL DEVICE - A control device and method of operating the same allows a restore process to be carried out as far as possible for a slave device connected thereto via a network even when the data in the slave device changes from the time the data was created. The control device includes a storage unit that stores device configuration information and setup information; and a processing unit configured to execute a restore process using data including the setup information. When executing the restore process, the processing unit reads the aforementioned device configuration information and identifies a slave device included in the data and listed in the device configuration information read as having an active network connection, or a slave device that exists on the network, and executes the restore process using the setup information corresponding to the identified slave device. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160018797 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING PROXY LIMITS TO SUPPORT CASCADED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL (MPC) - A method includes receiving, at a master model predictive control (MPC) controller from a slave MPC controller, information indicating to what extent the slave MPC controller is able to change multiple manipulated variables in each of multiple directions within a variable space without violating process variable constraints of the slave MPC controller. The method also includes estimating a feasibility region associated with the slave MPC controller using the information, where the feasibility region identifies a portion of the variable space in which combinations of manipulated variable values satisfy the process variable constraints. In addition, the method includes performing plantwide optimization at the master MPC controller using the feasibility region, where a solution generated during the plantwide optimization includes one of the combinations of manipulated variable values within the feasibility region. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160041941 | TWO-WIRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS - Disclosed herein are two-wire communication systems and applications thereof. In some embodiments, a slave node transceiver for low latency communication may include upstream transceiver circuitry to receive a first signal transmitted over a two-wire bus from an upstream device and to provide a second signal over the two-wire bus to the upstream device; downstream transceiver circuitry to provide a third signal downstream over the two-wire bus toward a downstream device and to receive a fourth signal over the two-wire bus from the downstream device; and clock circuitry to generate a clock signal at the slave node transceiver based on a preamble of a synchronization control frame in the first signal, wherein timing of the receipt and provision of signals over the two-wire bus by the node transceiver is based on the clock signal. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160091883 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An information processing device collects information on an operating state of a communication system formed of a master device that manages communication over a network and at least one slave device connected to the network and capable of performing communication as instructed by the master device. The master device and the slave device record communication log entries regarding time information and a communication state in accordance with communication processing. The information processing device includes an acquiring section that acquires communication log entries from at least one of the master device and the slave device, a log entry rearranging section that rearranges the acquired communication log entries based on the time information, and a log entry extracting section that extracts, out of the rearranged communication log entries, any communication log entry recorded within a predetermined period of time from occurrence of a communication log entry including communication abnormality information. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160116894 | CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A NETWORK OF CONTROLLERS USING LINKED CAUSE-AND-EFFECT MATRICES - A control system has a master controller having a control program with a primary cause-and-effect matrix defining cause-and-effect relationships between a set of inputs and a set of outputs to control its operation. A number of secondary controllers communicate with the master controller via a network. Each secondary controller has a control program with a secondary cause-and-effect matrix defining cause-and-effect relationships between a set of inputs and a set of outputs to control its operation. Selected inputs/outputs of the cause-and-effect matrices are communicated over the network and linked between the primary and secondary cause-and-effect matrices. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160124412 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND EXTENSION BOARD - A control system, includes a master control device configured to control a first controlled object based on time information output from a first clock unit, and a slave control device connected to the master control device via a network and configured to control a second controlled object different from the first controlled object based on control information transmitted from the master control device and time information output from a second clock unit. The time information of the first clock unit and the time information of the second clock unit are time-synchronized. | 05-05-2016 |
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