| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 700007000 | Including sequence or logic processor | 52 |
| 20080200996 | PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS - A process control apparatus for controlling a control target includes, but is not limited to, first and second control units. The first control unit is designed in a design environment unspecifying any period of disturbance. The first control unit performs a feedback control to the control target by using a setting value of the control target and a measured value of the control target. The first control unit is included in a feedback loop. The second control unit is also included in the feedback loop. The second control unit is designed by using an internal model principle. The second control unit rejects the disturbance, which is applied to the feedback loop, by using the measured value of the control target. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080255680 | MATERIAL RESERVATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating material-driven processing in an industrial controller environment. Various models supported by database objects are provided to automatically and dynamically map inventory systems/processes to control systems/process such as in batch or recipe operations. A material model is provided that tracks to an inventory database and includes such aspects as defining material types and containers to house such materials. An area model maps the material model to possible units and equipment modules to process the materials. These models include phased-based parameters that define amounts of material that flow into and out of a determined area for processing the materials. Before, during and/or after automated manufacturing operations, object binding operations occur between material-based servers associated with an inventory system and batch servers associated with a process-control system. Such binding includes Just-In-Time or on-demand binding at run time, and relates material requirements of a recipe (or batch) to the units and equipment that are available to produce the recipe. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080306613 | SAFETY UNIT, CONTROLLER SYSTEM, CONNECTION METHOD OF CONTROLLERS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE CONTROLLER SYSTEM AND MONITOR METHOD OF THE CONTROLLER SYSTEM - Safety units | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080312754 | System and Method for Command Execution Handling - System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. At least one of the control signals includes priority setting indications relating to at least one of a plurality of levels. At least one controllable unit comprises means for registering the priority indications and for storing a corresponding entry relating to the plurality of command levels. Further, the controllable unit includes means for performing an evaluation based on the stored entries. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080319554 | Real World Object Control In Connected Systems - The invention is directed towards providing control in a first computerised control system of a real world object provided in a second computerised control system that is connected to the first system. The real world object is represented in the second system by an originating container being linked to originating aspects representing data and/or operations of the originating container. Control in the first system is generally accomplished through providing, in the first system, a proxy container corresponding to the originating container in the second system together with aspects corresponding to originating aspects of the originating container and being linked to the proxy container. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090030532 | Method for Operating an Automation System - There is described a method for operating an automation system which comprises at least two measuring modules, each connected to a higher order processing unit in order to communicate therewith. The higher order processing unit is informed of an event that is recorded by one of the at least two measuring modules. The processing unit then informs any available measuring module of the event. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090054997 | Apparatus and method for addressing modules in a system for controlling the release of material - A method includes receiving a token over a token line at a first control module and, in response to receiving the token, receiving a first address. The first control module is configured to control one or more first actuators. The method also includes using the first address for communications over a communication line and identifying a second address. The method further includes providing the token over the token line to a second control module, where the second control module is configured to control one or more second actuators. In addition, the method includes providing the second address to the second control module in response to the second control module receiving the token. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090062930 | System for Transmitting and Remotely Managing Data of a Machine - A system for transmitting and remotely managing data of a machine selected in a group comprising a packaging machine, a wrapping machine, a wood working machine tool, comprises a processing and exchanging data device communicating with a remote processing arrangement through a first communication network, wherein an intermediate processing device is interposed between said processing and exchanging data device and said remote processing arrangement so that transfer of said data between said processing and exchanging data device and said remote processing arrangement is achieved. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090062931 | Appendable System and Devices for Data Acquisition, Analysis and Control - An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090076630 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS - The electronic control apparatus includes at least two microcomputers at least one of which is always supplied with electric power and configured such that, when rewriting of control software of these microcomputers are performed, control software of the microcomputer always supplied with electric power is rewritten after control software of the other microcomputer is rewritten. The electronic control apparatus has a configuration which makes it possible to correctly and reliably rewrite the control software for each of these microcomputers in succession. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090105847 | Instrumentation Control System - In an instrumentation control system in which plural control devices are connected to each other through a network, and transfer of data is performed asynchronously, a reset switch is provided in one of a control device, and when this switch is depressed, an instruction to reset unreliable information in the respective control devices is transmitted to other control devices, the control device having transmitted the instruction and all the other control devices having received the instruction stop the reception of the unreliable information from the network for a definite period, the unreliable informations in the respective control devices are reset, and the unreliable informations in the whole network are reset. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090132058 | Control and Communication System Including an Engineering Unit - A control and communication system including a number of automation units which are adapted to process signals in function plans within the automation unit and which are connected in the same level to a common communication bus for providing a peer-to-peer communication between the automation units, further includes an engineering unit being connected to the communication bus and being adapted to provide functions allowing at least one automation unit to exchange signals to a function plan which is attributed to another automation unit. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132059 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER USING SHARED MEMORY MULTICORE ARCHITECTURE - A multicore processor for industrial control provides for the execution of separate operating systems on the cores under control of one of the cores to tailor the operating system to optimum execution of different applications of industrial control and communication. One core may provide for a reduced instruction set for execution of industrial control programs with the remaining cores providing a general-purpose instruction set. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132060 | FOUNDATION FIELDBUS SIMULATION SYSTEM - A method and system for simulating the control of a process with a controller. The method creates a virtual process scheme having virtual devices connected on a virtual bus, such as a Fieldbus. The virtual scheme also includes process information. The process scheme is stored in a read/write medium and configured for communication access by a controller. The communication configuration uses an actual bus in bus protocol, such as a Fieldbus protocol. The actual bus couples with the virtual bus to replicate actual “real world” communication across the particular bus protocol. The DCS generates and transmits control communication, such as control commands based on data representing the virtual scheme. The virtual scheme data is dynamically updated with an associated Information Handling System to replicate an actual dynamic process. The seamless communication link coupled with the dynamic virtual scheme data simulates process control for the DCS. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090171476 | Control System for Production Machine - A system for controlling cyclic production machines (CPMs) includes a control processor linked to a plurality of controllers. One or more controllers, some of which may also serve as controllers of dispensing and dosing devices feeding the CPM with materials, are coupled to a CPM. An operator interface supporting one or more user stations provides for displaying data to a user. Each controller is linked at least to a timing unit of a respective CPM. One or more sensors whose signals provide indications as to the working parameters of the CPM are further linked to a controller. Gathered signals are temporarily stored in respective controllers to be further transferred to, processed and stored in, the control processor. Working parameters are associated with characteristic profiles and/or statistics to be further stored in the control processor. A user of a CPM may examine the history of a working parameter, the current and/or stored characteristic profiles and statistics; correlate between profiles and/or statistics of different parameters or related to different times. The user may adjust the configuration parameters of the CPM and/or the respective dispensing and dosing devices, such that the current characteristic profile or statistics conform with a pre-stored characteristic profile and/or statistics. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090177289 | BLOCK-ORIENTATED CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING WIRELESS GATEWAY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH WIRELESS FIELD DEVICES - An apparatus in a distributed control system having a network interface and wireless gateway coupled to the network interface. The network interface is configured to communicate with a network. The wireless gateway includes a wireless gateway function block application process configured to map process information between a wireless network having at least one wireless field device and the network. The wireless gateway further includes a wireless network management component configured to manage access to the wireless network and at least one wireless field device function block application process configured to define a resource and input and output process information of the wireless field device. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090198348 | Method and Apparatus for Interconnecting Modules - An industrial process control apparatus and method that includes a number of processors and a number of input/output modules. Each processor is connected to a plurality of the input/output modules by a unidirectional command line. Each input/output module is connected to a plurality of the processors by a unidirectional response line. The processors are arranged to issue an identifier request to all of the connected input/output modules and each input/output module is arranged to respond to the identifier request via the respective response line with a response that includes a unique identifier. Such a configuration allows each processor to identify the physical location of each respective input/output module. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090210069 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER USING SHARED MEMORY MULTICORE ARCHITECTURE - A multicore processor for industrial control provides for the execution of separate operating systems on the cores under control of one of the cores to tailor the operating system to optimum execution of different applications of industrial control and communication. One core may provide for a reduced instruction set for execution of industrial control programs with the remaining cores providing a general-purpose instruction set. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210070 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER USING SHARED MEMORY MULTICORE ARCHITECTURE - A multicore processor for industrial control provides for the execution of separate operating systems on the cores under control of one of the cores to tailor the operating system to optimum execution of different applications of industrial control and communication. One core may provide for a reduced instruction set for execution of industrial control programs with the remaining cores providing a general-purpose instruction set. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090254198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCRETE OR CONTINUOUS SUPPLY CHAIN CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION USING STOCHASTIC CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS APPROACH - A system includes a first controller configured to monitor processes associated with a process facility and to generate control data for optimizing the process facility. The system also includes a second controller configured to use stochastic calculus of variations calculations to modify at least a portion of the control data and provide one of (i) continuous supply chain control and optimization for the process facility and (ii) discrete supply chain control and optimization for the process facility. The system further includes third controllers configured to operate in accordance with the control data to control the processes and to optimize the process facility. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT INTEGRATE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TECHNOLOGY WITH AGENT-BASED CONTROL SYSTEMS - The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and stores electronic product data. The component collects electronic product data through corresponding reader and/or server interfaces. This data can be filtered to accept particular electronic product data, processed to a format suitable to the agents, and stored. Such storage can include delineating the electronic product data across rows of a table by electronic product code and across columns of the table by various types of data. Upon receiving a subscription and/or request from an agent for electronic product data, the component can obtain and convey the information to the agent. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090276059 | PROGRAMMING SUPPORT APPARATUS, PROGRAMMING SUPPORT METHOD, PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO IMPLEMENT THE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING THE PROGRAM - A shared-label extracting unit extracts a shared label to be associated with a device corresponding to a memory shared by a plurality of control devices. A shared-label write/read information generating unit identifies a control device writing data and a control device reading data with respect to the shared label by referring to a control program, and generates shared-label write/read information. A device batch assigning/associating unit sorts shared labels using the shared-label write/read information, and associates the shared label with an address of the device for each sort based on a result of determining a configuration of the control system. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090281639 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESS CONTROL CONFIGURATION CHANGES - A method and system for process control configuration changes are described. In one embodiment, a method for switching from a first control algorithm to a second control algorithm in a continuous process control system is described. The method, in the one embodiment, includes executing the first control algorithm, determining to switch from the first control algorithm to the second control algorithm, and executing the second control algorithm. For at least a first execution of the second control algorithm, at least one state variable used in the second control algorithm is adjusted. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100030346 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTROLLABLE DEVICE SUCH AS PERIPHERAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROL - It is an object of the present invention to provide functions of a controllable device which a guest control means can control as an upper-limit range of functions controllable by a host control device. The controllable device is controlled by the host control means and the guest control means. The host control means stores a control program for controlling the controllable device, controls the controllable device according to the control program, intermediates between the guest control means and the controllable device, confirms a control request issued by the guest control means to the controllable device, and limits functions of the controllable device which can be controlled by the guest control means. The guest control means connects to the host control means and controls the controllable device according to the control program having the limited functions. A server may be provided to store the control program therein. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100042230 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MANAGE AN OBJECT AND PARTS THEREOF - A method and device for connecting electrical and electronic devices into integrated network. The device includes monofunctional computer, i.e. programmable controller and actuator controller, and two information channels or networks. Via the inner network takes place the exchange of information between the programmable controller and the actuator controller. Inner network can be: alternate current electricity network, separate low voltage cable network, radio communication network. Public internet, via which are changed system parameters of the programmable controller via WEB interface and secured information on the object for the system operator. Via the internet into the programmable controller are downloaded software updates from the software service server of the operator and software modules of the new applications of the controller of the effective device. Updating of the nodes and controlling elements of the device are done in real-time. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100057220 | PLC DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM - A station address displayed in a display field coincides with a station address of a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) to which a personal computer is connected. Further, bit addresses of respective output variables are displayed in a display field. For example, a corresponding bit corresponding to a check box whose address of the output variable is | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100121465 | GROUP MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND GROUP MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A group management apparatus is connected to first to nth management apparatus that collectively manage a plurality of installation equipment belonging to first to nth installation equipment groups, and collectively manages the first to nth installation equipment groups. One or more interrogation processors repeatedly carry out interrogation processing for the first to nth management apparatus regarding operating conditions of the installation equipment collectively managed by the first to nth management apparatus. Preferably, an allocation unit allocates different interrogation processors to the first to nth management apparatus, respectively, one at a time, and allocates other allocation processors to the first to nth management apparatus according to an interrogation processing state of the installation equipment by at least one of the interrogation processors. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100131076 | CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a control system with service-oriented architecture for a flexible production system, comprising decentralized, distributed devices coupled together via a data communication system for the exchange of data, said devices having at least one software component and electrical and/or mechanical components. Said invention also relates to a method based on the development and implementation of service-oriented software components as component parts of a service-oriented architecture for decentralized, distributed devices in flexible production systems. In order to achieve the aim of making the control system configurable in a low-cost manner in the event of changes in the production system or different production scenarios, it is proposed that the software component is derived from a process or subprocess of a PPR model of the flexible production system, wherein each software component has a control logic derived from the process or subprocess, a flexible interface for access to resources represented in the PPR model, and a communications interface for integration into the service-oriented architecture. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100145476 | Method and Apparatus for Operating Field Devices via a Portable Communicator - A portable communicator for operating a field device. The portable communicator is configured to communicate with the field device to configure and/or analyze performance of a field device in an efficient manner. In some embodiments, the portable communicator includes an intuitive user interface that allows the user to perform a relatively limited set of preconfigured procedures on a field device. The portable communicator may communicate with the field device via a wire and/or wirelessly. In one embodiment, the portable communicator is a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, a PDA, a pocket PC, or any Bluetooth-enabled generic mobile communication device. The portable communicator may communicate with the field device via a wireless communication unit (e.g., Bluetooth modem) coupled to the field device. In a process plant environment, in which the field device is coupled to a controller, the portable communicator may communicate with the field device without communicating with the controller. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100174386 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING DATA IN AN AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A system for routing data in an automatic identification system includes an event management system (EMS), a real-time in-memory data structure (RIED) coupled to the EMS, the RIED for storing event information gathered by the EMS and a task management system (TMS) for ensuring that the RIED is updated by one transaction at a time. With this particular arrangement, a system for managing a large number of real-time events is provided. In one embodiment, the control system can be provided in a distributed hierarchical arrangement. The EMS of each control system can include filters which limit the amount of information provided to the next level in the hierarchy. In this manner the hierarchical control system network acts as a high volume data collector and processor. In some embodiments a level of the hierarchy can be removed spatially and/or temporally from an adjacent level in the hierarchy. This approach results in an intelligent network and also lends itself to scalability. By including optional filters and queues in the EMS, the EMS can be configured as desired. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100198363 | DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a distributed control system including a plurality of field controllers which are connected through a control network. Each of the field controllers includes: a control clock that defines a control timing of the field controller; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a control time of the control clock depending on a network time obtained through the control network. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100274366 | Monitoring and control systems and methods - A system and a method for controlling and monitoring a system within a facility are disclosed. The system includes a facility component configured to include at least one control point configured to be disposed within a facility and to monitor and control at least one element of the system within the facility; a network component configured to be communicatively coupled to the facility component and configured to process information received from the at least one control point; a remote client component configured to be communicatively coupled to the network component and configured to provide monitoring and control of the facility via the network component and the facility component. The remote client component is configured to receive processed data from the network component and generate instructions to the control point via the network component. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110208324 | SYSYEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTENANCE OF SENSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method for providing maintenance of sensor and control systems is provided. A maintenance device coupled to a controller via a network backs up program-related information from the controller to a database via the network. The maintenance device determines when a malfunction occurs in the controller or a controller is replaced, and automatically restores backed up program-related information to the controller. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110230979 | SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SYMMETRICAL CONTROL UNITS - A control system is described that includes a scalable collection of one or more symmetric control units. The control units govern separate respective aspects of a target system, such as a data center. Each control unit can include a set of pluggable modules, including learning functionality, decision functionality, event processing functionality, sensor functionality, and actuator functionality. The scalable and extensible nature of the control system allows the control system to be quickly and efficiently deployed in response to changes in the target system being controlled. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110245932 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLE A PORTABLE DEVICE TO PROCESS CONTROL DEVICES IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - Example methods and apparatus to communicatively couple a portable device to process control devices in a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving via a wireless module a selection of an I/O channel from a portable device, determining a process control device associated with the selected I/O channel, initiating a pass-through session from the wireless module to the determined process control device via the I/O channel, and enabling communication between the portable device and the process control device via the pass-through session to communicatively couple the portable device to the process control device. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110257766 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROL AND AUTOMATION SERVICE - The present disclosure relates to exemplary systems for providing control and expert services over a communication network by specialized service providers to various kinds of automation needs and methods thereof. The arrangement allows sharing of automated control system components among one or multiple users. Methods to configure and use control and automation service are also described. Exemplary systems for control and automation service as disclosed herein can have greater flexibility and simplicity from the plant user perspective. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110264240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION WITH A FIELDBUS DEVICE - Systems and methods for facilitating communication with a Fieldbus device are described. A first command formatted in accordance with a protocol other than a Fieldbus protocol may be received by a controller from an external computer, such as a human machine interface computer. The controller may determine that the received command is associated with the Fieldbus device. Based upon the determination and information included in the received first command, the controller may generate a second command formatted in accordance with the Fieldbus protocol. The second command may be output by the controller for communication to the Fieldbus device. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110301719 | PARAMETER SETTING DEVICE - To collectively set multi-CPU parameters included in a project of each CPU having a multi-CPU relationship, a parameter setting device includes: unit configuration information used for managing, for each PLC, unit information in which a CPU and a project allocated to the CPU are associated with each other; a unit-configuration analyzing unit that extracts a list of unit information on CPUs provided in a same PLC that includes a CPU specified by a user from the unit configuration information; and a parameter writing unit that acquires each project of CPUs provided in a same PLC that includes the CPU based on the extracted list of unit information when a parameter of a project of the specified CPU is set, and sets a setting content, which is same as a setting content regarding a project of the specified CPU, to each of the acquired projects. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120004739 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A device management system has lighting device controlling units and measurement management units, each of which is disposed in each sub area. In addition, the lighting device controlling units and the measurement management units are configured to communicate with an area unit which is disposed in each sub area. The area unit is configured to communicate with the lighting device controlling units and the measurement management units via a communication packet. The area unit further has a router which is configured to prevent the communication packet from leaking to the communication network having an upper management device in the high hierarchy level. The area unit is configured to communicate with the upper management device through the router. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120029656 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM AND MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM - A method for developing a multi-agent system and a multi-agent system, such as an automation and/or production system, including software and/or hardware components, the resources and functions of these components being represented and/or controlled through software agents, each of the software agents having the capability of achieving goals through interaction with the environment and with other agents. In order to increase reconfigurability and flexibility, the resources and functions of the software agents are depicted as services, where each software agent, in order to achieve its own goals, calls up services of other software agents and offers its own resources and functions to other software agents as services. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120078383 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - When a controlled device has changed the value of a parameter, the controlled device transmits the result of the change as updated information UPDATE to controllers by multicast, and aside from this, also transmits synchronization data SYNC in each synchronization period by multicast. Upon detecting a reception error of those data, the controller requests, from the controlled device, the information of the parameter which has been changed in one or more synchronization periods including and after the synchronization period subsequent to the last synchronization period in which the controller could normally receive all of the packets, and corrects the parameter value in the controller based on the current value of the changed parameter transmitted from the controlled device in response to the request. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120095573 | SAFETY-RELATED CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED INSTALLATION - A safety-related control unit for controlling an automated installation in accordance with an application program containing control instructions. The safety-related control unit has first and second processors for executing at least some of the control instructions by processing a plurality of first and second program variables, respectively. The first processor also determines a first test value for at least one of the first program variables in accordance with an instantaneous value present for this first program variable at a first defined instance of time. The second processor determines a second test value for the at least one of the first program variables. The second test value corresponds to the first test value. The safety-related control unit also has a data memory for storing the instantaneous value, the first test value and the second test value in order to facilitate a quick restart of the control unit after an unexpected interrupt. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120116541 | SAFETY CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED INSTALLATION - A safety controller controls an automated installation on the basis of project data representing an individual application running. The safety controller has a plurality of controller hardware components. At least some controller hardware components have a respective project data memory. The project data memories each are designed to store project data supplied to them. The safety controller includes a connecting unit, such as a communication network, which connects the controller hardware components to one another. The safety controller also has a distribution unit for distributing at least some of the project data via the connecting unit to at least some of the project data memories. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120232677 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PUBLIC DEVICE - Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling a public device that provides services that are shared by a plurality of users. The plurality of users may control an operation of the public device in order to provide a public service desired by the users. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120303138 | COMPANION CONTROL INTERFACE FOR SMART DEVICES - A companion remote control system is usable with smart devices for controlling a plurality of controlled components. An overall control system includes: a companion remote configured for remote communication, and providing command options for a user desiring to interact with a controlled component; a software application configured for running on smart devices, which typically includes a graphical interface for the user to select desired controlled component from plurality of controlled components; and a control processor capable of communicating with companion remote, smart device and controlled components. The control processor is programmed to correlate user commands received from companion remote to appropriate instructions for a specific controlled component selection received from smart device. The control processor instructing the controlled component based on those commands, thereby allowing user to interact with selected controlled component using companion remote as if it was dedicated to that controlled component. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130018484 | Industrial Controller Using Shared Memory Multicore Architecture - A multicore processor for industrial control provides for the execution of separate operating systems on the cores under control of one of the cores to tailor the operating system to optimum execution of different applications of industrial control and communication. One core may provide for a reduced instruction set for execution of industrial control programs with the remaining cores providing a general-purpose instruction set. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130331955 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a PLC output signal. The method includes receiving the PLC digital output signal and interpolating a gradient of the PLC digital output signal by applying a nonlinear correction function to the received PLC digital output signal. The embodiment provides a stable output control apparatus and a stable output control method capable of allowing an external device controlled by a PLC to smoothly output a response and a PLC output is gradually changed to prevent the external device to be controlled from being malfunctioned or broken. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140163698 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A PLC communication system includes a PLC; a plurality of devices; three or more communication processing nodes that are provided respectively in the PLC and the devices to allow the PLC to communicate with each of the devices; and a plurality of communication lines that connect the communication processing nodes to each other to allow data communication. The PLC detects an incommunicable state between two of the communication processing nodes. The PLC communication system further includes a display device, and in a case where there are a plurality of types of incommunicable states detected by the PLC, the display device displays a portion where communication lines constituting the incommunicable states among the plurality of communication lines overlap with each other, as a line failure portion. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140336784 | PLC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The PLC communication system associated with the invention is characterized in that the system comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC), a plurality of processing devices, at least three communication processing nodes provided at the PLC and at the plurality of processing devices respectively to establish communication of the PLC and each of the processing devices and an interconnecting device and a plurality of communication lines for connecting the communication processing nodes with one another to establish data communication among the communication processing nodes. The PLC detects a state of communication failure and a display device displays an abnormal portion in a communication route based on the number of occurrences of the state of communication failure in respective interconnecting device and plurality of communication lines. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150012115 | OPERATING ENVIRONMENT PARAMETER REGULATION IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR ENVIRONMENT - A method includes receiving, at a control server, data related to a parameter of an operating environment of a number of processors. Each processor is associated with a data processing device of a number of data processing devices. The method also includes transmitting, through a processor of the control server, one or more control signal(s) to one or more logic controller(s) based on analysis of the parameter through the processor of the control server and/or the number of processors. The analysis includes comparison of the parameter with one or more reference threshold(s). Further, the method includes maintaining, through one or more regulation system(s), the parameter of the operating environment of one or more processor(s) of the number of processors around the one or more reference threshold(s) in accordance with the one or more control signal(s) transmitted to the one or more logic controller(s). | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150105868 | EVENT INPUT MODULE - Disclosed is an event input module, wherein the event input module receives time information which is an IRIG-B signal of a predetermined method from an outside time provider, allocates the time information to a detected event and determines event generation information. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20220137584 | CONTROL SYSTEM, SUPPORT DEVICE, AND SUPPORT PROGRAM - A control system includes a control device, an information processing device, a grouper, and a generator. The control device executes a control program controlling a control target while managing process data of the control program. The control device transmits one or more types of data sets storing a part of the process data according to a communication setting. The information processing device executes one or more applications using the process data by using the one or more types of data sets. The grouper allocates the process data designated to be used in the one or more applications to one or more groups. The generator generates the communication setting for the control device such that the process data allocated to the group are stored in one data set and transmitted for each of the groups grouped by the grouper according to an allocation result. | 05-05-2022 |
