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| 20080319555 | Method For Evaluating, An Automation System And a Controller - The invention relates to a method for evaluating an application for controlling a process within an automation system. The application is stored within a controller, and at least two versions of it are present within the controller. The method comprises the steps of: inputting to the different versions of the application an input signal obtained from the process; executing, in the controller, tasks based on this input signal for the different versions; generating a report comprising comparisons of the outputs from the different versions of the application; and evaluating, based on the generated report, the version(s) not used for controlling the process. An improved way of revising an automation system is thereby achieved. The invention also relates to such controller and an automation system. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090062932 | Process Model Identification in a Process Control System - Disclosed is a method of controlling and managing a process control system having a plurality of control loops. The method includes implementing a plurality of control routines to control operation of the plurality of control loops, respectively. The plurality of control routines may include at least one non-adaptive control routine. Operating condition data is then collected in connection with the operation of each control loop of the plurality of control loops, and a respective process model is identified for each control loop of the plurality of control loops from the respective operating condition data collected for each control loop of the plurality of control loops. In some embodiments, the identification of the respective process models may be automatic as a result of a detected process change or be on-demand as a result of an injected parameter change. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090187261 | Control Apparatus for Process input-Output Device - A control apparatus for an input-output device includes a hardware part and a software part, in which a controller in the hardware part carries out a control operation in accordance with a signal from the input-output device, outputs a result of the control operation to a process, and has a timer unit to be excited at a constant period; and the software part has an information process part, a control process part, and an interrupt control unit to switch over the information process part and control process part one another, in which the interrupt control unit suspends an execution of the information process part to execute the control process part in priority and resume the information process part by switching over to the information process part from the control process part, when the execution of the control process part is terminated. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090312846 | Apparatus for Detemining and/or Monitoring a Process Variable - An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium. The apparatus includes: at least one sensor unit for registering the process variable, wherein the sensor unit produces measurement signals; at least one electronics unit for controlling the sensor unit, wherein the electronics unit has at least one microprocessor; and at least one memory unit, which is associated with the sensor unit, and in which control data are storable. The control data specifically relate to the sensor unit and can be read out by the electronics unit. The microprocessor of the electronics unit is embodied in such a manner, that the microprocessor executes in an inactive state only basic functionalities, and that the microprocessor in an active state controls the sensor unit. The microprocessor transfers from the inactive state into the active state transfers by loading control data from the memory unit. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100100198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNCTIONALIZATION IN LINE WITH DEMAND, FOR CONTROL AND REGULATORY DEVICES - A system for demand-based functionalization of a motor control unit comprises a motor control unit, a first data store having a plurality of functional modules each configured to perform one or more functions of the motor control unit and an access device configured to access the first data store and to select at least one of the plurality of functional modules and to load at least one of the plurality of functional modules into the motor control unit. The selection is based on a demand and the selective loading results in a flexibly customizable functionality of the motor control unit. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100131077 | Data Collection Systems and Methods for Motion Control - A motion control system comprising a data processing system, a controller for controlling a motion machine, and a motion driver. The data processing system stores a trigger variable, a dependant action associated with the trigger variable, and a set of predetermined trigger conditions. The controller stores data values indicative of a state of the motion machine. Data values stored by the controller are associated with the trigger variable. The motion driver reads data values from and writes data values to the controller. The data processing system directs the motion driver to read from the controller, at a plurality of points in time, a trigger data value associated with the trigger variable. When the trigger data value associated with the trigger variable meets the predetermined trigger conditions, the data processing system directs the motion driver to take the dependant action. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100185302 | SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING GENERAL USE DEVICES COMMANDED REMOTELY AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING GENERAL USE DEVICES COMMANDED REMOTELY - The present invention refers to a system for programming general use devices commanded remotely, said system being able to store one or more function codes sent by any master device, and execute, in sequence, the function corresponding to the function code stored. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100211191 | Pulsed Electrical Remote Control Interface, Equipment and Satellite Comprising Such an Interface - A pulsed electrical remote control interface for an equipment item including a plurality of functions to be controlled includes at least a first command input associated with a first command line (TC-Type, TC-Type-plus, TC-Type-minus) for selecting at least one function (RF ON, RF OFF, ALC ON, ALC OFF, FCA UP, FCA DOWN, GCA UP, GCA DOWN, SCA UP, SCA DOWN, INHIBIT) to be performed from the plurality of functions and at least one second command input associated with a second command line (EXE, EXE-UP-ON, EXE-DOWN-OFF) for executing the selected function, each command input being associated with an outbound pulsed command line and a return line, the return line possibly being shared with a number of outbound lines. Applicable to the control of any kind of equipment that includes a large number of functions and requires a large number of pulsed command signals, notably in the field of satellite communication systems. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100228363 | ANALYTICAL SERVER INTEGRATED IN A PROCESS CONTROL NETWORK - A process control system integrates the collection and analysis of process control data used to perform certain computationally expensive process control functions, like adaptive model generation and tuning parameter generation, in the same control device in which one or more of the process control routines are implemented, to thereby provide for faster and more efficient support of the process control routines. This system replaces a layered approach using multiple processing devices by integrating an analytical server which performs computationally expensive analyses used by one or more control routines directly into the real-time control device in which the one or more control routines are located. This integration provides the ability to analyze large quantities of data for multiple process loops controlled by a particular device in a fast and efficient manner. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110060423 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A MEDICAL DEVICE - System and method for automatic control of processes or application, such as the activation or deactivation of a radiation source for medical purposes. The system comprises an operator tracking system arranged to determine the gesture/posture of a user, an evaluation device arranged to evaluate the determined gesture/posture, and an enabling device arranged to enable and disable the radiation source in response to an output of the evaluation device. The operator tracking system may use a gazing direction analysis that may be based on the output of an eye tracking system, or an emitter-receiver arrangement for a directed signal. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110071651 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE MODULE RUN SEQUENCES IN A PROCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT - Example methods and apparatus to manage module run sequences in a process control environment are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a module including a plurality of function blocks, receiving an indication of a subset of the plurality of function blocks, and receiving an indication of a first sequence of execution for the subset, wherein the first sequence of execution is different than a second sequence of execution associated with the module. The example method also includes associating the subset with a run sequence identifier, and associating the run sequence identifier with a trigger condition. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110093092 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND REPRODUCING OF MOTION EFFECT - Provided is an apparatus for generating and reproducing a motion effect, including: a receiving module to receive a signal with respect to a motion apparatus providing a motion to a user; a generating module to generate a control signal with respect to the motion apparatus according to the signal with respect to the motion apparatus, based on tables where schemas indicating a conceptual motion effect with respect to the motion apparatus are stored; and a transmitting module to transmit the control signal to the motion apparatus. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110213472 | Upgradeable Automation Devices, Systems, Architectures, and Methods - A multi-level automation control architecture, methods, and systems are disclosed, which provide enhanced scalability, functionality, and cost effectiveness for energy, access, and control. The systems include various combinations of automation controllers, remote controllers and peripheral devices that are used to provide monitoring and control functionality over the various systems in a structure, such as HVAC, water, lighting, etc. In various embodiments, the automation controller and various peripheral devices are implemented to provide an integrated energy management system for the structure. The system allows the user to manage energy based on the day, time, the presence of people, and the availability of natural lighting and heating, as well as prioritize and participate in demand-response program. The system can be implemented using a remote controller and expanded through the addition of automation controllers, remote controllers, and peripheral devices to enable the system to be tailored to specific user requirements. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120010731 | SYSTEM INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a device identification detection code output block configured to output a device identification detection code to an outside of the semiconductor device when the semiconductor device enters an identification (ID) read mode, a code comparison block configured to compare a device selection code applied from the outside with the device identification detection code when the semiconductor device enters a device selection mode, and generate a device matching signal based on a comparison result, and an internal circuit block configured to decide whether to perform a predetermined internal operation based on the device matching signal when the semiconductor device enters an operation control mode. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120029657 | SEQUENCE CONTROLLER - A sequence controller includes a periodic execution type sequence control module configured to execute each regular processing function block in a predetermined control period, an irregular processing function block storage configured to hold an irregular processing function block generated by a user, and a time-sharing execution type sequence control module configured to execute the irregular processing function block called from the irregular processing function block storage in free time of the control period. The periodic execution type sequence control module is configured to call the irregular processing function block from the irregular processing function block storage and to execute the irregular processing function block in the control period. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120071989 | USING HDMI-CEC TO IDENTIFY A CODESET - A system for control of electronic consumer device (ECD) functions includes a device having a signal output adapted to communicate with an ECD function information database to obtain function information for the ECD and to create a signal, transmittable via the signal output, using the function information for the ECD obtained from the function information database and a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable that communicates the signal transmitted via the signal output to the ECD. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120071990 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In the upgrading of the ECU, an ECU | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120136460 | SCALABLE MACHINE - A food processing machine, such as a filling machine and/or twisting line for the manufacture of foods, particularly sausages, and a corresponding operating method, having at least one function module and at least one control section for controlling the corresponding function modules. Through at least one activation device, and after the input of an access authorization, at least one function module can be activated and/or one performance range from a plurality of possible performance ranges of at least one function module can be activated. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120165959 | INTECONNECTING GRIDS OF DEVICES OF NETWORKED CONTROL SYSTEMS - The invention relates to interconnecting grids of devices of networked control systems, particularly to interconnecting lighting systems having grids of interconnected luminairies. A basic idea of the invention is to interconnect grids of devices of networked control systems such as luminairies of lighting systems installed in different units of a building and to provide an address assigning scheme for devices of the interconnected grid so that all devices of the interconnected grids may be unambiguously addressed. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120185062 | Fabric Limiter Circuits - In an embodiment, one or more fabric control circuits may be inserted in a communication fabric to control various aspects of the communications by components in the system. The fabric control circuits may be included on the interface of the components to the communication fabric, in some embodiments. In other embodiments that include a hierarchical communication fabric, fabric control circuits may alternatively or additionally be included. The fabric control circuits may be programmable, and thus may provide the ability to tune the communication fabric to meet performance and/or functionality goals. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120215325 | LAMP DEVICE - A lamp device is controllable by a control terminal, and includes a light-emitting module, a driving circuit for driving the light-emitting module, a control unit for controlling duty cycle of the driving circuit, a first connector electrically coupled to the control unit, and a communication module. The communication module includes a second connector pluggably coupled to the first connector. The communication module is adapted to receive a control command from the control terminal and transmits the control command to the control unit via the first and second connectors, such that the control unit controls the driving circuit in accordance with the control command. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120245709 | SAFETY CONTROLLER AND SAFETY CONTROL METHOD - Time partitions which need not be executed can be skipped. An OS partially includes a partition scheduler which selects and decides a time partition to be subsequently scheduled in accordance with a scheduling pattern including TP | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120271436 | REPETITIVE CONTROLLER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM - A repetitive controller, a control method thereof and a feedback control system are disclosed. The repetitive controller includes an internal model section, a periodic delay module and a compensation module. An input quantity is input into the repetitive controller via an input terminal of the internal model section; the internal model section, the periodic delay module and the compensation module are connected in series. The repetitive controller further includes a particular frequency selection and passing module, connected in series with the internal model section, the periodic delay module and the compensation module or configured on a forward path of the internal model section. In the repetitive controller of the disclosure, a particular frequency selection and passing module is incorporated such that only the harmonic at the selected frequency are filtered out, thereby realizing the function of removing the harmonic at the particular frequency. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120310373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERT CAPTURE AND TRANSMISSION - The embodiments described herein include a system and a method. In one embodiment, an industrial process control system includes a controller coupled to a field device. The industrial process control system further includes an alert server coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to receive alert information from the field device in a first protocol and communicate the alert information to the alert server in a second protocol. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130006391 | BLOCK EXECUTION SEQUENCE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A block execution sequence display system includes: a machine tool that has numerical control and sequence control; a programmable controller that executes a sequence program; a numerical control device that executes a NC program; block execution sequence array display means for displaying a block execution sequence array in which sequence functional blocks and a NC program execution block are arranged in an execution sequence; selecting means for selecting one of blocks in the array; and NC functional block execution sequence array display means for, when the NC program execution block is selected by the selecting means, displaying a NC functional block execution sequence array in which a plurality of NC functional blocks are arranged in an execution sequence. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYSTEM AUTOMATION BASED ON INTERPRETING A TREE SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS - The invention relates to a system and method for automating a system wherein an interpreter generates and executes an execution code based on instructions received in form of a tree sequence, and wherein the tree sequence comprises information of parallel operations to define the respective automation procedure. The definition of the tree sequence may be based on a standardized human and machine readable format, such as e.g. an | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130024010 | Blind Security - The invention provides an electrically powered, fully automated, timed system for opening and closing the window blinds of an unoccupied house at pre-set or random hours, wherein the components are housed in a box mounted to the blind itself. The device can also be controlled by a remote control device. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130066441 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a PLC device and a method for controlling the same. The method includes: receiving input data from an external; storing the received input data in an input area of a data input/output unit; reading the input data from the input area of the data input/output unit in order to perform a calculation operation; storing output data, which is a result of the calculation operation, in an output area of the data input/output unit; and transmitting the output data in the output area of the data input/output unit to an output circuit. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130073058 | Smart Lighting Control System - This invention is a novel smart lighting control system, which has a central control unit and at least one lighting module. The lighting module has its own controller, ambient light sensor, current sensor, emergency button and is connected to the central control unit and other modules via a serial port. Each lighting module can follow commands from the central control unit to display a specific lighting effect or adjust its brightness according to the ambient light automatically or switch to another color or lighting effect to generate a warning signal. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130110259 | Event Management Systems and Methods for Motion Control Systems | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130116801 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DRIVING A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER - A system, a method and a recording medium for driving a programmable logic controller are disclosed. This system includes a server and an adaptive unit electrically connected to the server. When determining that a programmable logic controller is connected, a hardware layer management module of the adaptive unit informs the server. The server outputs a controller query data to query the programmable logic controller through the hardware layer management module. The server generates a control data conforming to a specification of the programmable logic controller according to a controller response data of the programmable logic controller, for the hardware layer management module to control the programmable logic controller. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130131835 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE OPERATING ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - A drive control device having an inverter with semiconductor switches controlled by control signals is operated by calculating with a control logic a control signal time instant for each control signal, transmitting during operation the control signal time instants with the control logic during switching pauses of the semiconductor switches from a low-voltage side of the drive control device to a high-voltage side of the drive control device having the inverter, and generating the control signals for controlling the semiconductor switches on the high-voltage side based on the transmitted control signal time instants. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130150983 | TECHNICIAN CONTROL SYSTEM - Technician control, in which a control system is configured to control scheduling and dispatch operations for work orders being handled by technicians. Multiple technician devices are each associated with one or more technicians, are configured to communicate, over a network, with the control system, and also are configured to provide output in response to communications that are received from the control system and that are related to the scheduling and dispatch operations performed by the control system. A set of scheduling configuration options may be pre-defined and user input weighting at least one of the scheduling configuration options relative to other of the scheduling configuration options may be received. A scheduling application used by the control system to perform scheduling operations may be configured based on configuration data that reflects the weighting and scheduling operations may be performed using the configured scheduling application. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130158679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling construction machinery, and an operation pattern control device according to the present disclosure includes an operation pattern recognition device configured to analyze operation being performed by the construction machinery and a driving control device configured to control individual equipment of the construction machinery to match the operation pattern analyzed by the operation pattern recognition device, and the operation pattern recognition device includes: a data accumulation unit configured to receive and accumulate a manipulation signal of an operator; an operation pattern analysis unit configured to determine a present operation pattern by analyzing data of the accumulated manipulation signal; a probability model analysis unit configured to determine data, which is not determined from the operation pattern analysis unit, by using a probability model; and a pattern result output unit configured to output operation determined from the operation pattern analysis unit and the probability model analysis unit to the driving control device. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130173025 | Method for parametering a field device of process automation technology - A method for parametering a field device of process automation technology, wherein the field device has a certain number of device parameters, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of parametering modules, wherein at least one of the parametering modules specifies values for parameters of a first portion of the device parameters for parametering the field device; registering with an auxiliary module data, which relate to the application, in which the field device is to be applied; and selecting by means of the auxiliary module one of the parametering modules for parametering of the field device. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130184837 | COMPENSATING FOR SETPOINT CHANGES IN A NON-PERIODICALLY UPDATED CONTROLLER - A technique for controlling a process using non-periodically received process variable measurements enables more robust controller responses to setpoint changes. The control technique implements iterations of a control routine to generate a control signal using a reset or rate contribution component that produces an expected process response to the control signal. When a new measurement of the process variable is unavailable to the controller, the reset or rate contribution component that was generated in response to the receipt of the previous process variable is maintained when generating the control signal. However, the reset contribution component is iteratively recalculated during each controller execution cycle so that the output of the reset contribution component incorporates expected process changes that occur as a result of a setpoint change. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130204398 | ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The present invention controls access to information so that the burden upon the owner of the information is reduced. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130211547 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AT LEAST ONE FIELD DEVICE INTO A NETWORK OF AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY - A method for integrating at least one field device into a network of automation technology, wherein a plurality of field devices are arranged distributed in an automated plant, wherein accessing of the field devices occurs via a field access unit, which communicates with at least one automation/integration platform and at least one web server of a service provider, wherein the service provider provides for each field device a virtual image of the field device in a database, wherein the service provider transmits to the operator of the automated plant via cloud-computing web services, or Internet based services, automatically or on query, the virtual image of the field device with concrete field device- and application-specific properties at run time (the virtual image is preferably transmitted directly into the field device, and wherein the field device performs its function in the automated plant, as soon as it is integrated into the network. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211548 | DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATION AND CONFIGURATION - A control system including an input component configured to receive an input and generate control information in response to the input; a communication link coupled to the input component; and a plurality of control components, each of the control components coupled to the input component through the communication link and configured to receive the control information and to actuate an associated actuator in response to the control information. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130245788 | NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM USING I/O UNIT FOR TIME MEASUREMENT - In a numerical control system in which a numerical controller and an I/O unit perform serial data communication through a communication line, a counter of the I/O unit starts time measurement with an input signal from an in-machine measurement device as a trigger and stops counting at the start of transmission of DI data. The I/O unit transmits a flag indicative of input of the input signal as a trigger and a value in the stopped counter to the numerical controller. Based on a time value measured by a timer and the counter value, the numerical controller calculates the time of input of the input signal. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130261768 | Light control system and method for automatically rendering a lighting atmosphere - The invention relates to the automatic rendering of a lighting scene with a lighting system, particularly the control of the rendering. A basic idea of the invention is to perform rendering of a lighting scene by decomposing a lighting atmosphere to be rendered in elementary light effects, to classify the elementary light effects, and to coordinate the realisation of the classified light effects with the lighting system. An embodiment of the invention provides a light control system ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130289746 | METHOD AND OPERATING UNIT FOR OPERATING MODULES IN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY - For operating a module which is designed as a device in an automation system in particular and has a module-side communication interface, the invention provides an operating unit having fastening means for detachably fastening the operating unit on the module, having input means and output means for input and output of information, having a first communication interface, which is connected to the module-side communication interface when the operating unit is attached and is designed for data exchange between the operating unit and the module as well as having a second communication interface for communication with a separate operating device. The invention also provides a method for operating a module. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130331956 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a machine tool control device which does not require an operator to enter the execution order of machining programs before testing a machine tool, enabling easy debugging of the machining programs. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140058535 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND INTEGRATING CONTROL LOGIC - An automation controller is selected on which to deploy control logic. At the communication network, the control logic is built for deployment to the automation controller selected. At the communication network, the control logic is mapped to the hardware configuration of the automation controller selected. The control logic is loaded on to the automation controller that is selected and the control logic is integrated to the selected automation controller. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140100668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PROCESS CONTROL CONFIGURATION - Flexible configuration of process control systems or plants allows draft changes or modifications to be made to parent process objects, e.g., in a configuration environment, without automatically triggering corresponding instantiations and/or downloads of the parent process objects and/or their derived children objects into a run-time system. Parent objects to which draft changes are allowed may include class objects, instance objects, and/or library objects. One or more modifications to a process object may be saved as a draft, and multiple drafts for a same process object may be saved as different versions. Children objects may indicate the particular version of a parent object draft from which they are derived. A user may indicate that a particular draft or version is to be published or approved. Unpublished or unapproved drafts are prevented from being instantiated in the run-time system, whereas published or approved drafts are allowed to be instantiated. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140156028 | CLOUD-BASED BI-DIRECTIONAL MESSAGING SYSTEM FOR HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL - A system for home appliance control includes a plurality of home appliance controllers and a cloud-based service connected to these home appliance controllers through networking Each home appliance controller is configured to communicate with the cloud-based service via a bi-directional asynchronous messaging protocol regarding at least one home appliance. The cloud-based service includes a first interface and a second interface. The first interface is configured to receive a push request and send a push response related to at least one home appliance. The second interface is configured to communicate with the plurality of home appliance controllers. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140180438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION DEVICE USE - A computer implemented method is provided including establishing a value corresponding to a particular user of a device, receiving an indication of a triggering condition of the particular user of the device, the triggering condition being enabled by the device or measurable by the device, and determining the triggering condition has been met by the user via the device. The method further includes modifying the value responsive to determining the triggering condition has been met, determining when the value crosses a particular threshold, and disabling an application or a functional component of the device responsive to the value crossing the particular threshold. A system for implementing the method is also provided. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140195011 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL TARGET DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL TARGET DEVICE, SERVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SERVER, PAIRING SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A smart phone includes (i) a list obtaining section for obtaining a connectable device list for specifying a self-propelled cleaner which (a) have authenticated, as an indoor pairing, a communication connection which allows the self-propelled cleaner to be controlled by using a communication via a LAN and therefore (b) can authenticate, as an outdoor pairing, a communication connection which allows the self-propelled cleaner to be controlled by using a communication via a WAN and (ii) a transmitting section which transmits a connection request to a control target device, which has been selected by a user from the connectable device list, so as to establish the outdoor pairing with the self-propelled cleaner. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140207254 | CPU UNIT FOR PLC, PLC-USE SYSTEM PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH PLC-USE SYSTEM PROGRAM IS STORED, PLC SYSTEM, PLC SUPPORT DEVICE, PLC SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH PLC SUPPORT PROGRAM IS STORED - A system program includes a procedure library in which at least a procedure for controlling execution of a control program and a procedure for controlling output of output data and input of input data are included. If schedule-building data including execution order specifications for the procedures included in the procedure library is stored in a storage section, the system program causes a microprocessor to execute the procedures included in the procedure library in accordance with the procedure execution order specifications included in schedule-building data. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140277593 | SUPERVISOR ENGINE FOR PROCESS CONTROL - A supervisor engine cooperates with an expert system in a process control environment to automatically generate, assign, track, and manage work items. The supervisor engine creates work items according to data received from the expert system, selects available personnel to execute work items, sends work items to the selected personnel, schedules the execution of the work items, and creates and stores permissions that allow the assigned personnel to complete a target function of the work item at an assigned time. The supervisor engine determines required skill sets, roles, certifications, and/or credentials associated with a work item, and selects personnel to perform the work item according to a personnel profile specifying a skill set, a role, certifications, and/or credentials associated with the personnel. Alternatively or additionally, the supervisor engine assigns a work item according to the presence of personnel at or near the target equipment. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140316536 | DNC OPERATION SYSTEM - When a numerical controller enters a DNC operation mode, a host apparatus transmits NC data to the numerical controller. When the received NC data includes a sub program call, a repeat instruction or a branch instruction, the numerical controller stores search information that is required for executing these instructions. When the numerical controller includes search information, the host apparatus transmits, to the numerical controller, NC data corresponding to the search information. The numerical controller analyzes the received NC data and executes operation. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140330396 | DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM BY PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS AND METHOD THEREOF - A control system and method based on a physiological signal are disclosed, by which a user wears a detection device on the user body to be detected with a physiological signal of the user body, a control server may process the physiological signal to generate a corresponding control command, and thus an under-control device may be controlled to operate based on the control command. By using the technical means, the present invention may achieve a technical efficacy of controlling the under-control device based on the user's physiological signal. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140350696 | ILG - The instant invention is related to methods and means for interacting with and controlling and/or regulating things—from appliances to environments, from potential mates to proprietors, and just about everything in between. Various embodiments of the methods and means of the invention may be performed by and/or implemented in hardware, in software, by one or more entities, and/or by some combination of hardware, software and/or one or more entities. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350697 | TRANSDUCER ACCESS POINT - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for exposing (i.e. bridging) data and services offered by low power, low duty cycle transducers (e.g. sensors and actuators) in a standardized format over existing and established home networking technologies. A transducer access point is a functional component that serves as a proxy for health devices and sensors that are off/asleep the majority of the time to conserver power (e.g. battery life). The transducer access point may be implemented as a stand alone device or embedded within a computing device such as a home PC. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150045911 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINE SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM - An industrial machine system includes an instruction device, a relay machine, and an industrial machine. The instruction device is configured to wirelessly transmit to the relay machine such that an instruction signal includes a regulation release signal that releases regulation of drive of the industrial machine or a regulation non-release signal that regulates the drive of the industrial machine, and a drive signal. The relay machine is configured to generate a control signal that corresponds to the instruction signal and to transmit the control signal to the industrial machine, when detecting that wireless communication is disconnected, the relay machine generates the control signal that corresponds to the regulation non-release signal and transmits the control signal to the industrial machine. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150105869 | Event Management Systems and Methods for Motion Control Systems - A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event from the machine platform and send the at least one event to the at least one event destination. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150112452 | CONTROL USING CONNECTED BIOMETRIC DEVICES - The technology described in this document is embodied in a method that includes processing data in a first dataset that represents time-varying information about at least one pulse pressure wave propagating through blood in a subject acquired at a location of the subject. The method also includes providing information related to the data to a remote device. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150142135 | DOOR/WINDOW SENSOR - A control system for use with a control device in a network. The control system includes a sensing device to monitor a distance of the sensing device from the control device, and to communicate a first indication in response to the distance exceeding a predefined value through the network. The control system also includes a binary device coupled to the sensing device, and, in response to receiving a number of inputs, to generate a number of signals, and to communicate the number of signals through the network via the sensing device. The control system also includes a network manager that is remote from the binary device and the sensing device, to receive at least one of the first indication and the number of signals, and, in response to having received the at least one of the first indication and the number of signals, to activate one of a plurality of corresponding predefined actions. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150301511 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an electronic device and an electronic device, to enable the electronic device to autonomously deform to be matched with an accommodating space thereof, thereby improving intelligence of the electronic device and providing good user experience. The method includes: acquiring, through a first detection sensor arranged on the electronic device, a space parameter representing an accommodating space where the electronic device is located, when a deformable structure of the electronic device is in a first form; and acquiring, based on the space parameter, a first control instruction to control the deformable structure to deform from the first form to a second form, and thus cause a deformation of the electronic device that makes the electronic device matched with the accommodating space, and controlling the deformable structure to remain in the second form before acquiring a second control instruction for controlling the deformable structure to deform from the second form to a third form, the third form being the same as or different from the first form. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150309489 | GENERIC CONFIGURABLE ELECTRIC PART - A configurable generic electrical member includes a processor means for performing at least one configured function in order to generate output signals for at least one piece of electrical equipment. The processor means includes a fast processor unit and a slow processor unit in which functional blocks are implemented, which blocks are arranged respectively to perform relatively fast operations and relatively slow operations, in that the functional blocks are independent and parameterizable, and in that the processor units are configurable to parameterize and interconnect the functional blocks selectively in such a manner as to perform the configured function. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150309503 | PLANT ENGINEERING SYSTEM - An engineering device | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150316910 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICES BASED ON HIERARCHICAL LEVEL AWARENESS - An industrial automation component may be configured to receive an input that corresponds to at least one of a plurality of hierarchical levels associated with an industrial automation system. The industrial automation component may also receive data from a first set of industrial automation components associated with the at least one of the plurality of hierarchical levels. After receiving the data, the industrial automation component may send one or more commands to the first set of industrial automation components, wherein the commands are configured to control one or more operations of at least one of the first set of industrial automation components. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150316923 | GATEWAY OFFERING LOGICAL MODEL MAPPED TO INDEPENDENT UNDERLYING NETWORKS - An apparatus includes a first interface configured to communicate over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol. The apparatus also includes a second interface configured to communicate over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol. The apparatus further includes a third interface configured to communicate with at least one supervisory device over a third network. In addition, the apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to provide concurrent access for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150331413 | Method for Operating a Fieldbus Protocol Capable Field Device - A method for operating a fieldbus protocol capable field device, wherein the fieldbus protocol includes at least one command, which serves, depending on a value of an auxiliary variable, for performing a first function, respectively for performing a second function, of field device, wherein the first and second functions differ from one another. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150378324 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THREROF - In a control system, when a sensor receives a sensing signal, the sensor sends a notice signal to a preparatory starting device so that the preparatory starting device performs a starting operation. After the starting operation is finished, the preparatory starting device sends an operation command and/or operation power to a starting unit. The starting unit would not pass the operation command and/or the operation power to a receiving end until receiving a control signal. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150378330 | Terminal Apparatus And Method For Controlling Terminal Apparatus - A terminal apparatus and a method for controlling a terminal apparatus includes a sensor for collecting user data in real time; a processor for determining whether the user data satisfies a preset control condition, and generating a control instruction if it satisfies the preset control condition, wherein, the control instruction instructs a second terminal apparatus to execute a target operation; and a transmitter transmitting the control instruction to the second terminal apparatus by using a communication link with the second terminal apparatus, so as to facilitate the second terminal apparatus to be able to execute the target operation according to the control instruction. The terminal apparatus and the method for controlling terminal apparatus can make another terminal apparatus to satisfy current requirement of a user by controlling another terminal apparatus by the terminal apparatus without an instruction issued by the user. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160011574 | Method of Data Acquisition and Apparatus for Data Acquisition | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160011585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160011591 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN EVENT-CONTROLLED FUNCTION AND MONITORING APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT AN EVENT-CONTROLLED FUNCTION | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160048115 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION EQUIPMENT, AND CONTROL METHOD - Control system | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048119 | MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL USING WIRELESS PROCESS SIGNALS - A multiple-input/multiple-output control routine in the form of a model predictive control (MPC) routine operates with wireless or other sensors that provide non-periodic, intermittent or otherwise delayed process variable measurement signals at an effective rate that is slower than the MPC controller scan or execution rate. The wireless MPC routine operates normally even when the measurement scan period for the controlled process variables is significantly larger than the operational scan period of the MPC controller routine, while providing control signals that enable control of the process in a robust and acceptable manner. During operation, the MPC routine uses an internal process model to simulate one or more measured process parameter values without performing model bias correction during the scan periods at which no new process parameter measurements are transmitted to the controller. When a new measurement for a particular process variable is available at the controller, the model prediction and simulated parameter values are updated with model bias correction based on the new measurement value, according to traditional MPC techniques. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160062333 | PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS THROUGH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES INTEGRATED IN FABRICS AND GARMENTS - Various apparatus, systems and methods are provided for physical interactions through information infrastructures integrated in fabrics and garments. In one example, among others, a system includes garments (or wearables) having integrated information infrastructure including sensors and/or actuation devices distributed about the garments. A first garment can be configured to transmit sensor information corresponding to a physical stimulation experienced by a first wearer of the first garment and a second garment can be configured to receive the sensor information and control the actuation devices to provide a corresponding physical stimulation to a second wearer of the second garment. In another example, a method includes receiving sensor information corresponding to a physical interaction sensed by another garment and controlling an actuation device to provide a corresponding physical stimulation to a wearer of this garment. Tactile communication is possible though a garment based upon the physical stimulations produced by the worn garment. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070246 | MONITORING CONTROL DEVICE - A monitoring control device includes a plug-in management unit that dynamically loads a plug-in made up of a plurality of actions, and that calls a predefined common function, declared in a program of the plug-in, in order to control the execution of an action stored in the plug-in, and extend a function of the monitoring control system, and an action-parameter management unit that holds arrays, in each of which an action parameter is stored, that is a parameter needed for an individual action included in the plug-in, by the number of actions described in a job file, and that designates an identifier and an element index of the arrays in order to read or write a value of the action parameter. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160091878 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for controlling electronic device includes the following blocks. A control signal is received from an earphone jack. A predefined control command corresponding to the control signal is obtained. At least one application associated with the predefined control command is determined whether is initialized. The predefined control command is executed when the at least one application is initialized. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160124404 | USER DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF USER DEVICE, APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE - A user device, a method of driving the user device, an apparatus for providing a service, and a method of driving the apparatus for providing the service are provided. The user device includes a storage configured to receive a rule related to performing an operation of the device and to store the rule, and a controller configured to control to perform a former priority operation based on a determination result of the former priority operation included in the stored rule, and to transmit the rule to a periphery device for performing a latter priority operation included in the rule in response to the former priority operation being completed. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160132043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING TIME-BASED EVENT DATA INTO UNIFIED ACTIVITY HIERARCHY ACROSS PROCESS CLUSTERS - A method includes receiving notifications associated with batch execution instances executed by multiple devices. The notifications identify events occurring in an industrial process control and automation system. The method also includes creating a unique namespace for association with the notifications. The method further includes storing records identifying the notifications in a unified activity hierarchy based on the unique namespace. Creating the unique namespace could include creating an initial namespace using one or more fields associated with a parent process being executed. The parent process can activate a child process, and a namespace for the child process can contain the initial namespace and use one or more fields associated with the child process. The child process can activate a grand-child process, and a namespace for the grand-child process can contain the initial namespace and the namespace for the child process and use one or more fields associated with the grand-child process. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160139572 | Control Apparatus - A control apparatus includes: a tentative target calculator that calculates a tentative target value for a first physical quantity, based on a control target value; a correction calculator that calculates a correction value; and a first target value calculator that calculates as a first target value by adding the correction value to the tentative target value. When a second sensor fails, the first target value calculator designates the tentative target value as the first target value without adding the correction value to the tentative target value. The control apparatus further includes a variation inhibitor that inhibits the designated first target value from greatly varying due to the failure in the second sensor. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160167992 | Method to Control a Process Variable | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160179063 | PIPELINE GENERATION FOR DATA STREAM ACTUATED CONTROL | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160378089 | Logical Position Sensor - A method of creating a logical position sensor for a component of an automation system includes an automation device determining (i) a unique identifier for the component; (ii) a geographical position of the component; and (iii) a logical position of the component within a production process performed by the automation system. The method further includes the automation device creating a logical position sensor for the component. The logical position sensor comprises a sensor interface which provides access to the unique identifier, the geographical position of the component, and the logical position of the component. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160378101 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A VALVE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF A CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR THE VALVE AND A PROPORTIONAL, INTEGRAL AND DERIVATIVE SIGNAL VALVE - A process device control may use a combination of a characteristic curve for the device and a proportional, integral and derivative signal value. The characteristic curve for the device may define operational characteristics of the process device. The proportional, integral and derivative signal value may be representative of process device operational deviations from the characteristic curve. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190146461 | Method and Computer System to Consistently Control a Set of Actuators | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220137605 | Automation Device, Computer Program, Computer-Readable Medium and Method for Automatically Configuring an Automation Device - Automation device, computer program, computer-readable medium and method for automatically configuring an automation device, wherein a) an automation device is provided, b) a device management unit monitors whether an automation identifier is assigned to the automation device, c) upon identifying an assignment of this kind, the device management unit queries a central cluster management unit to determine whether a description object, in which the automation identifier assigned to the automation device is stored, already exists in a cluster state database belonging to the cluster containing description objects for nodes of the cluster, d) if no such description object yet exists, or if such a description object does exist but has been declared inactive, then the device management unit creates, in the cluster state database for a node identifier assigned to the automation device, a description object in which the automation identifier assigned to the automation device is stored. | 05-05-2022 |
