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5812389 Power distribution control system  
An information processing system comprises a plurality of systems (1, 3, 4, 6) communicating through a transmission path (2) and performing a processing base on their own function. One of the...
5805950 Automatic identification of accessories in a reproduction apparatus  
In a reproduction apparatus embodying a marking engine including a logic and control unit for controlling the operation of the reproduction apparatus and at least one accessory, such as a sorter,...
5801938 Data processing method and apparatus for parallel discrete event simulation  
Data processing apparatus comprises distributed processors for the parallel discrete event simulation of physical processes by the parallel execution of virtual-time-stamped logical processes...
5802567 Mechanism for managing offset and aliasing conditions within a content-addressable memory-based cache memory  
A cache memory having a mechanism for managing offset and aliasing conditions is disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cache memory comprises a first directory...
5796603 Partitioning program for highly distributed control system to reduce network traffic  
A program for partitioning a centrally developed industrial control program into component that may be download to distributed devices for execution and control of an industrial process divides...
5793629 Distributed processing unit  
A distributed processing unit which permits easy modification of set data that has been written in a memory (19) of a coin mechanism (1) which constitutes a processor without the use of special...
5774354 Programmable controller and exclusive control communicating method therefor  
In the programmable controller and the exclusive control communicating method therefor according to the present invention, a program devices is connected to each of the bus-extended and distributed...
5764505 Gas discharge laser control systems using multiple CPU's with shared memory on a common bus  
A laser control system with multiple CPU's having shared memory on a common bus to provide high performance, relatively lost-cost, laser control. In the system disclosed, a first CPU which handles...
5764579 System for controlling laboratories with fume hoods  
A system for controlling laboratories having fume hoods comprising a network along which information is carried. The system is also comprised of a controller in contact with the network for...
5757639 Electronic apparatus  
A memory card stores programs and constant data for both a master CPU and a slave CPU. The master CPU identifies a header portion of the memory card attached to a card adapter to identify the...
5757640 Product application control with distributed process manager for use on vehicles  
A product application control system having at least one distributed network. Each distributed network includes at least one independent control module for controlling at least one activator...
5748468 Prioritized co-processor resource manager and method  
A co-processor resource manager allocates resources of a co-processor platform to nodes implementing operations requested by applications running on a host processor according to a user-modifiable...
5748465 Method of processing data in numerically controlled drive unit  
Detection data of an amount of control is directly monitored and a correction control command is directly outputted by a plurality of numerically controlled drive units 4, 5, 6 via the common...
5742499 Method and system for dynamically selecting a communication mode  
In a multi-processor parallel processing computer environment different communication modes are available for performing an information distribution operation (e.g., a broadcast) between...
5729268 Printing apparatus and method of controlling the same  
A printing apparatus for superposing and recording images of respective recording color components constituting one page on a predetermined recording medium to form a color image includes an...
5726876 Information communicating system and method  
A host computer writes a page code corresponding to a desired page in page designation areas R1 to R32 in a brief datalink area P in a communication packet so as to receive necessary detailed...
5721722 FA controller and data processing method therefor  
A data processing apparatus and method for an FA controller is provided which permits easy collection of response data from a plurality of different types of upper or lower controllers without...
5721945 Microprocessor configured to detect a DSP call instruction and to direct a DSP to execute a routine corresponding to the DSP call instruction  
A microprocessor including an instruction decode unit configured to detect a DSP call instruction is provided. The DSP call instruction is indicative of a call to a subroutine which performs a DSP...
5717587 Method and system for recording noneffective instructions within a data processing system  
A method and system are disclosed for processing instructions within a data processing system including a processor having a plurality of execution units. According to the method of the present...
5696956 Dynamically programmable reduced instruction set computer with programmable processor loading on program number field and program number register contents  
A new class of general purpose computers called Programmable Reduced Instruction Set Computers (PRISC) use RISC techniques a basis for operation. In addition to the conventional RISC instructions,...
5689647 Parallel computing system with processing element number setting mode and shortest route determination with matrix size information  
A parallel computer system includes a plurality of processing elements each including a network control unit and a data processing unit. The network control unit of each processing element includes...
5687073 Initial program loading system for multiprocessor system  
An IPL requesting processor sends an IPL request to a communication path. The other processors detect the IPL request. When a communication channel is secured between the IPL requesting processor...
5673190 Multipurpose remote office machine management system  
A multipurpose remote office machine management system for use with photocopy machines, fax machines, document scanners and printers, for example, provides stand alone, remote or cabled monitoring...
5668714 Control system for multi-processor apparatus  
A control system controls a multi-processor apparatus having a plurality of processors in which each of the plurality of processors are assigned to a process. The control system includes a...
5668716 Controller for two-way serial transmission and adapter for serial port  
A controller performs two-way serial communications between a plurality of devices at one time through a reduced number of data communication lines by use of a serial communication line and a...
5666486 Multiprocessor cluster membership manager framework  
A shared-disk cluster system includes a cluster membership manager framework which coordinates the joining or leaving among all nodes in a cluster including taking the multiple layers of involved...
5664073 Control system for transportation ticket printer having plurality of dual process personal computer boards for performing general computing tasks and sending data to printer control module  
An airline ticket printer includes a magnetic reading and writing station that has a read/write head for recording information on, or reproducing information from, a magnetic stripe carried on the...
5655056 Fuzzy controller group control system  
A group control system in which a plurality of fuzzy controllers are interconnected by a communication line and the parameters of rules and membership functions of each fuzzy controller are capable...
5642101 Control apparatus for use in a dwelling  
A controller that operates using two different processors is provided. Each processor performs certain predetermined functions. A control processor is responsible for switching AC power...
5640319 Switch control methods and apparatus  
A system for employing a computer to control a device to provide a plurality of services for a plurality of entities. Each entity corresponds to exactly one of the services and each service has its...
5636296 Image analysis system  
A moving image with a plurality of continuous frames is processed by using a plurality of image processing units (5-1 through 5-n), which operate simultaneously. A frame identification designator...
5630162 Array processor dotted communication network based on H-DOTs  
A parallel processor array of the SIMD or MIMD type requires a highly organized communication network for communication between processing elements (PEs). For a communication network a dotted...
5627745 Parallel processing in a multitasking industrial controller  
A method and apparatus for providing multitasking of a plurality of requests queued as a list in a single task of an industrial controller, each request including one or more separate segments....
5621800 Integrated circuit that performs multiple communication tasks  
An integrated circuit that provides multiple communication functions is accomplished by providing an integrated circuit (24) that includes memory (70) which stores an audio code algorithm, echo...
5610808 Hard disk drive controller employing a plurality of microprocessors  
A controller in a hard disk drive system for controlling the transfer of data and control signals between a plurality of host processors and the disk drive system. The disk drive system including...
5602727 Image processor  
An image processor comprising a plurality of processor elements each having a product sum calculating function. Input switching means are incorporated for selection of image data so that the...
5598149 Commercial-size, automatic industrial plant having several parts  
A common automation system for various partially interacting plant parts of a commercial-size, automatic industrial plant, and in particular, of a primary industrial plant such as a coke oven. The...
5592683 System for selectively processing nested print commands and buffered post-print commands thereafter and resending selected portion of data stream upon error detection  
A printing system wherein pre-printing commands, print data, and post-printing commands are nested in a data stream, the commands bounding a group of print data pages in the data stream, the group...
5586259 Communication network apparatus  
A communication network apparatus accessed to a programmable logic controller (PLC) exclusive network from a manufacturing automation protocol (MAP) network. The PLC exclusive network uses an...
5581701 Factory automation network system  
In a network system-in which communication of various information is executed between a plurality of parent/child stations which are connected to each other on the network, the parent/child...
5581457 Control device for sewing machine and control method therefor  
A control device for use in a sewing machine and a control method in which the memory contents of a memory element are read when a servo microcomputer generates an interrupt. The control device...
5576945 Transaction monitor process with pre-arranged modules for a multiprocessor system  
A multiple processor system includes at least one process pair each including a plurality of modules. The modules perform functions related to multiple independent threads, and are arranged in a...
5574637 Control apparatus for an automated production system workcell  
A robot, DI/DO devices, and an operation panel in an automated production system workcell are controlled by a single workcell controller 17. Workcell operation software 31, a workcell operation...
5572419 Control system having multiple control apparatuses  
A control system having multiple control apparatuses connected by a data transmission path. Each of the control apparatuses comprises a communication control section, sequence control section, and...
5568375 Method for preventing an overload when starting a multicomputer system and multicomputer system for carrying out said method  
In a multicomputer system (MRS) with a central computer (ZR), a number of peripheral computers (PR0, . . . , PR29) signal their availability to the central computer (ZR) when starting or restarting...
5568374 Vacuum cleaner with three-wire power-supply and communication connection between functional units to be coupled  
A vacuum cleaner is provided which has a motor housing (2) and a hose (8), which can be coupled via two mains-voltage wires (38, 42), one communication wire (48) and contacts (32, 34, 30). The...
5566092 Machine fault diagnostics system and method  
The invention provides a machine fault diagnostic system to help ensure effective equipment maintenance. The major technique used for fault diagnostics is a fault diagnostic network (FDN) which is...
5544054 Vehicle multi-processor control system and method with processing load optimization  
An automatic control system comprises a plurality of control processors which are connected by such transmission devices as LAN, BUS and so on. Control processing load to be executed by each of the...
5530848 System and method for implementing an interface between an external process and transaction processing system  
A system and method for interfacing external processes to a transaction processing system. An interface system is provided that accepts input messages from external processes wherein in the input...
5513095 Flexible automation system for variable industrial processes  
A flexible automation system for variable industrial processes (e.g. for processes on an oil or gas conveyer platform) includes programmable controllers that are linked via bus subsystems to...
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