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7269481 Method and apparatus for memory bandwidth thermal budgetting  
An electronic system includes a device and a controller to the device. The controller is adapted to calculate a temperature estimate of the device and to control access to the device in accordance...
7260446 Temperature protection method for machine tool  
A method of protecting a rotating device, loaded by temperature of a machine tool with one temperature sensor on that device and a temperature bloc, comprising the steps of inputting specific...
7257466 Intelligent control devices  
A control device operates to selectively provision power. The control device can be implemented as part of an electrical apparatus, such as a computer, television, VCR, hairdryer or other device...
7253577 Independent safety processor for disabling the operation of high power devices  
A drive for delivering a high-power signal to a load includes a power circuit and a drive circuit. The power circuit is operable to provide a high power signal to the load in response to a control...
7248932 Electronic control unit  
A main CPU transmits data used in determination of whether or not a target throttle opening degree calculation logic and an estimated target throttle opening degree calculation logic are normal (a...
7236835 Remote maintenance system, communication terminal device and center device  
A failure code indicating a failure content in a communication terminal device is automatically notified to a center device. The center device automatically makes a call to a user of the...
7228390 Safety controller with hardware memory lock  
A safety controller provides for reliable mixed execution of standard and safety control programs held in a common memory by providing a hardware lock that is locked at times when the safety...
7213239 Method of generating and/or executing a diversified program flow  
In a method of generating and/or executing a diversified program flow from a program source code for or on at least two processing units of a machine tool, production machine or robot, a machine...
7196903 Multiple source fan control with override  
An electronic system may comprise a variable speed fan, a first source coupled to the fan, and a second source coupled to the fan. Either of the first or second sources may control the speed of the...
7194645 Method and apparatus for autonomic policy-based thermal management in a data processing system  
A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided to autonomically monitor and adjust system characteristics based on a customer optimization goal specified in a policy or profile. An...
7191359 Fail-safe controller  
A controller that receives an input of a status of an apparatus, executes predetermined arithmetic and logical operations, and outputs a control signal of the apparatus, and is equipped with a...
7188200 Method for data exchange between an operating and monitoring program and a field device  
In connection with a method for the data exchange between an operating and monitoring program BA and a field device, which is connected via a field bus adapter with the internet, the operating and...
7187988 Web service and method for customers to define their own alert for real-time production status  
An automated method and system that uses a Web service to make real-time production status available to customers from a manufacturing environment. Each time Work in Process (WIP) data is updated...
7167762 System and method for implementing safety instrumented systems in a fieldbus architecture  
An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible...
7162311 Safety network system, safety slaves unit, safety controller and communication method and information collecting method and monitoring method for the safety network system  
A safety PLC 1 and at least a safety slave unit 2 are connected through a safety network 3 . The safety slave unit has the safety information transmission function for transmitting the safety...
7155360 Process variation detector and process variation detecting method  
A process variation detector includes a pulse-signal generating unit that generates a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to a characteristic of a process variation in an integrated...
7139622 Method and device for programming a failsafe control system  
A method for programming a failsafe control system comprises the steps of defining logical interconnections between input signals of the failsafe control system and of assigning interconnection...
7139239 Self-healing control network for building automation systems  
In building automation architectures, components may be associated through physical communications paths and at a different level through building automation applications. Building automation...
7133729 Pattern-and model-based power line monitoring  
Power line monitoring is disclosed. The monitoring can be performed in conjunction with an automation system designed to control and monitor devices and sensors. Model-based power line monitoring...
7133727 System and method for continuous online safety and reliability monitoring  
A system and method for continuous online safety and reliability monitoring is disclosed. The method includes the steps of obtaining operating information about at least one of a plurality of...
7130703 Voter logic block including operational and maintenance overrides in a process control system  
A voter function block, which can be integrated into a function block diagram programming environment in a process plant control or safety system, implements voter logic in conjunction with...
7127373 Systems, methods and computer program products for assessing the health of an electric motor  
Systems, methods and computer program products calculate the life remaining in a machine, such as an electric motor, or the life remaining in individual components within a machine. Life remaining...
7127371 Customized medical equipment preventative maintenance method and system  
A technique is provided for determining service intervals for devices, such as medical equipment. Data related to a device is collected and compared to data from a population of like devices. A...
7120505 Safety network system, safety slave, and safety controller  
A safety network system is constructed by connecting a safety PLC to a safety slave through a safety network. The safety slave obtains safety input informations from a plurality of safety devices...
7117043 Method for programming a programmable logic controller  
A method for programming a programmable logic controller (PLC) is disclosed. The PLC may be used to control devices of a secured facility, such as a detention center, jail, or prison. The disclosed...
7117048 Safety controller with safety response time monitoring  
A safety controller having a total worst case propagation delay, exceeding the required propagation delay required by a safety process, may be used to control the safety process by monitoring...
7110835 Integration of graphic display elements, process modules and control modules in process plants  
Graphic displays, which display information about process elements and the manner in which these elements are connected within a process, process modules, which simulate the operation of the...
7110837 Control system and method for on-line editing of user program  
A control system includes a programmable controller having a CPU unit that carries out cyclic operations of processes. An additional temporary user memory is provided in addition to a regular user...
7103422 Safety network system  
A network master (M) having charge of an operation of a main device (L) and one or more network slaves (S 1 to S 3 ) each having charge of a safety determining device (A to C) for determining...
7096104 Control unit for a load  
Control unit for a load, in particular for a sliding sunroof control of a vehicle, having a microprocessor and having an integrated voltage regulator for generating the supply voltage of the...
7096074 Methods and apparatus for early fault detection and alert generation in a process  
A method and apparatus for providing early fault detection and alert generation in a multi-parameter process is provided. The method comprises defining a multi-dimensional space, each dimension...
7093168 Signal validation and arbitration system and method  
A common design framework for input and output signal validation, arbitration, and fault reporting for real-time controllers includes a method of validating redundant input and output signals and...
7076311 Configurable safety system for implementation on industrial system and method of implementing same  
A configurable control system for operating an industrial system in a reliable, safety-enhanced manner, and method of implementing such a system in any of a variety of particular industrial systems...
7072722 Digital protection and control device and method thereof  
The present invention provides a digital protection and control (P & C) device for a power distribution network, which comprises a control unit and human-machine interface (HMI) for allowing a user...
7069090 Systems and methods for providing variable output feedback to a user of a household appliance  
An embodiment of the present invention uses an on-board microcontroller of a household appliance to receive signals from a directionless encoder attached to a knob for receiving user input and...
7069109 Systems and methods of using multiple microcontrollers for fail-safe control and enhanced feature operation of an appliance  
Multiple microcontrollers are used in controlling operation of an appliance thereby providing enhanced safety. User input deactivating the appliance is received and processed by a first and second...
7058457 Hot water supply system  
A hot water supply system operated by linking plural water heaters. A system controller is provided in every specific number of water heaters for centralizing controls thereof. A host system...
7058460 Real-time control process for a controller of an industrial technical process, and a real-time operating process for a computing device  
Measuring units measure state signals of an industrial technical process. The entirety of the state signals represents an image of the process. The measuring units transmit the state signals to a...
7050859 Systems and methods to port controller state and context in an open operating system  
The present invention relates to systems and methods to port controller state and context via non-volatile portable memory to controllers employing an open operating system. The present invention...
7039474 Packaging system and method therefor  
A system for monitoring the condition of a packaging machine during operation and diagnosing potential problems in the performance of the machine. The system comprises an input device, an output...
7039471 Method and device for calculating the steady-state time point of a controller  
A device for calculating the steady state behavior of a controller includes an amount generating unit for generating the amount of deviation of the regulator, a first threshold value calculation...
7027880 Safety controller providing rapid recovery of safety program data  
Re-certification of a control program loaded in a safety controller is avoided through the use of a digital snapshot and digital signature, the snapshot providing a rapidly loadable memory image...
7024251 Method to control a process  
A method to control a process, wherein the status of the process can be altered by a multitude of actions, wherein the action is controlled by basic control units, wherein at least one basic...
6999823 Power shut-off method for injection molding machine  
Even when a power switch is turned off, the controller of an injection molding machine does not shut off a power supply immediately. The controller determines whether the present state of the...
6992458 Emergency stop circuit  
Two emergency stop lines are provided. Due to contacts being opened by commands from emergency stop factors and from first and second CPUs, conducting to first and second contactors are stopped....
6993396 System for determining the health of process control feedback loops according to performance assessment criteria  
A method for calculating the health of a process control loop based on multiple key assessments of the loop's performance. The method uses the concepts of baselines and thresholds. The typical...
6988011 Method and system for analyzing operational parameter data for diagnostics and repairs  
The present invention discloses system and method for analyzing operational parameter data from a malfunctioning locomotive or other large land-based, self-powered transport equipment. The method...
6985780 Smart camera  
A smart camera system provides focused images to an operator at a host computer by processing digital images at the imaging location prior to sending them to the host computer. The smart camera has...
6970757 Method and apparatus for updating control state variables of a process control model based on rework data  
A method for controlling a manufacturing process includes processing a plurality of workpieces in a tool; monitoring a rework rate associated with the workpieces processed in the tool; and...
6947797 Method and system for diagnosing machine malfunctions  
A system ( 830 ) and method ( 800 ) for diagnosing a malfunctioning machine. A fault event is selected ( 806 ) together with sequential operating parameter data ( 808 ) from a selectively focused...
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