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7610405 Router software upgrade employing redundant processors  
Systems and methods for replacing software controlling active routers while minimizing impact on network operation are provided by virtue of one embodiment of the present invention. The software...
7603423 Communication system with primary device and standby device to prevent suspension of service of the system  
When a mail server 31 and a mail server 32 are in a failover state, switches 21, 22 select communication paths E, F. A temporary save server 50 stores email received from a mail reception...
7573315 Control device and method of operating the control device having controller chips and change-over unit  
A control device contains a plurality of controllers, a common signal output, and a change-over unit. The controllers are coupled on an output side to the common signal output through the...
7565211 Ethernet-to-analog controller  
Systems and methods allow communication between an Ethernet network and non-Ethernet devices. An Ethernet-to-analog adapter allows translation of analog signals for Ethernet communication, and...
7526568 Integrated live video production system  
Described is a system used in defining and producing a live television broadcast. The system includes one or more control panels, a workstation, a router, and devices. The control panels may be...
7515976 Apparatus and method for acquiring plant operation data of power plant  
There is disclosed a plant operation data acquiring apparatus, which acquires and stores plant operation data, and backs up the plant operation data using a backup storage medium in accordance with...
7512776 Optimized control plane signalling for a high availability network device in a communications network  
A method for resetting a component of an off-card assembly in a redundant system, the redundant system having first and second control plane cards coupled to the off-card assembly by respective...
7437596 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...
7437203 Remote terminal unit assembly  
A construction of RTU assembly having a number of independently operational cells for systems functions is provided. Each cell is formed from a configurable component and effectively could be of...
7428473 Health monitoring in a system of circumvention and recovery  
A system comprises at least one non-hardened processor configured to run a plurality of mission related processes; at least one threat detector configured to detect one or more conditions which...
7424642 Method for synchronization of a controller  
A system and method for reintegration of a redundant controller after occurrence of a fault is provided, comprising synchronizing outputs of a primary controller with outputs of secondary...
7383408 Storage device that uses virtual ordered writes  
Ordering data writes include a host computer providing a plurality of data writes to a primary storage device, the primary storage device assigning a first sequence number to data writes begun...
7318107 System and method for automatic stream fail-over  
A method is described comprising: maintaining a plurality of data relating to client streaming connections across a plurality of servers; and assigning a particular client streaming connection to a...
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...
7197616 Virtual ordered writes  
Ordering data writes include a host computer providing a plurality of data writes to a primary storage device, the primary storage device assigning a first sequence number to data writes begun...
7181644 Method for synchronizing data utilized in redundant, closed loop control systems  
A method for synchronizing data utilized in a redundant, closed-loop feedback control system is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes configuring a plurality of control nodes...
7177709 Controller for underground mining  
A controller is disclosed for control operations in underground mining, especially for controllers to control support shields. The controller utilizes a central unit with a microprocessor and...
7168075 Automation device and updating method  
A device used for control or monitoring of a process is updated without interruption or exceeding upper response time limits for response to a change in the state of the process. If the updating...
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...
7127632 Method and device for synchronizing integrated circuits  
A method and device for synchronizing the time between at least two integrated circuits ( 201, 202 ), which receive the same pulse signal. In the integrated circuits ( 201, 202 ) a counter ( 204,...
7117079 Apparatus and method for simultaneous monitoring, logging, and controlling of an industrial process  
An apparatus performs simultaneous data monitoring, logging, and controlling of the state of a system. The apparatus includes at least one system sensor that provides a sensor data signal...
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...
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...
7058170 Method for operating and apparatus for a back-plane supporting redundant circuit cards  
The present invention provides clear and robust arbitration of which of two system controllers is in control of a telecommunications switching system. Each system controller monitors and actively...
7040336 Gas delivery system for supplying gas to semiconductor manufacturing equipment  
A gas delivery system for providing a gas to manufacturing equipment includes a gas supply unit for providing the gas to the manufacturing equipment including devices to regulate the supply of gas...
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...
7032029 Method and apparatus for an active standby control system on a network  
A method and apparatus for providing an active standby control system comprising the steps of providing a first and second programmable logic controller (PLC), each controller having an operating...
6925335 Real-time alert mechanism for monitoring and controlling field assets via wireless and internet technologies  
An apparatus and system are disclosed for the real-time monitoring and control of field assets. The monitoring device, operable to couple to a field asset, may be designed to leverage one or more...
6909923 Safety communication on a single backplane  
Safety level error detection comparable to that provided by redundant wired safety relays is obtained on a backplane of a programmable logic controller or the like by a combination of error...
6907303 Switching circuit for board duplication apparatus  
There is provided a switching circuit for unit duplication boards designated as a working board and a protection board. In each duplication board, a software block is maintained reset at an initial...
6898685 Ordering data writes from a local storage device to a remote storage device  
Ordering data writes include a host computer providing a plurality of data writes to a primary storage device, the primary storage device assigning a first sequence number to data writes begun...
6856045 Power distribution assembly with redundant architecture  
A power distribution assembly (PDA) includes a plurality of power modules that are installed within a chassis that is mounted to a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The power modules are used to...
6839599 Kiln/cooler control and upset recovery using a combination of model predictive control and expert systems  
Kiln/cooler control and upset recovery using a combination of model predictive control and expert systems. A method for controlling a non-linear process includes the steps of first providing a...
6826709 Reconfiguration method applicable to an array of identical functional elements  
This invention relates to a method for reconfiguring a network of parallel functional elements tolerant to the faults of these functional elements including said basic functional elements (P),...
6826433 Failsafe data output system and automation system having the same  
An apparatus for and a method of operating an automation system. A processing unit subjects useful information which is received via a telegram to a user designated logic operation and drives an...
6813527 High integrity control system architecture using digital computing platforms with rapid recovery  
A control system architecture suitably includes sufficient computation redundancy and control command management to isolate and recover a faulted processor and/or to recover all processing units in...
6810292 Method for nonvolatile storage of at least one operating data value of an electrical motor, and electrical motor for said method  
The invention concerns a method for nonvolatile storage of at least one operating data value of an electric motor ( 32 ). The latter comprises a microprocessor or microcontroller ( 23 ) that...
6804564 System and method for controlling and/or monitoring a control-unit group having at least two control units  
A system for controlling and/or monitoring a control-unit group having at least two control units, a first control unit and at least one second control unit, the first control unit being designed...
6760634 System and method for periodic task resumption following redundant control system switchover  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing timely execution of periodic tasks in a redundant control system. A secondary controller in the redundant system receives a wakeup time array...
6741896 Power backup application to maintain normal flight recorder operation for a specified period of time in case of aircraft power failure or interruption  
A device and method to provide backup electrical power to a vehicle data acquisition and recording system. The device operates to control its charging state, discharge state, and interval of...
6738826 Router software upgrade employing redundant processors  
Systems and methods for replacing software controlling active routers while minimizing impact on network operation are provided by virtue of one embodiment of the present invention. The software...
6725106 System and method for backing up distributed controllers in a data network  
A system and method for the rapid configuration and connection of a backup controller in a distributed data network such as an automated fuel distribution network. Each service-station site in the...
6711447 Modulating CPU frequency and voltage in a multi-core CPU architecture  
A method to save power in a computer system is described. A mechanism is used to control the frequency and voltage of a central processing unit (CPU) of a multi-core CPU architecture environment...
6701198 Safety network for industrial controller allowing initialization on standard networks  
A highly reliable industrial control system is produced such as may use a standard network for configuration by symmetrically transmitting configuration data to intercommunicating controller...
6694201 Supervisory parallel switching device for computer integrated manufacturing system with secs-compliant serial communication links  
A supervisory parallel switching device is designed for use with a CIM system including a host computer unit connected via an extended computer integrated unit to at least one equipment unit...
6678566 Backup control system (BCS) for optimizing utilization of multiple fabrication facilities  
Within both a method for operating a plurality of fabrication facilities and a system for operating the plurality of fabrication facilities there is providing within each of the plurality of...
6611723 Device and method for monitoring the running of processes in a digital computer  
The invention relates to a device and a method for run monitoring of processes in a digital computer. In accordance with the present invention, time-stamped analysis data are manipulated such that...
6591151 Programmable household appliance  
A programmable control panel includes handles for executing at least a part of the program sequence, and memory cells for controlling an appliance and for storing software codes. The handles are,...
6591150 Redundant monitoring control system, monitoring control apparatus therefor and monitored control apparatus  
A redundant monitoring control system includes at least one monitored control apparatus forming a communication network, and a plurality of monitoring control apparatuses monitoring and controlling...
6577912 Computer device for production equipment  
A computer device 1 for production equipment comprises an arithmetic unit 10 , an input device 11 for inputting operation data, a display device 12 for displaying operation data, and an HDD...
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