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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6915584 | Compass with electromagnetic half-shell transformer energy transmission and optoelectronic data signal transmission The invention concerns a compass having an electro magnetic half-shell transformer energy transmission and opto electronic data transmission. To avoid a slipring connection during the transfer of supply voltage at least one winding on the primary half-shell is conne... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915170 | System and method for collecting data and managing patient care A care management system in which the management of the administration of care for patients is automated. Hospital information systems are monitored and the information from those systems is used in verifying the administrations of care to patients. The care managem... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6915174 | Automation installation Information available in an automation installation can be accessed via the automation installation by a computer that is coupled to the automation installation. The computer can access, via an interface, a search machine stored in the automation installation. The s... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6915184 | Collator A document collator comprising a conveyor system, a prime document feeder station and a plurality of enclosure document feeder stations arranged at spaced locations along the conveyor system, a collation station located downstream of the feeder stations at one end o... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6914892 | Arrangement for testing network switch expansion port data by converting to media independent interface format A method for testing a network switch chip having an expansion port configured for transferring data according to a prescribed expansion port protocol. The method includes outputting the expansion port frame data from the expansion port according to the prescribed e... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6915235 | Generation of data indicative of machine operational condition Information related to an operational condition of a machine in a process plant is generated, where the generated information is in a first data format. The information may be generated based on data in a second format. The second format may, for example, correspond... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912443 | Modular automated assembly system A method of modular manufacturing is disclosed and a modular assembly system is shown utilizing a base unit and a plurality of detachable work stations adapted to operate with the base unit. Each detachable work station includes its own work station control processo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6912427 | Programmable limit switch with distributed intelligence A programmable limit switch includes output channels for receiving position data, each position value of the position data representing an incremental advance of a workpiece through a production field, and for producing actuation signals. The channels are connectabl... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909952 | Device for controlling/regulating the operational sequences in a motor vehicle A device for controlling/regulating the operational sequences in a motor vehicle. The device has a number of arrangements for control/regulation. Each of the arrangements includes a processor having a storage unit and an input and output unit. A characteristic of th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909990 | Method and system for diagnosis of plant A plant diagnosis system friendly to a user (a plant-operating organization) for identifying an abnormality of an objective plant or machinery thereof, is provided. The plant diagnosis system includes a diagnoser's sub-system including a diagnosis computer and a ter... | 06/21/2005 |
| 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 detection methods that in sum provide the requisite level of error detection... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907302 | PDA monitoring and diagnostic system for industrial control A system and software for controlling output devices used in association with machinery is disclosed. The system includes a control module which may be connected to a personal digital assistant (PDA), personal pocket PC, personal computer, organizer, cell phone, or ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907383 | Flow diagnostic system A flow diagnostic system for a flow sensing element and impulse lines. A pressure transmitter coupled to the impulse lines provides digital pressure data to a control system. The control system provides the pressure data and real time clock readings to a diagnostic ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904343 | Method of controlling automatic guided vehicle system A method of controlling an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system having a plurality of AGVs includes setting a moving path with task times of all the AGVs taken into account, and controlling the AGVs according to the set moving path. The setting the moving path incl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901352 | Method and apparatus for improved inspection and classification of attributes of a workpiece A generic, scalable consumer subsystem/producer subsystem interface controller for exchanging data between at least one producer subsystem configured to produce a set of services characterized in a producer generated data set, and at least on consumer subsystem conf... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6898557 | System and method for remote testing of components A system and method are disclosed for remote testing of items where the tests are performed at a first site and monitored and controlled at a second site. A first remote test control station at the first site includes a test bench device for testing the items, and a... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895284 | Supervisory unit and supervisory control system provided with the same A supervisory control system including a control unit to which an object load is connected and an operation unit, both being connected to each other via a communication line. The object loads can be controlled according to desired various patterning control by sendi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6892143 | Controlling chemical dispense operations based on conductivity offset A system and method is disclosed for controlling chemical dispense operations based on a conductivity offset determined for a chemical solution. The chemical dispense operations are performed by or in conjunction with operation of a utility device, such as a warewas... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6892129 | Vehicle electronic control system and method having fail-safe function A vehicle electronic control system has a control CPU and a monitor CPU. The control CPU performs a fail-safe processing thereby to reduce an engine output torque, when the monitor CPU monitoring the control CPU detects that the control CPU fails to perform throttle... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871103 | Car wash controller A car wash controller for receiving input data from a plurality of remote input devices and for controlling the operation of multiple remote output electrical devices. The central controller is coupled to a series of input boards by a communication cable, such as a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867700 | System and an arrangement to determine the level of hazard in a hazardous situation The present invention relates to a system and to an arrangement for evaluating in a defined space or area a delimited area (7) in which there is a degree of urgency greater than the degree of urgency in respect of the remainder of said space (1), where... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6865428 | Method and apparatus for providing distributed control of a home automation system A method and apparatus for providing distributed control of a home automation system is provided. Each device participating in a home automation system is equipped with control logic for providing distributed control. Through the control logic, each device maintains... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865426 | Adaptive data security systems and methods The present disclosure relates to a method for communicating and applying adaptive security to a data stream comprising a plurality of data packets. The method comprises the steps of identifying a desired security level range and a desired actual security level whic... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862496 | Laundry system Purpose: To provide a laundry system with improved customer services by utilizing portable information terminals having a radiocommunication function such as mobile phones and PHS. Constitution: Upon completion of washing or drying in a laundry machine 102, d... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6859823 | Workflow server and workflow system control method A workflow server is provided with, in association with a user management table 100 for managing work items for each user, a list 130 of substitute users for indicating a substitute user for each work or process and a list 140 of users in charge... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6859668 | Structured system for monitoring and controlling the engineering equipment of an installation The present inventions pertains to the field of automatic control systems based on computer technology, and essentially relates to a structured system for monitoring and controlling the engineering equipment in an installation, mainly a building comprising several f... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6842776 | Method for automatic device monitoring by a central computer A method for monitoring a plurality of devices in a common environment. The method comprises the steps of receiving usage information from one of the devices and storing the usage information on a memory device of a computer. The method further comprises the steps o... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834208 | Method and apparatus for providing distributed control of a home automation and control system A method and apparatus for providing distributed control of a home automation and control system is provided. Each device participating in a home automation and control system is equipped with control logic for providing distributed control. Through the control logi... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832120 | System and methods for object-oriented control of diverse electromechanical systems using a computer network A control system methodology that uses object-oriented software to integrate multiple control systems into a common object model. Object-oriented techniques are used to construct distributed applications in a multi-vendor open system environment for use in controlli... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6829513 | Fire detection system and method for configuring The present invention provides an application which is used to program building systems such as fire safety systems. It is an object of the invention to provide a method for creating one or more configuration files for the control panel of a fire safety system to al... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6823232 | Drive controller operator interface and serial protocol A drive controller operator interface and serial protocol therefor are provided for controlling electric motors and other electrical devices which are typically powered by inverters that convert input power to control input signals for the motor or other electrical ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6819962 | Method of evaluating, expanding, and collapsing connectivity regions within dynamic systems An automated process defines and maintains connectivity regions within a dynamic network. The automated process requires an initial input of a network component around which a connectivity region will be defined. The process automatically and autonomously generates ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816817 | Networked control system with real time monitoring A technique for monitoring operational parameters of networked components includes storing data within each component descriptive of the component. The data is polled by a monitoring station and provides a basis for monitor views compiled in real time. The monitor v... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6816815 | Preventive maintenance system of industrial machine A preventive maintenance system for an industrial machine includes an information transmission unit for connecting, whenever necessary, a LAN on the user side and a LAN on a manufacturer side through a communication line; a monitor unit connected to the LAN on the u... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813523 | Distributed process control A method and apparatus for the distributed programmable control of multiple devices, each capable of independent operation and of performing a set of related functions or operations, to operate concurrently or sequentially and in cooperation to perform a predetermin... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813531 | Method, system, and article of manufacture for product configuration Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for product configuration. Order information is received for a product. Based on the received order information, configuration information for the product is generated via a simulator to simulate the product.... | 11/02/2004 |
| RE38640 | Process control terminal A process control terminal may be used in a computer network consisting of a process control network of process controllers and an application network of host computers. The process control terminal allows a process control operator access to both process control fu... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6809925 | Dual-purpose computer having gravity-actuated fan speed control A dual-purpose computer according to the invention has a gravity-actuated switch mounted therein or thereon. The gravity-actuated switch is used to control the speed of a cooling fan for the computer. When the computer is operated in a horizontal orientation such as... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6799080 | Configurable PLC and SCADA-based control system The present invention provides an automated configurable control system (CCS) for a manufacturing process system, which permits a user to address menus on screen images for initially configuring the process, and for subsequently rapidly adding, modifying, and deleti... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792321 | Remote web-based control Real-time remote monitoring and controlling of a device is described via a network such as the Internet. A virtual presence is accomplished between geographically distributed remote users and hardware platforms that allow for real-time interactive hardware operation... | 09/14/2004 |
