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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116887 | Apparatus and method for performing auxiliary functions when electronics are switched to hold A method and an apparatus for automatically performing auxiliary functions of an electronic device when the device is switched to hold mode. The apparatus includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores a table that includes conditions to perform... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8051110 | Identifying screen flows to support multiple entities and their diverse rules with a single application instance A method and a system for identifying screen flows. An instance of an application utilized by a first entity locates a first key in a first table to identify a first procedure. The same instance of the application utilized by a second entity locates a second key in ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7908019 | Taxonomy engine and dataset for operating an appliance A taxonomy engine in a software architecture generates a taxonomy dataset establishing the group of well formed commands, and at least one command generator of the system is adapted to generate a well formed command using the taxonomy dataset. The taxonomy engine is... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899558 | Updating and/or expanding the functionality of sequence control of at least one control unit A method, system, and computer program product for updating and/or expanding the functionality of the sequence control of at least one control unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In accordance with the method, a first data may be read from a first control unit and... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7853336 | Dynamic versioning utilizing multiple controller engine instances to limit complications The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates deploying data within an industrial environment. A controller can execute with a real-time operating system such that the controller can include two or more controller engine instances execu... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840285 | Sequence of events recorder facility for an industrial process control environment A sequence of events (SOE) recorder facility in a process control network environment is described herein. The SOE recorder facility is hosted by a networked node that receives digital signal status change (event) data from a networked controller. The sequence of ev... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7831315 | Method for controlling semiconductor-processing apparatus A method controls an apparatus such as a semiconductor-processing apparatus including a controller and at least one device controlled by the controller, wherein the controller is provided with an interface for communicating with the device, and the interface has an ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7813816 | Methods and structures for utilizing a memory device for a PLC Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising a plurality of activities comprising: at a programmable logic controller comprising a memory device, receiving a request to create a data log that is adapted to receive data from a process; initializing the ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7761171 | Methods and apparatus to generate schedules to execute functions in a process control system An example apparatus includes a first interface configured to identify a first function associated with a process control routine. The example apparatus also includes a sub-schedule generator configured to generate a first sub-schedule associated with a first time p... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7738972 | Modular shared-memory resource stage driver system for flexible resource linking in an energy conversion system A system for optimizing usage of energy converting stages. It may have a stage driver, and stage driver adds as needed. The system may control the on-times of the stages according to a pattern that optimizes energy usage, processing and memory. The pattern may contr... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7672738 | Programmable controller for use with monitoring device A programmable controller includes at least one user input interface, and an input register, at least one user output interface, programmable logic hardware and program loading means. The user input interface and input register is for connection to process pl... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7634321 | Method and apparatus for multiradio control in a lightning detection device A method includes receiving information related to an operational status of at least one radiating component, and controlling an operation of a lightning detector at least partially in accordance with the information. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7620459 | Controlling and operating technical processes A system for operating and controlling technical processes having at least one component fashioned as a measuring instrument and a control device, which is connected by electrical lines to sensor and actuators of processes, and having a control program, a measuremen... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7496411 | Functional object data, functional object imaging system, and object data transmitting unit, object data receiving unit and managing unit for use in the functional object imaging system A functional object imaging system using functional object data is provided. The functional object data includes: at least imaging data for imaging functional resources as functional objects in a virtual space and name identifiers allocated to the respective functio... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7444186 | Programmable controller system A programmable controller system comprises networks including a plurality of programmable controllers and a development support device. One of the programmable controllers is set as a relay programmable controller. The development support device is used by online-co... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40504 | Display and display driver with on/off power controller used to prevent damage to the display Signal management control units 471-47n of respective scan drivers LSI in an LCD module are cascade-connected and each have the same construction. A detected signal of the signal management control unit 47J is a data signal latch clock LP appli... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424330 | Method and apparatus for controlling deformable actuators In order to prevent negative effects of imprinting an the addressing accuracy of deformable actuators, a method for controlling deformable actuators has, during an event period, driving the first and the second deformable actuator for causing the deformable actuator... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409253 | System and method for processing a substrate and program therefor A substrate processing system allows to reduce the number of works that should be done by a software engineer. The system 100 includes a substrate processing apparatus 101; a substrate processing controller 102 for controlling the substrate proc... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7386353 | Parallel control method for sequential process control flow A parallel control method for sequential process control flow. First, a parallel step including a plurality of independent sub-steps is generated in a sequential process control flow. One of the sub-steps is directed to execute at a time, and any sub-step gains the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386645 | System on a chip with an arbitration unit to grant right of access to a common resource in response to conflicting requests for access from initiator modules, and storage key incorporating the arbitration unit An electronic system comprises a defined number N of functional modules, including a defined number P of initiator modules and a defined number Q of target modules, where N, P and Q are integer numbers such that 2≦P≦N and 1≦Q≦N. In the event of a plurality o... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375035 | Host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing A host and ancillary tool interface methodology for distributed processing is described. The host tool manages a process, except for the generation of a product used in the process. To generate the product, the host tool provides an indication to an ancillary tool t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7359988 | Subnet of power line communication network, method for setting up the same, electronic appliance connected to the same, and communication module used in electronic appliance A communication network for detecting and regulating identifier overlap generated after subnet is created includes a communication module including a starting means for starting a subnet creation sequence; identifier generating means for generating at least two type... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359769 | Wireless irrigation control device and related method An irrigation control device with a controller, antenna, power supply and battery charging device, such as a solar array, all contained within a housing, such as a rotor body. The controller receives signals through the antenna. The controller updates one or more wa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356614 | Method for detecting and regulating identifier overlap on power line communication network, electronic appliance connected to subnet of power line communication network, and communication module used in electronic appliance A method for detecting and regulating subnet identifier overlap on a power line communication network includes a communication module. The communication module includes an identifier generating means for generating at least two identifiers for identifying a home sub... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353071 | Method and apparatus for authoring and playing back lighting sequences Systems and methods for authoring and playing back lighting programs that include a plurality of lighting sequences for controlling a plurality of lights. One aspect stores the lighting program in a data format that represents a final data stream capable of directly... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349763 | System and method for systematically irrigating subregions of an irrigation region A method for irrigating an irrigation region (30) with an irrigation unit (20) includes the steps of subdividing the irrigation region (30) into a plurality of subregions (34), establishing a sequence for irrigating the subregions (34 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336154 | Method for selecting one or more transponders One or more transponders are selected by a base station out of a plurality of transponders. For this purpose an identification bit sequence (IB) that is or includes a random number bit sequence (ZB) is made available in the respective transponder and the base statio... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337042 | Method and system for controlling irrigation using computed evapotranspiration values A system for providing irrigation control is provided. The system includes a number of non-local data sources for providing data, a processor and an irrigation system. The processor is configured to receive data from one or more of the non-local data sources and cal... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330767 | Configuration and viewing display for an integrated model predictive control and optimizer function block An interface or display routine is provided for use in viewing and configuring a function block that performs integrated optimization and control within a process control system. The interface routine may enable a user to view or configure variables, values or other... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330312 | Image blur compensation device An image blur compensation device for use with an image capture device including an imaging optical system and an imaging unit which converts a subject image captured on a light receiving surface thereof through the imaging optical system into an image signal. The c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328073 | Controller for processing apparatus The present invention relates to processing apparatus utilising dynamic scaling of voltage (DVS), and in particular although not exclusively to a controller for such apparatus. The invention is especially applicable to software defined radio (SDR), but is not so lim... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327221 | Power supply communication system and method A system and method for configuring and monitoring devices utilizing a power line network is provided herein. Each network device (e.g., programmable logic controller, machine, or sensor) contains a power line interface to facilitate communication over a power line ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320814 | Methods for applying a liquid to a web A method of spraying patterns on a web that includes directing at least one intermittent spray of liquid onto the web to form a pattern on the web; sensing a position of a leading edge of at least one of the spray and the pattern relative to one or more references o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317972 | Management of peak water use The present invention provides systems and methods in which an irrigation management system reduces high peak water use values by utilizing a microprocessor (220) disposed in an irrigation controller (100) to receive peak water use information from a w... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302301 | Method for monitoring an automation system A method and a system for monitoring and determining preceding states of at least one terminal of an automation system are provided. The automation system includes one or more terminals (1, 2), each of which can assume two or more states and each of which out... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298369 | Method for displaying calibration-required data Calibration-required data displayed by an industrial visual display system, which can be configured using a predetermined configuring software and which has a standard interface for integrating additional applications. To this end, the calibration-required data are ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290502 | System and methods for controlling a water heater A control for a water heater is provided that comprises a pressure switch for sensing a predetermined level of airflow sufficient for maintaining proper burner operation, and a temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water in the tank. The contr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292145 | Tamper switch arrangement A tamper switch arrangement detects tampering with a device, and includes a tamper switch assembly having a tamper switch with a first part and a second part. The first and second parts are movable relative to each other between an open switch position and a closed ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292950 | Multiple error management mode memory module A memory module comprises a plurality of storage bits for each memory location, and a plurality of error management storage bits for each memory location. A memory controller is operable to change error management modes on the memory module. Changing error managemen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292898 | Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring and controlling a pool or spa A system for remotely monitoring and/or controlling a pool or spa. The remote control can utilize a microprocessor-based data acquisition and processing system, along with a network interface, to provide remote access to the pool or spa parameters, including but not... | 11/06/2007 |
