Distributing a real-time control program to a plurality of input/output nodes
April 15, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCombined mode supervisory program-panel controller method and apparatus for a process control system Communications network for programmable controllers Universal process control device and method for developing a process control loop program Programmable controller with parallel processors Distributed processing in a cluster of industrial controls linked by a communications network Bit oriented communications network Programmable controller with multiple task processors Executing downloaded user programs in a programmable controller Patent #: 4972365 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 686054 filed on 04/15/1991US Classes:700/83Having operator control interface (e.g., control/display console)ExaminersPrimary: Shaw, Gareth D.Assistant: Backenstose, Jonathan Hall Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG05B 019/05AbstractA method for a distributed processing system which includes the steps of developing a control program for controlling outputs at a plurality of I/O nodes, distributing executable portions of the program to the I/O nodes through a network, broadcasting input status data from the I/O nodes on the network and controlling the outputs at the I/O nodes in response to the input status data broadcast on the network and the executable portions of the program residing at the I/O nodes.Other References
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