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Automatic control system for method and apparatus for checking devices of an automotive vehicle in use with a microcomputer

US4339801A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 1980
Grant dateJul 13, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/277
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic control system for an automotive vehicle in use with a microcomputer has a checking system for checking an input unit, a ROM, a RAM and an output unit of the microcomputer. The checking system comprises a means which stores various checking programs to be executed for checking above-mentioned elements of the microcomputer. The checking system effectively operates to check the elements without causing expanding of duration of execution of the checking programs.

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