Patent · US Expired

User interactive expert machine controller

US5124908A · kind A · utility

59Cited by
13References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 1990
Grant dateJun 23, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/32
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A machine controller apparatus provides simple, effective, efficient and reliable control operation, facilitates repair and periodic maintenance and eliminates the need for either an operating manual or a service manual for the machine being controlled. The machine control apparatus includes a processor device for performing a plurality of predetermined control and logical operations. Memory is coupled to the processor means for storing predetermined machine characteristic data and a user input device is coupled to the processor device for receiving user input selections. The processor device is responsive to both the predetermined machine characteristic data stored by the memory and a received predefined one of the user input selections for performing at least one of the plurality of predetermined control and logical operations. A display device is coupled to the processor device for displaying a plurality of menu-specific user input selections responsive to the received predefined one of the user input selections.

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