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Programmable control device

US5579488A · kind A · utility

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12References
31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 13, 1995
Grant dateNov 26, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 13, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/409
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A programmable control device has a control unit that is separated from a unit to be controlled. The control unit and the unit to be controlled are detachably connected via a connection unit. The control unit is modified to provide improved functionality while effectively using the existing hardware of the unit to be controlled. The control unit may have a card-like shape to reduce the size of the programmable control device.

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