Multiplexed electronic control systems
US5974351A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R16/0315
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A network monitor in a multiplex control system monitors the condition of the network and individual modules of the system by causing individual modules in the system to generate, at regular time intervals, a unique identifying message and to monitor the identifying messages to individually determine the condition of the system.
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