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Priority controlled network

US6535118B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2001
Grant dateMar 18, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/19656
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A priority controlled network wherein a plurality of sensor terminals, at least one display terminal, and control circuit are interconnected by a network, and within each sensor terminal is a priority determining unit to which are supplied data from one or more sensors in the sensor terminal, and parameters controlling the priority determining from the control circuit, whereby priority determining by said priority determining unit is obtained by using said data and said parameters so that a particular priority value is determined for each of the plurality of sensor terminals and selected priority value data are displayed in the at least one display terminal and capacity of said network is optimally used where more than one display terminal is provided.

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