Patent · US Expired

Failsafe switching of intelligent controller method and device

US7219255B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims
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Filing dateSep 23, 2004
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B9/03
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to control of and data collection from sensors associated with tools. In particular, it relates to using a controller to mediate communications among a tool, sensors associated with the tool and data users, such as a host system or distributed processors. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.

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