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Apparatus for plugging into a computation system, and computation system

US8407512B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jens Kydles · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Markus Walter · Wertheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 3, 2010
Grant date	Mar 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for upgrading a standard PC system to a fail-safe computation system, comprising a plug device for plugging into the computation system, a memory module, a microcontroller, and a first device for generating a first time signal, wherein the microcontroller and the first device interact such that the computation system is provided with the first time signal through the plug device device.

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