Systems and methods for sharing control devices on an IO network
US9184934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/462
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for enabling the operation of multiple control devices on the same network. Each control device on a network can be configured to monitor and receive input messages from multiple IO devices on the network. The control devices may also be configured to send output messages to one or more of the IO devices. According to certain embodiments, one control device may send output messages to certain IO devices while another IO device may send output messages to different IO devices. The input and output messages can both be sent via multicast according to certain embodiments.
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