US 7,987,002 C1 (13,167th)
Arrangement for distributed measurement system for measurement and simulation in distributed control systems
Lars-Berno Fredriksson, Kinna (SE)
Filed by Lars-Berno Fredriksson, Kinna (SE)
Assigned to LONGHORN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,867, Feb. 26, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 7,987,002, issued Jul. 26, 2011, Appl. No. 11/420,684, May 26, 2006.
Application 90/019,867 is a continuation of application No. PCT/SE04/01540, filed on Oct. 25, 2004.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jan. 30, 2026.
Int. Cl. G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 43/00 (2022.01); H04L 43/106 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/00 (2013.01) [H04L 9/40 (2022.05); H04L 12/28 (2013.01); H04L 43/106 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 15-29 is confirmed.
Claim 11 is cancelled.
Claim 1 is determined to be patentable as amended.
Claims 2-10 and 12-14, dependent on an amended claim, are determined to be patentable.
New claim 30 is added and determined to be patentable.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor device configured to communicate with an interface unit through a data connection using a first protocol, wherein the interface unit is configured to communicate with a distributed control system using a second protocol;
wherein the processor device is configured to provide simulated measurement signals configured to replace input data generated by at least one module configured to communicably connect to the distributed control system;
wherein the processor device is configured to provide control signals configured to replace control signals generated by at least one control device configured to communicably connect to the distributed control system and configured to operate at least one controlled object;
wherein the processor device is configured to send the simulated measurement signals and the control signals to the distributed control system using the second protocol via the interface unit, via the data connection using the first protocol [ ; and
wherein the processor device is configured to generate at least one control signal in response to receiving the measurement signals generated by at least one detector and wherein the processor device is configured to send the at least one control signal to the distributed control system via the interface unit, through the data connection using the first protocol] .
[ 30. An apparatus comprising:
a processor device configured to communicate with an interface unit through a data connection using a first protocol, wherein the interface unit is configured to communicate with a distributed control system using a second protocol;
wherein the processor device is configured to provide simulated measurement signals configured to replace input data generated by at least one module configured to communicably connect to the distributed control system;
wherein the processor device is configured to provide control signals configured to replace control signals generated by at least one control device configured to communicably connect to the distributed control system and configured to operate at least one controlled object;
wherein the processor device is configured to send the simulated measurement signals and the control signals to the distributed control system using the second protocol via the interface unit, via the data connection using the first protocol; and
wherein the second protocol comprises Controller Area Network (CAN), and the processor device is configured to request a measurement signal and wherein the interface unit communicates the request by using CAN Calibration Protocol (CCP).]