Abstract: A mechanism is provided for improving search results. A user query is analyzed to identify a set of characters in the user query and an encoding code point associated with each character. A determination is made as to whether any of the encoding code points exist within a historic code point table. Responsive to at least one encoding code point existing within the historic code point table, all code points associated with each identified encoding code point in the user query are retrieved from the historic code point table. A modified user query is then created that utilizes the encoding code points of the user query and the code points from the historic code point table. The modified user query is then executed.

Abstract: A system for home appliance control includes a plurality of home appliance controllers and a cloud-based service connected to these home appliance controllers through networking Each home appliance controller is configured to communicate with the cloud-based service via a bi-directional asynchronous messaging protocol regarding at least one home appliance. The cloud-based service includes a first interface and a second interface. The first interface is configured to receive a push request and send a push response related to at least one home appliance. The second interface is configured to communicate with the plurality of home appliance controllers.

Abstract: One or more fabric control circuits may be inserted in a communication fabric to control various aspects of the communications by components in the system. The fabric control circuits may be included on the interface of the components to the communication fabric, for example. Some systems that include a hierarchical communication fabric may also include fabric control circuits that may alternatively or additionally be included. The fabric control circuits may be programmable, and thus may provide the ability to tune the communication fabric to meet performance and/or functionality goals.

Abstract: The present application is generally directed to systems and methods for control and management of lighting components connected in a network. A user specified rule is executed to control lighting effects in a lighting network which comprises an interface module in communication with one or more lighting control modules. The interface module may receive a rule for controlling a lighting network. The rule may comprise a user identified input and a user specified lighting effect to occur responsive to the user identified input. The interface module detects receipt of the user identified input and executes the rule to trigger the user specified lighting effect via the one or more lighting control modules.

Abstract: A processing apparatus, which contains a processor that executes a program includes a series of instructions, includes a log recording unit configured to record an operation log of the processing apparatus; a managing unit configured to control a recording operation performed by the log recording unit and read the operation log recorded in the log recording unit; an input unit configured to detect, from among the series of instructions of the executed program; a start instruction that starts a process for delivering a control instruction destined for the managing unit to the managing unit and deliver the control instruction to the managing unit in response to the start instruction; and an output unit configured to receive the operation log read by the managing unit.

Abstract: An electrical system includes at least one power port and at least one monitoring and control device that is coupled to the power port. The monitoring and control device includes a load control module configured to control an amount of electrical power transmitted to at least one electrical load. The load control module is further configured to receive a power control command from a power system and to transmit a power control acknowledgement to the power system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that are capable of synchronizing an industrial process. The industrial process may include a plurality of process levels. A visualization group may be displayed, showing the various levels of a process. A transition group may be graphically defined that allows for the linking of the transitions between the various process levels. In certain embodiments, sequential function charts (SFC) may include expanded capabilities that allow for the visual definition, editing, and review of the transition groups. Such SFC embodiments may be capable of process flow synchronization across any levels of the modeled process.

Abstract: Flexible configuration of process control systems or plants allows draft changes or modifications to be made to parent process objects, e.g., in a configuration environment, without automatically triggering corresponding instantiations and/or downloads of the parent process objects and/or their derived children objects into a run-time system. Parent objects to which draft changes are allowed may include class objects, instance objects, and/or library objects. One or more modifications to a process object may be saved as a draft, and multiple drafts for a same process object may be saved as different versions. Children objects may indicate the particular version of a parent object draft from which they are derived. A user may indicate that a particular draft or version is to be published or approved. Unpublished or unapproved drafts are prevented from being instantiated in the run-time system, whereas published or approved drafts are allowed to be instantiated.

Abstract: The working support robot system of the present invention includes: a robot arm (11); a measuring unit (12) for measuring the worker's position; a work progress estimation unit (13) for estimating the work progress based on data input from the measuring unit (12) while referring to data on work procedure, and for selecting objects necessary for the next task when the work is found to have advanced to the next procedure; and an arm motion planning unit (14) for planning the trajectory of the robot arm (11) to control the robot arm (11) based on the work progress estimated by the work progress estimation unit (13) and selected objects. The working support robot system can deliver objects such as tools and parts to the worker according to the work to be performed by the worker.

Abstract: A repetitive controller, a control method thereof and a feedback control system are disclosed. The repetitive controller includes an internal model section, a periodic delay module and a compensation module. An input quantity is input into the repetitive controller via an input terminal of the internal model section; the internal model section, the periodic delay module and the compensation module are connected in series. The repetitive controller further includes a particular frequency selection and passing module, connected in series with the internal model section, the periodic delay module and the compensation module or configured on a forward path of the internal model section. In the repetitive controller of the disclosure, a particular frequency selection and passing module is incorporated such that only the harmonic at the selected frequency are filtered out, thereby realizing the function of removing the harmonic at the particular frequency.

Abstract: A method of reducing electricity usage during peak demand periods includes the steps of establishing predetermined load reduction criteria representative of a desire by a power provider to reduce loading on an electricity supply grid, and coordinating with a facility having lighting equipment to permit the power provider to turn-off one or more of the lighting equipment by sending instructions to a master controller at the facility in response to the predetermined load reduction criteria, and establishing a list of lighting equipment to be turned-off in response to the instructions, and configuring the master controller to send an override control signal to the lighting equipment to implement the instructions, and configuring the lighting equipment to send a response signal to the master controller providing a status of the lighting equipment.

Abstract: Improved robotic surgical systems, devices, and methods include selectably associatable master/slave pairs, often having more manipulator arms than will be moved simultaneously by the two hands of a surgeon. Four manipulator arms can support an image capture device, a left hand tissue manipulation tool, a right hand tissue manipulation tool, and a fourth surgical instrument, particularly for stabilizing, retracting, tool change, or other functions benefiting from intermittent movement. The four or more arms may sequentially be controlled by left and right master input control devices. The fourth arm may be used to support another image capture device, and control of some or all of the arms may be transferred back-and-forth between the operator and an assistant. Two or more robotic systems each having master controls and slave manipulators may be coupled to enable cooperative surgery between two or more operators.

Abstract: Individuals can operate processor enabled devices at a high level of performance, even if they have little or no familiarity with those devices, by indirectly operating them through a first processor enabled device. The direct interactions of individuals with a familiar device can be communicated to one or more processors that perform signal processing functions in order to generate control signals that direct the operation of a second, unfamiliar processor-enabled device. In this closed-loop system, individuals can receive real-time feedback on the performance of the second device in a form associated with the operation of the first device.

Abstract: An automation controller is selected on which to deploy control logic. At the communication network, the control logic is built for deployment to the automation controller selected. At the communication network, the control logic is mapped to the hardware configuration of the automation controller selected. The control logic is loaded on to the automation controller that is selected and the control logic is integrated to the selected automation controller.

Abstract: A drive control device having an inverter with semiconductor switches controlled by control signals is operated by calculating with a control logic a control signal time instant for each control signal, transmitting during operation the control signal time instants with the control logic during switching pauses of the semiconductor switches from a low-voltage side of the drive control device to a high-voltage side of the drive control device having the inverter, and generating the control signals for controlling the semiconductor switches on the high-voltage side based on the transmitted control signal time instants.

Abstract: A system for demand-based functionalization of a motor control unit comprises a motor control unit, a first data store having a plurality of functional modules each configured to perform one or more functions of the motor control unit and an access device configured to access the first data store and to select at least one of the plurality of functional modules and to load at least one of the plurality of functional modules into the motor control unit. The selection is based on a demand and the selective loading results in a flexibly customizable functionality of the motor control unit.

Abstract: A device, a remote control unit and method for controlling a plurality of devices, the method including receiving one of a plurality of user commands as an input; and transmitting one of a first and a second of the plurality of control commands in response to the one of the plurality of user commands. The first of the plurality of control commands includes information for simultaneously controlling a first device of a manufacturer and a second device of the manufacturer. The second of the plurality of control commands includes information for controlling the first device without controlling the second device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dish-washer (1) having a single push-button (3) which is utilized by the user to select all of the programs.

Abstract: A method for the control of valves for flow path control, in particular in a medical treatment machine, having a plurality of processes for the manufacture of flow paths by control of a group of valves, with each process claiming a group of valves suitable for its carrying out for itself so that other processes cannot change the switching state of these valves and with each process itself making a decision on the release of the valves claimed by it. In addition, a method is provided for monitoring the then current and/or scheduled state of a plurality of valves in the flow path control, determining the connections resulting from the switching state of the valves, and comparing the resulting connections with a predetermined number of non-permitted connections.

Abstract: A method for controlling behavioral intervention of a submodule, where a device model is used to model and operate an automation system, where the device model comprises an input/output device, a first module including at least one submodule and a first controller, a supervisory controller and a control module including at least one control submodule. The submodule is provided with a behavior identification code and behavior information in addition to interconnection information. A respective control submodule having a specific behavior identification code is addressed by the supervisory controller to control the intervention in the submodule, where the addressed control submodule thereupon issues a control command containing the specific behavior identification code to all other submodules, and where the other submodules having the specific behavior identification code are induced to adopt a behavioral change based on the behavior information.

Abstract: A lamp device is controllable by a control terminal, and includes a light-emitting module, a driving circuit for driving the light-emitting module, a control unit for controlling duty cycle of the driving circuit, a first connector electrically coupled to the control unit, and a communication module. The communication module includes a second connector pluggably coupled to the first connector. The communication module is adapted to receive a control command from the control terminal and transmits the control command to the control unit via the first and second connectors, such that the control unit controls the driving circuit in accordance with the control command.

Abstract: A sequence of events (SOE) recorder facility in a process control network environment is described herein. The SOE recorder facility is hosted by a networked node that receives digital signal status change (event) data from a networked controller. The sequence of events recorder facility receives a configured set of digital data signals from the controller, temporarily buffers the events in chronological order according to timestamps assigned to the events by their sources (e.g., fieldbus modules). The data is thereafter copied/removed from the buffer and provided to multiple destinations including: a process database that maintains an archival copy of the received event data for rendering event reports, and an SOE client user interface for rendering event logs to printers and/or graphical user interface displays.

Abstract: Provided is a machine tool control device which does not require an operator to enter the execution order of machining programs before testing a machine tool, enabling easy debugging of the machining programs. A machine tool control device (100) sequentially executes a plurality of machining programs (S1, S2) in a unit of machining program block (S1-1, S1-2, S2-1, S2-2) to a wait command (da1-1, da1-2, da2-1, da2-2) in ascending order of the system number (1, 2) of the machining programs (S1, S2) without executing machining program blocks (S1-1, S1-2, S2-1, S2-2) in parallel between the machining programs (S1, S2).

Abstract: An automation and motion control system for theatrical objects, such as theatrical props, cameras, stunt persons, lighting, scenery, drapery or other similar types of devices or items, is provided to coordinate the movement of the objects on a large scale and/or to control the operation of the objects.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus exercises insertion control for inserting a client signal and a stuff byte into a payload area in a frame into which the client signal is to be mapped, and sends the frame after the insertion control. In addition, the transmission apparatus inserts the client signal or the stuff byte in columns of the frame into the payload area except a leading column.

Abstract: For operating a module which is designed as a device in an automation system in particular and has a module-side communication interface, the invention provides an operating unit having fastening means for detachably fastening the operating unit on the module, having input means and output means for input and output of information, having a first communication interface, which is connected to the module-side communication interface when the operating unit is attached and is designed for data exchange between the operating unit and the module as well as having a second communication interface for communication with a separate operating device. The invention also provides a method for operating a module.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to improvements in validating control specifications and more particularly pertains to a system and method to hierarchically validate graphically based executable logic control specifications. This method may include identifying, by a processor for hierarchically validating a graphically based logic control specification, a functional hierarchy of a first application of the control specification comprising a first feature. The method may include executing, by the processor, a specific first feature test case on the first feature to at least one of validate a structure of the first feature and validate that a specific functional requirement of the first feature is met.

Abstract: The invention relates to the automatic rendering of a lighting scene with a lighting system, particularly the control of the rendering. A basic idea of the invention is to perform rendering of a lighting scene by decomposing a lighting atmosphere to be rendered in elementary light effects, to classify the elementary light effects, and to coordinate the realisation of the classified light effects with the lighting system. An embodiment of the invention provides a light control system (10) for automatically rendering a lighting atmosphere with a lighting system, wherein the light control system (10) is adapted for decomposing the lighting atmosphere to be rendered in elementary light effects (14; S10), classifying the elementary light effects into sets of light effects (16; S12), and coordinating the realisation of the sets of light effects with the lighting system (18; S14-S26).

Abstract: An automation system including a plurality of peripheral devices, each configured to perform at least one function relating to energy consumption in a facility and an automation controller in communication with the plurality of peripheral devices and providing for the control of the performance of the function by each device. An external network resource such as at least a virtual private network server is configured to enable communication with the automation controller. The automation controller is configured, such as by executing virtual private network software, to establish and maintain a secure data link with the virtual private network server and to enable oversight and/or control of the automation controller via the virtual private network server.

Abstract: In a numerical control system in which a numerical controller and an I/O unit perform serial data communication through a communication line, a counter of the I/O unit starts time measurement with an input signal from an in-machine measurement device as a trigger and stops counting at the start of transmission of DI data. The I/O unit transmits a flag indicative of input of the input signal as a trigger and a value in the stopped counter to the numerical controller. Based on a time value measured by a timer and the counter value, the numerical controller calculates the time of input of the input signal.

Abstract: This present provides a control and protection equipment system suitable for synthesis converter operation test, relates to power system automation equipment field. This system includes human-machine interface element, synchronization element, signal acquisition element, data aggregation element, conditioning element, protecting element, wave form recording element, wave form monitor element, on-off input element, on-off output element, vale based element (VBE), high direct current supply power system controller, high voltage supply system controller, current surge circuit controller, impulse circuit controller, test converter valve water cooling controller and test equipment water cooling system controller. This system can control converter samples and auxiliary valves on set trigging timing, produce various operation tests need heat, voltage and current of the converter samples and carry through operation tests.

Abstract: A method for integrating at least one field device into a network of automation technology, wherein a plurality of field devices are arranged distributed in an automated plant, wherein accessing of the field devices occurs via a field access unit, which communicates with at least one automation/integration platform and at least one web server of a service provider, wherein the service provider provides for each field device a virtual image of the field device in a database, wherein the service provider transmits to the operator of the automated plant via cloud-computing web services, or Internet based services, automatically or on query, the virtual image of the field device with concrete field device- and application-specific properties at run time (the virtual image is preferably transmitted directly into the field device, and wherein the field device performs its function in the automated plant, as soon as it is integrated into the network.

Abstract: A control system including an input component configured to receive an input and generate control information in response to the input; a communication link coupled to the input component; and a plurality of control components, each of the control components coupled to the input component through the communication link and configured to receive the control information and to actuate an associated actuator in response to the control information.

Abstract: A Manufacturing Executing System (MES) implements a planned manufacturing process and controls the corresponding production at the plant floor in a method and in a system for managing and controlling manufacturing processes planned by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and produced by the plant floor. The method includes defining sequential process segments. Each sequential process segment includes a plurality of actions to be performed at a plant floor level. The method includes the execution of a software tool including the steps of activating a sequential process segment and sequentially executing the respective actions. The method further includes defining state machines including a plurality of states and state transitions corresponding to actions to be performed at plant floor. A state manager tool is executed to define the state machines. A software tool is activated by the state manager tool to execute the state transitions of the state machine.

Abstract: The present invention controls access to information so that the burden upon the owner of the information is reduced. The access control device of the present invention includes a relationship information generation unit for generating relationship information including relationship among users on the basis of object information related to a first user and object information related to a second user, a relationship storage unit for storing the relationship information, and an access assessment unit for assessing the control state of access requested to the second user from the first user on the basis of the relationship information stored by the relationship storage unit.

Abstract: Improved robotic surgical systems, devices, and methods include selectably associatable master/slave pairs, often having more manipulator arms than will be moved simultaneously by the two hands of a surgeon. Four manipulator arms can support an image capture device, a left hand tissue manipulation tool, a right hand tissue manipulation tool, and a fourth surgical instrument, particularly for stabilizing, retracting, tool change, or other functions benefiting from intermittent movement. The four or more arms may sequentially be controlled by left and right master input control devices. The fourth arm may be used to support another image capture device, and control of some or all of the arms may be transferred back-and-forth between the operator and an assistant. Two or more robotic systems each having master controls and slave manipulators may be coupled to enable cooperative surgery between two or more operators.

Abstract: A technique for controlling a process using non-periodically received process variable measurements enables more robust controller responses to setpoint changes. The control technique implements iterations of a control routine to generate a control signal using a reset or rate contribution component that produces an expected process response to the control signal. When a new measurement of the process variable is unavailable to the controller, the reset or rate contribution component that was generated in response to the receipt of the previous process variable is maintained when generating the control signal. However, the reset contribution component is iteratively recalculated during each controller execution cycle so that the output of the reset contribution component incorporates expected process changes that occur as a result of a setpoint change.

Abstract: Improved robotic surgical systems, devices, and methods include selectably associatable master/slave pairs, often having more manipulator arms than will be moved simultaneously by the two hands of a surgeon. Four manipulator arms can support an image capture device, a left hand tissue manipulation tool, a right hand tissue manipulation tool, and a fourth surgical instrument, particularly for stabilizing, retracting, tool change, or other functions benefiting from intermittent movement. The four or more arms may sequentially be controlled by left and right master input control devices. The fourth arm may be used to support another image capture device, and control of some or all of the arms may be transferred back-and-forth between the operator and an assistant. Two or more robotic systems each having master controls and slave manipulators may be coupled to enable cooperative surgery between two or more operators.

Abstract: Example implementations are directed to a system that can be used to monitor the state of an occupant of a structure, such as a bed or a mattress. The states that can be monitored include whether or not the occupant is present, the position of the occupant, entry or exit of the occupant, and other signs that can be detected via movement, such as activity level, breathing, epileptic seizures, and heart rate. Example implementations involve one or more accelerometers disposed on the structure, such that the movement or changes in position by the occupant is transferred to the accelerometers, and a computing system to process the data from the accelerometers.

Abstract: A method for parametering a field device of process automation technology, wherein the field device has a certain number of device parameters, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of parametering modules, wherein at least one of the parametering modules specifies values for parameters of a first portion of the device parameters for parametering the field device; registering with an auxiliary module data, which relate to the application, in which the field device is to be applied; and selecting by means of the auxiliary module one of the parametering modules for parametering of the field device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling construction machinery, and an operation pattern control device according to the present disclosure includes an operation pattern recognition device configured to analyze operation being performed by the construction machinery and a driving control device configured to control individual equipment of the construction machinery to match the operation pattern analyzed by the operation pattern recognition device, and the operation pattern recognition device includes: a data accumulation unit configured to receive and accumulate a manipulation signal of an operator; an operation pattern analysis unit configured to determine a present operation pattern by analyzing data of the accumulated manipulation signal; a probability model analysis unit configured to determine data, which is not determined from the operation pattern analysis unit, by using a probability model; and a pattern result output unit configured to output operation determined f

Abstract: An electrical interface may include a switching mechanism and a control module. The switching mechanism can selectively couple a source of electricity to a load and the control module can be coupled to the switching mechanism. The control module may generate a query for information from a web server and control the switching mechanism based on a response to the query.

Abstract: Technician control, in which a control system is configured to control scheduling and dispatch operations for work orders being handled by technicians. Multiple technician devices are each associated with one or more technicians, are configured to communicate, over a network, with the control system, and also are configured to provide output in response to communications that are received from the control system and that are related to the scheduling and dispatch operations performed by the control system. A set of scheduling configuration options may be pre-defined and user input weighting at least one of the scheduling configuration options relative to other of the scheduling configuration options may be received. A scheduling application used by the control system to perform scheduling operations may be configured based on configuration data that reflects the weighting and scheduling operations may be performed using the configured scheduling application.

Abstract: Automatic rendering of a lighting scene with a lighting system, particularly the control of the rendering. Rendering of the lighting scene by decomposing a lighting atmosphere to be rendered in elementary light effects, to classify the elementary light effects, and to coordinate the realization of the classified light effects with the lighting system. A light control system for automatically rendering the lighting atmosphere with the lighting system, wherein the light control system is adapted for decomposing the lighting atmosphere to be rendered in elementary light effects, classifying the elementary light effects into sets of light effects, and coordinating the realization of the sets of light effects with the lighting system. An automatic light control system to autonomously determining the lighting configuration settings needed by light modules of the lighting system to realize a desired lighting atmosphere while its elementary lighting effects are harmonically rendered.

Abstract: A drive control device having an inverter with semiconductor switches controlled by control signals is operated by calculating with a control logic a control signal time instant for each control signal, transmitting during operation the control signal time instants with the control logic during switching pauses of the semiconductor switches from a low-voltage side of the drive control device to a high-voltage side of the drive control device having the inverter, and generating the control signals for controlling the semiconductor switches on the high-voltage side based on the transmitted control signal time instants.

Abstract: A system, a method and a recording medium for driving a programmable logic controller are disclosed. This system includes a server and an adaptive unit electrically connected to the server. When determining that a programmable logic controller is connected, a hardware layer management module of the adaptive unit informs the server. The server outputs a controller query data to query the programmable logic controller through the hardware layer management module. The server generates a control data conforming to a specification of the programmable logic controller according to a controller response data of the programmable logic controller, for the hardware layer management module to control the programmable logic controller.

Abstract: A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event from the machine platform and send the at least one event to the at least one event destination.

Abstract: Disclosed are various systems and methods for assessing and improving the capability of a machine tool. The disclosure applies to machine tools having at least one slide configured to move along a motion axis. Various patterns of dynamic excitation commands are employed to drive the one or more slides, typically involving repetitive short distance displacements. A quantification of a measurable merit of machine tool response to the one or more patterns of dynamic excitation commands is typically derived for the machine tool. Examples of measurable merits of machine tool performance include workpiece surface finish, and the ability to generate chips of the desired length.

Abstract: A control system includes control units for sending commands to system units to be controlled by the contro1 units. Each system unit includes a table for storing the identification of at least one of the control units and a command. In a binding mode, the content of the table may be changed by a control unit.

Abstract: A conveying system, includes control devices for controlling the operation of the conveying system. The conveying system also includes a central control. The central control is arranged to select from a plurality of the different operating modes of the conveying system the operating mode to be used at any given time. The central control is connected to the control devices with a communications channel for indicating the operating mode selected to the control devices.