US 2002/0002407 A1 · Control system, control device and control method

Abstract

In a control system in which a control device and an information processing device are connected to each other with a predetermined data bus, a control system, a control device, and a control method in which the control device can omits many processing procedures are proposed. A control device stores corresponding definite information corresponding to definite information stored in the information processing device and defining functions of the information processing device. The control device acquires the definite information from the information processing device, recognizes the functions of the information processing device on the basis of the corresponding definite information which is stored in the control device, and controls the information processing device, thus making it possible to efficiently and exactly control the information processing device.

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Dependent claims

A control system, comprising:

a data bus;
at least one information processing device connected to said data bus, said information processing device having a storage device operable to store definite information defining functions of said information processing device;
a control device connected to said at least one information processing device through said data bus, said control device including:
a storage unit operable to store corresponding definite information corresponding to said definite information;
an acquiring unit operable to acquire said definite information from said information processing device;
a recognition unit operable to recognize said functions of said information processing device on the basis of said corresponding definite information;
and
a control unit operable to control said information processing device on the basis of said recognized functions.

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A control device to which at least one information processing device to be controlled is connected by a data bus, the information processing device storing definite information defining functions of the information processing device, the control device comprising:

a storage unit operable to store corresponding definite information corresponding to the definite information;
an acquiring unit operable to acquire the definite information from the information processing device;
a recognizing unit operable to recognize the functions of the information processing device on the basis of said corresponding definite information;
and
a control unit operable to control the information processing device on the basis of said recognized functions.

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A method of controlling an information processing device by a control device in a control system in which the control device and the information processing device are connected to each other by a data bus, comprising:

operating the control device to acquire definite information from the information processing device, the definite information defining functions of the information processing device;
storing in the control device corresponding definite information corresponding to the definite information;
recognizing in the control device the functions of the information processing device on the basis of the corresponding definite information;
and
operating the control device to control the information processing device on the basis of the recognized functions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Control system, control device and control method

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