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US 2006/0162532 A1Published application
Network based triggering in an instrument system
OwnerJohn Eidson, Randy Coverstoneinventors
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Abstract
Techniques for network based triggering in an instrument system that enable instruments to effectively signal events without hardwired trigger lines. An instrument system according to the present teachings includes a first instrument and a second instrument coupled to a local area network. The first instrument is capable of performing an action in response to an event that is signaled by the second instrument. The second instrument signals the event to the first instrument by transferring a trigger message via the local area network.
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An instrument system, comprising:
- first instrument coupled to a local area network, the first instrument capable of performing an action in response to an event;
- second instrument coupled to the local area network, the second instrument signaling the event to the first instrument by transferring a trigger message via the local area network.
A method for signaling an event in an instrument system, comprising:
- generating a trigger message in response to the event and transferring the trigger message via a local area network;
- performing an action corresponding to the event in response to the trigger message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.