US 2018/0233026 A1 · ALARM HANDLING CIRCUITRY AND METHOD OF HANDLING AN ALARM

Abstract

In various embodiments, an alarm handling circuitry is provided. The alarm handling circuitry may include a first alarm processing circuit configured to process a first received alarm and to provide a first processed alarm response signal, a second alarm processing circuit configured to process a second received alarm and to provide a second processed alarm response signal, and an interface between the first alarm processing circuit and the second alarm processing circuit configured to input an alive indication signal from the first alarm processing circuit to the second alarm processing circuit indicating whether the first alarm processing circuit is operating.

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Dependent claims

An alarm handling circuitry, comprising:

a first alarm processing circuit configured to process a first received alarm and to provide a first processed alarm response signal;
a second alarm processing circuit configured to process a second received alarm and to provide a second processed alarm response signal;
and
an interface between the first alarm processing circuit and the second alarm processing circuit configured to input an alive indication signal from the first alarm processing circuit to the second alarm processing circuit indicating whether the first alarm processing circuit is operating.

1 more element

An alarm handling circuitry, comprising:

an alarm processing circuit configured to process a received alarm and to provide a processed alarm response signal;
a first monitoring circuit configured to determine whether the alarm processing circuit operates by processing the received alarm and providing the processed alarm response signal;
and
a second monitoring circuit configured to determine at least one of a plurality of different types of failure of the alarm processing circuit.

1 more element

A method of handling an alarm, comprising:

providing a processed alarm response signal by processing a received alarm using an alarm processing circuit;
determining, using a first monitoring circuit, whether the alarm processing circuit operates by processing the received alarm and providing the processed alarm response signal;
determining, using a second monitoring circuit, at least one of a plurality of different types of failure of the alarm processing circuit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Alarm handling circuitry and method of handling an alarm

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Abstract

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