Device and method for electronic controlling

US8964779B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8964779-B2
Application numberUS-94845407-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 30, 2007
Priority dateNov 30, 2007
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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An electronic controlling device and method is disclosed. One embodiment provides at least one module performing specific functions within one of a plurality of module modes on reception of a corresponding module mode request. A system control unit is provided to operate the at least module in one of a plurality of module modes by distributing a corresponding system mode request. The at least one module is adapted to translate the distributed system mode request to a module mode request which is configurable.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic controlling device comprising: a plurality of clusters each comprising a plurality of modules each performing specific functions within one of a plurality of module modes on reception of a corresponding module mode request signal; a device to distribute one of a plurality of system mode request signals; and a plurality of central system control units each associated with one of the plurality of clusters, each comprising a programmable regis…

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What does patent US8964779B2 cover?
An electronic controlling device and method is disclosed. One embodiment provides at least one module performing specific functions within one of a plurality of module modes on reception of a corresponding module mode request. A system control unit is provided to operate the at least module in one of a plurality of module modes by distributing a corresponding system mode request. The at least o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Barrenscheen Jens, Siebert Harry, Infineon Technologies Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G05B19/0426. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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