Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Helmut Windl

Ronald Lange

Georg Biehler

Dieter Eckardt

Norbert Becker

Ralf Leins

Dirk Langkafel

Matthias Diezel

Karsten Schneider

Albrecht Donner

Harald Herberth

Ulrich Welz

Markus Weinländer

Helmut Fritz

Larry Constantine

Manfred Krämer

Ulrich Stählin

Alfred Eckert

Stefan Lüke

Jürgen Diebold

Walter Möller-Nehring

Jürgen Schmoll

Thomas Gallner

Juergen Schmoll

J&uuml;rgen Schmoll

Manfred Kraemer

Walter Moeller-Nehring

Walter M&ouml;ller-Nehring

Manfred Kr&auml;mer

The invention describes a controller for data processing in bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication with a computation unit for data processing and ports for data input and data output. The computation unit is set up to process the data according to the ITS standard, wherein the data processing is limited to processing steps of the ITS Facility layer, which performs content-oriented evaluation and/or conditioning of the data which are received or need to be sent by means of the bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication, and a first wideband communication port is provided at least for receiving the data from an ITS communication unit for the purpose of bidirectional adhoc-network radio communication.

Controller in bidirectional adhoc network radio communication

A network system for motor vehicles, including at least two differently structured subnetworks which each have a data connection, the network layers of the at least two differently structured subnetworks having a similar structure. The protocol of the network layer is preferably the Internet Protocol.

Interconnection of subnetworks by a uniform network layer

The invention relates to a method for the input and display of information, data and/or input elements in drop-down menus of graphical user interfaces, the drop-down menus or layered menu levels having a number of menu items of any type, the number of menu items comprising at least a number of menu items which may be selected and deselected in any combination in the form of a check box list and/or mutually exclusive and thus merely switchable menu items in the form of a radio button list, the menu item in the form of a check box list and the menu item in the form of a radio button list respectively comprising its own significant status recognition describing the character of the menu item in the drop-down menu and in the layered menu.

Menu entries for drop-down menus of graphic user interfaces

System and a method by means of which different windows of an Multi Document Interface (MDI) application can be displayed at the same time within an application on several screens. In addition, instances of the source frame of the MDI application are displayed on further screens and the windows of the application with the corresponding documents can then be displayed in the sequence frame instances of the MDI application. In this way, the display of the parallel side-by-side arrangement of several windows on several screens is possible, the resolution of the window being adapted to the screen resolution.

Multi-monitor support for MDI applications

The invention relates to a scrolling facility for moving information (I) shown in a display area (), with recognition means for identifying higher-ranking elements () from the displayed information (T) and fixing means for fixing the position (Fix) of at least one higher-ranking element within the display area, with the fixing means being embodied such that the at least one higher-ranking element remains fixed while at least one of the subordinate elements () assigned to the higher ranking element () is visible in the display area ().

Scrolling facility with fixing mechanism

The invention relates to a device for displaying information, data and/or input elements on an interface (), in particular on a screen, with at least one register () for displaying a subset of information, data and/or input elements, with the at least one register having a selectable, sensitive area on the interface and with means for showing the content () of the at least one register () on selection of the sensitive area () of the register ().

Searchable registers

An automation system includes at least one automation object, with a directory for storing object names of the at least one automation object. An object name is assigned a directory entry which includes first information data as a reference to the automation object; second information data as a description of technological functionality; and third information data as a description of interfaces of the automation object. This results in immediate and permanent access to currently created (partial) solutions, so that parallel and/or distributed working on automation objects is possible.

Automation system with automation objects with a directory structure and method for the management of automations objects in a directory structure

An automation system with at least one automation object having a first component for generating a system functionality, a second component for generating a base functionality, and a third component for managing at least one module. Each module has a first module component for generating a system functionality, a second module component for generating a base functionality and a third module component for generating a technological functionality.

Automation system with automation objects consisting of module components

The invention relates to a method for the automatic retrieval of engineering data from installations. The engineering and runtime objects are described by a uniform object model. This allows the correspondence between engineering objects and runtime objects to be determined at object level and no information is lost as a result of the mapping. In addition, a direct communication between engineering and runtime objects can take place, which can be utilized when the method is carried out.

Method for the automatic retrieval of engineering data of systems

A software tool which simplifies the monitoring of faults in an automation device. On a display device (FIG.), a rack (-) of this automation device with slots and functional modules is represented in a first view () in graphic form and in a second view () in tabular form. A faulty slot and/or a faulty functional module is displayed in some manner of highlighted form ((F),etc.).

Software tool for monitoring faults in an automation device

The mouse cursor is moved over the register of a register dialog once a drop-and-drag action has been initiated, then the register under the mouse cursor is automatically moved to the foreground after a variable time interval, and the contents can thus be seen. Process of making the item visible is initiated just by locating the mouse over the register of the concealed registered dialog. The invention can be extended to normal mouse movements (that is to say that other than drag drop.) Dropping an object on to a drop destination in a concealed register of a register dialog for drag and drop actions and drag and drop between the registers of a tabbed dialog or the pages of a workbook (such as the various tables in Excel, for example.)

Drop-enabled tabbed dialogs

Permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures.

Anticipating drop acceptance indication

A programming device with a software tool provided to create a control program based on a control problem to be solved, e.g., controlling a technical process. A user is given information on software blocks (A-G) that are stored in the programming device () and/or in an automation device (). In particular, the software blocks are configured for the programming device to recognize those software blocks that are stored in the programming device () and those that are stored in the automation device (). The programming device, by performing a comparison, displays the comparison result for a user of the programming device.

Programming device and a method for generating a control program

The present invention relates to an automation system with at least one automation module (1), which has at least one automation object (A -An), and with function modules (F F ), which contain means for central management and maintenance of the automation objects (A An). As a result, a manufacturer-independent definition of new automation objects, possibly using already existing automation objects, becomes possible, costly separate programming of new automation solutions is no longer necessary at all or is at least significantly simplified.

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Peising, Germany

Helmut Windl