Rapistan Systems Advertising Corp.

Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Keith W Anderson

Artemio Affaticati

Wynn M Pelak

Frank-Peter Schaum

Le Roy Lubbers

Christopher J Sheely

David M LaFleur

A conveyor system, and method of controlling the conveyor system, includes providing a conveying surface, at least one motor propelling the conveying surface and a plurality of lower-level controllers. At least one of the lower-level controllers adapted to control the at least one motor. An upper-level controller is provided in communication with the plurality of lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to send communications to the lower-level controllers for controlling the at least one motor. A communications bus is provided that carries the communications between the upper-level controller and the lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to automatically assign each lower-level controller a unique communications address. The unique communications address enables the upper-level controller to send messages over the communications bus to individual ones of the lower-level controllers.

Integrated conveyor bed

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Wayland, MI, United States of America

Keith W Anderson