Milacron Inc.

Uniloy Milacron Usa, Inc.

Ronald Sparer

William A Reinhart

Fred James Croswell

A computer system comprising a personal computer assembly (motherboard), memory for storing data, means for detecting loss of applied power, and means responsive to the detecting means for inhibiting data transfers by the processor of the personal computer and the memory. In accordance with the invention, memory comprises non-volatile memory and the inhibiting means applies a signal to the memory to inhibit data transfer operations of the memory. The means for detecting loss of applied power detects loss at a power mains connection of a power supply for supplying operating power to the personal computer assembly. A machine control comprises a computer system according to the invention.

Power failure detection and response

A program controlled machine wherein signals produced in response to execution of programs control operation of machine devices includes a control for storage, retrieval and presentation of audio/video information. The control includes devices for presentation of audio/video information and stored programs including programs for enabling storage of audio/video information files while the machine is in a manual mode of operation and programs for controlling the presentation by the audio/video presentation devices of selected audio/video information from the stored files. The control provides facilities for recording audio/video information and for manually controlled presentation of audio/video information as well as for automatic presentation of audio/video information in response to detection of occurrence of a particular event.

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Loveland, OH, United States of America

Ronald Sparer