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Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2016
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Inventor:

Ryoya Ichioka, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/20 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/14 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/41855 (2013.01); G06F 11/2033 (2013.01); G06F 11/2038 (2013.01); G06F 11/2043 (2013.01); H04L 41/0654 (2013.01); H04L 41/0663 (2013.01); H04L 41/0695 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31368 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 69/321 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control system includes one control unit connected to input/output units connected to an apparatus and another control unit capable of substituting for the one control unit. In the control system, the one control unit establishes connection to the input/output units. The control system includes a determination layer and a secure communication layer. The determination layer determines to establish connection between the other control unit and the input/output units when the connection between the one control unit and the input/output units is broken. The secure communication layer establishes connection between the other control unit and the input/output units in accordance with a result of the determination by the determination layer.


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