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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuhiro Yoneda, Tenri, JP;
Assignee:
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 7/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/0008 (2013.01); G05B 19/05 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Each of a plurality of control devices includes: an upper communication part which transmits/receives first data to/from other control devices via a first network; and a lower communication part which transmits/receives second data to/from one or more equipment via a second network. The upper communication part has a first timer time-synchronized with each other among the plurality of control devices. The lower communication part determines, based on the time of the first timer, a timing to start processing for transmitting the second data to the one or more equipment.