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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Nicholas J. Pengilly, Dhahran, SA;
Uduak Daniels, Dhahran, SA;
Eyade Housin Subahe, Dhahran, SA;
Youshan Ma, Dhahran, SA;
Osamah A. Bankhar, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A system and method perform automatic switching of multiple vendor controllers with an interfaced input/output device. The method comprises storing parameters in a memory, wherein the parameters specify each type of instrument controller in a respective one of a plurality of vendor classes, and automatically switching a signal between an instrument and at least one of a first instrument controller of a first vendor class and a second instrument controller of a second vendor class using the parameters, wherein the first vendor class and the second vendor class are different. The system and an automatic input/output switch controller implement the method.