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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Musashino, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Takeno, Musashino, JP;
Takeshi Ohno, Musashino, JP;
Assignee:
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process control system includes a first process control apparatus and a second process control apparatus. The second process control apparatus includes a data takeover unit configured to acquire, from the first process control apparatus, takeover data required to be taken over to continue a system function when switching from the first process control apparatus to the second process control apparatus is performed and restore the takeover data in the second process control apparatus and a timing determiner configured to determine a timing when the switching will be performed.