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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lee D. Tice, Bartlett, IL (US);
Steven W. McCuen, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Edward J. Kurtz, St. Charles, IL (US);
Daniel C. Hawkinson, Elburn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pittway Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/902 ; G08B 2/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/902 ; G08B 2/600 ;
Abstract
The members of a multi-processor communication system can be loaded with a common set of control programs. Subsequently, the functionality of the various processors can be specified by providing linking information to the respective processors. The linking information specifies which control programs, in which order, are to be executed by a respective processor. Processors can be associated with or bound to a respective system using encrypted control codes. The functional integrity of one or more modules at a respective processor can be verified.