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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
Harvey Kasdan, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Kenneth S. Gold, Bell Canyon, CA (US);
Jon Frank Tindel, Valencia, CA (US);
Ken A. Atterholt, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
David Alan Fridge, Pasadena, CA (US);
Harvey Kasdan, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Kenneth S. Gold, Bell Canyon, CA (US);
Jon Frank Tindel, Valencia, CA (US);
Ken A. Atterholt, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
David Alan Fridge, Pasadena, CA (US);
International Remote Imaging Systems, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is a state machine having a host controller that controls a level-i controller, wherein the level-1 controller controls the level-2 controller. The level-2 controller controls system component controllers, which in turn control system components to execute a process segment. For example, the machine includes a host controller that selects a set of states to be executed, a level-1 controller that activates the set of states in a predetermined order, wherein each state includes commands, and a level-2 controller that controls system components according to the commands. A method of executing a process includes identifying a set of states to be executed, issuing state commands that need to be issued to execute the current state in the set of states, and activating a next state only after all expected status reports have been received for the current state.