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Patent No.:

US 7577482 B1

Expired

Date of Patent:

Aug. 18, 2009

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2007

System comprising interchangeable electronic controllers and corresponding methods

Applicants:

Glen F. Steele, Webster, TX (US);

George A. Salazar, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Glen F. Steele, Webster, TX (US);

George A. Salazar, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:

Kurt G. Hammerle

Primary Examiner:

Sean P Shechtman

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

Abstract

A system comprising an interchangeable electronic controller is provided with programming that allows the controller to adapt a behavior that is dependent upon the particular type of function performed by a system or subsystem component. The system reconfigures the controller when the controller is moved from one group of subsystem components to another. A plurality of application programs are provided by a server from which the application program for a particular electronic controller is selected. The selection is based on criteria such as a subsystem component group identifier that identifies the particular type of function associated with the system or subsystem group of components.

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