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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Alper Turhan Enver, Austin, TX (US);
John Michael Lucas, Leicester, GB;
Kenneth D. Krivoshein, Austin, TX (US);
Ram Ramachandran, Austin, TX (US);
Alper Turhan Enver, Austin, TX (US);
John Michael Lucas, Leicester, GB;
Kenneth D. Krivoshein, Austin, TX (US);
Ram Ramachandran, Austin, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus includes a first interface configured to identify a first function associated with a process control routine. The example apparatus also includes a sub-schedule generator configured to generate a first sub-schedule associated with a first time period. The first sub-schedule indicates a first execution time at which the first function is to be executed. The example apparatus also includes a schedule generator configured to form a schedule associated with a second time period based on two instances of the first sub-schedule. The schedule indicates the first execution time and a second execution time at which the first function is to be executed.