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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Jeremy A. Sarao, Natick, MA (US);
Dennis Bach, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy A. Sarao, Natick, MA (US);
Dennis Bach, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Assignee:
Cognex Technology and Investment Corporation, Mt. View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for rendering Ethernet linked components deterministic, the method including the step of storing a communication rule set in each of at least two Ethernet linked components where the set specifies rules by which the two components communicate and monitoring communications between the two components to identify any rule that is not followed and then activating an alarm function when a rule is not followed.