The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Toshihiko Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi into, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Motoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Watanabe, Toride, JP;
Tsunao Hombo, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Sakai, Abiko, JP;
Masatoshi Yaginuma, Toride, JP;
Toshihiko Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Into, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Motoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Masao Watanabe, Toride, JP;
Tsunao Hombo, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiko Sakai, Abiko, JP;
Masatoshi Yaginuma, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided that can perform distributed control for a plurality of operation units, without concentrating control in a single device. The apparatus includes a plurality of modules that respectively correspond to a plurality of operation units, each module including a communication device, a functional block setting device and a functional block connected with a corresponding operation unit. The functional block has a register that holds, in an updateable condition, control values relating to various controls of the corresponding operation unit. Each module is triggered by an operation start signal input to a start terminal of the communication device to start an operation for controlling a corresponding operation unit in accordance with each control value held in the register device.