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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2006
Applicants:

Leonardo Potenza, Imola, IT;

Graziano Mazzuchetti, Malalbergo, IT;

Carlo Rossi, Bologna, IT;

Andrea Tilli, Bologna, IT;

Pierantonio Ragazzini, Forli, IT;

Inventors:

Leonardo Potenza, Imola, IT;

Graziano Mazzuchetti, Malalbergo, IT;

Carlo Rossi, Bologna, IT;

Andrea Tilli, Bologna, IT;

Pierantonio Ragazzini, Forli, IT;

Assignee:

Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method for exchanging information among digital units in a distributed system, with digital units being defined by at least a master node and slave nodes, involves transferring information references from a master node to slave nodes, the information references being sampled with sampling time corresponding to a cycle time period defined by a clock value of the master node. The method also involves estimating the number of the information references sampled arrived to the slave node from the master nodes during a periodic reference time interval, and using the number to recalculate the master clock value, so that the slave nodes are able to reconstruct master node information references during a following reference time interval.


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