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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 06, 2009
Applicants:

Mark D. Tupa, Cypress, TX (US);

Michael R. Durham, Tomball, TX (US);

Christopher Rijken, Houston, TX (US);

Louis B. Hobson, Tomball, TX (US);

Joshua N. Mcmahon, Spring, TX (US);

Inventors:

Mark D. Tupa, Cypress, TX (US);

Michael R. Durham, Tomball, TX (US);

Christopher Rijken, Houston, TX (US);

Louis B. Hobson, Tomball, TX (US);

Joshua N. McMahon, Spring, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3203 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first controller can provide system state information and a second controller can receive the system state information. The second controller can be programmed to control the state of a component. The state of the component can be based on information programmed in the second controller and the system state information. The component can include an off state and an operating state indicated by a signal from the second controller.


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