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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicant:
John Michael Karaffa, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventor:
John Michael Karaffa, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/42 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/45 (2006.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/056 (2013.01); G05B 2219/13019 (2013.01); G05B 2219/13108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for converting Sequential Function Chart (SFC) logic to function block logic for execution by a programmable controller. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving Sequential Function Chart (SFC) logic comprising Steps and Transition on a physical computing device, converting the Steps and Transitions of the Sequential Function Chart logic to function block logic on the physical computing device, and uploading the function block logic from the physical computing device to a controller.