公开(公告)号：US5550980A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-27

申请号：US178970

申请日：1994-01-07

申请人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

发明人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/465 ,  G06F11/22 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems. Universal drive circuitry also provides applicability to a broad range of devices. An optical isolator is connected between signal line outputs from a node and a line driver connected to a pair of lines on a bus. Similarly, an optical isolator is connected between signal line receiving inputs and a line receiver. The signal lines can be biased to predetermined levels to reduce node sensitivity to noise.

摘要翻译： 具有各种应用并且特别适用于设施管理系统的网络系统在处理节点中具有多个级别的软件。 这些级别包括“特征”处理级别，其将数据请求传送到包含进程和属性数据库的数据库管理器的软件对象级别。 软件对象级别中的数据库管理器可以以相同格式向高级别功能提供数据。 软件对象级别与包含数据库和数据库管理器的硬件对象级别进行通信，以掩盖操作硬件单元之间的差异。 通过按类型对运营单位进行分类，可以添加只有低级硬件对象数据库更改的已知类型的其他单位。 通过限于较低级别的硬件和软件对象的软件更改来促进新类型的添加，避免了高级别功能中的软件更改。 单独的软件对象针对设施管理系统遇到的典型输入和输出设备类型。 通用驱动电路还为广泛的设备提供适用性。 光隔离器连接在来自节点的信号线输出和连接到总线上的一对线路的线驱动器之间。 类似地，光隔离器连接在信号线接收输入端和线路接收器之间。 信号线可以被偏置到预定的水平以降低节点对噪声的敏感度。

公开(公告)号：US5522044A

公开(公告)日：1996-05-28

申请号：US185181

申请日：1994-01-21

申请人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

发明人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/465 ,  G06F11/22 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems. Universal drive circuitry also provides applicability to a broad range of devices. Nodes are provided with ports which may accommodate a non-configured device. When a non-configured device is identified on a port, a drop identifier specifying the port is transmitted to the non-configured device for use in establishing a network address by which the non-configured device can be accessed.

摘要翻译： 具有各种应用并且特别适用于设施管理系统的网络系统在处理节点中具有多个级别的软件。 这些级别包括“特征”处理级别，其将数据请求传送到包含进程和属性数据库的数据库管理器的软件对象级别。 软件对象级别中的数据库管理器可以以相同格式向高级别功能提供数据。 软件对象级别与包含数据库和数据库管理器的硬件对象级别进行通信，以掩盖操作硬件单元之间的差异。 通过按类型对运营单位进行分类，可以添加只有低级硬件对象数据库更改的已知类型的其他单位。 通过限于较低级别的硬件和软件对象的软件更改来促进新类型的添加，避免了高级别功能中的软件更改。 单独的软件对象针对设施管理系统遇到的典型输入和输出设备类型。 通用驱动电路还为广泛的设备提供适用性。 节点设置有可容纳未配置设备的端口。 当在端口上识别未配置的设备时，将指定端口的丢弃标识符发送到未配置的设备，以用于建立可以访问未配置设备的网络地址。

公开(公告)号：US6115713A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-05

申请号：US706194

申请日：1996-08-30

申请人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

发明人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/465 ,  G06F11/22 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems. Universal drive circuitry also provides applicability to a broad range of devices.

摘要翻译： 具有各种应用并且特别适用于设施管理系统的网络系统在处理节点中具有多个级别的软件。 这些级别包括“特征”处理级别，其将数据请求传送到包含进程和属性数据库的数据库管理器的软件对象级别。 软件对象级别中的数据库管理器可以以相同格式向高级别功能提供数据。 软件对象级别与包含数据库和数据库管理器的硬件对象级别进行通信，以掩盖操作硬件单元之间的差异。 通过按类型对运营单位进行分类，可以添加只有低级硬件对象数据库更改的已知类型的其他单位。 通过限于较低级别的硬件和软件对象的软件更改来促进新类型的添加，避免了高级别功能中的软件更改。 单独的软件对象针对设施管理系统遇到的典型输入和输出设备类型。 通用驱动电路还为广泛的设备提供适用性。

公开(公告)号：US5598566A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-28

申请号：US179494

申请日：1994-01-07

申请人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

发明人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/465 ,  G06F11/22 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems. Universal drive circuitry also provides applicability to a broad range of devices. Nodes store restoration characteristics of loads controlled by the nodes. After being shed to limit energy consumption, software local to the node restores the loads under predefined circumstances independently of the load shed commands to achieve distributed load management.

摘要翻译： 具有各种应用并且特别适用于设施管理系统的网络系统在处理节点中具有多个级别的软件。 这些级别包括“特征”处理级别，其将数据请求传送到包含进程和属性数据库的数据库管理器的软件对象级别。 软件对象级别中的数据库管理器可以以相同格式向高级别功能提供数据。 软件对象级别与包含数据库和数据库管理器的硬件对象级别进行通信，以掩盖操作硬件单元之间的差异。 通过按类型对运营单位进行分类，可以添加只有低级硬件对象数据库更改的已知类型的其他单位。 通过限于较低级别的硬件和软件对象的软件更改来促进新类型的添加，避免了高级别功能中的软件更改。 单独的软件对象针对设施管理系统遇到的典型输入和输出设备类型。 通用驱动电路还为广泛的设备提供适用性。 节点存储由节点控制的负载的恢复特性。 在流出限制能源消耗后，节点本身的软件可以在预定义的情况下独立于负载流程命令恢复负载，以实现分布式负载管理。

公开(公告)号：US5463735A

公开(公告)日：1995-10-31

申请号：US191284

申请日：1994-02-03

申请人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

发明人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/14

CPC分类号： G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/465 ,  G06F11/22 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A network system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems includes network controllers which continuously process data related to building and industrial, environmental, security and other automated system controls. Each network controller has a network address indicative of a communication link to which the network controller is connected, a local address and a node drop ID to determine whether the network controller is a configured or non-configured device. Data stored in an archive device is downloaded to a destination network controller in the absence of a routing table in the destination network controller by transmitting a download request message from the archive device to an intermediate network controller with a routing table. The intermediate network controller assumes control of the download request by transmitting the message to the destination controller. The destination controller acknowledges receipt of the message by transmitting an acknowledge message back to the intermediate network controller, which passes the acknowledge message to the archive device in accordance with the routing information stored in the intermediate network controller. Thus, as certain network controllers are connected, disconnected or disabled during the operation of the network, the control of a process is not interrupted. Additionally, the network controllers are not configured to store large amounts of routing data because a path to a device can be established through other controllers with routing information.

摘要翻译： 具有各种应用并且特别适用于设施管理系统的网络系统包括连续地处理与建筑和工业，环境，安全和其他自动化系统控制相关的数据的网络控制器。 每个网络控制器具有指示网络控制器连接到的通信链路的网络地址，本地地址和节点丢弃ID，以确定网络控制器是配置的还是未配置的设备。 存储在归档设备中的数据在目的地网络控制器中没有路由表的情况下被下载到目的地网络控制器，通过使用路由表从归档设备发送下载请求消息到中间网络控制器。 中间网络控制器通过将消息发送到目的地控制器来承担对下载请求的控制。 目的地控制器通过向中间网络控制器发送确认消息来确认消息的接收，中间网络控制器根据存储在中间网络控制器中的路由信息​​将确认消息传递给归档设备。 因此，由于某些网络控制器在网络运行期间被连接，断开或禁用，所以过程的控制不会中断。 另外，网络控制器不配置为存储大量的路由数据，因为可以通过具有路由信息的其他控制器建立到设备的路径。

公开(公告)号：US5511188A

公开(公告)日：1996-04-23

申请号：US176730

申请日：1993-12-30

申请人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

发明人： Gregory A. Pascucci ,  David E. Rasmussen ,  Gaylon M. Decious ,  James R. Garbe ,  Susan M. Hyzer ,  Karen L. Woest ,  Vairavan Vairavan ,  David L. Koch ,  Donald A. Gottschalk, Jr. ,  Dennis E. Burkhardt ,  Darrell E. Standish ,  Paul W. Madaus ,  Dan J. Spacek ,  Clay G. Nesler ,  James K. Stark ,  Otto M. Mageland ,  Robert R. Singers ,  Michael E. Wagner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/465 ,  G06F11/22 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems. Universal drive circuitry also provides applicability to a broad range of devices. In each node a time stamp indicates the most recent update of the node's data base. Periodically each node transmits its time stamp. When a node receives a time stamp later than its own, the receiving node requests the transmitting node to transmit its data base to update the receiving node with the earlier time stamp.

摘要翻译： 具有各种应用并且特别适用于设施管理系统的网络系统在处理节点中具有多个级别的软件。 这些级别包括“特征”处理级别，其将数据请求传送到包含进程和属性数据库的数据库管理器的软件对象级别。 软件对象级别中的数据库管理器可以以相同格式向高级别功能提供数据。 软件对象级别与包含数据库和数据库管理器的硬件对象级别进行通信，以掩盖操作硬件单元之间的差异。 通过按类型对运营单位进行分类，可以添加只有低级硬件对象数据库更改的已知类型的其他单位。 通过限于较低级别的硬件和软件对象的软件更改来促进新类型的添加，避免了高级别功能中的软件更改。 单独的软件对象针对设施管理系统遇到的典型输入和输出设备类型。 通用驱动电路还为广泛的设备提供适用性。 在每个节点中，时间戳表示节点数据库的最新更新。 每个节点定期发送其时间戳。 当节点接收到比其本身晚的时间戳时，接收节点请求发送节点发送其数据库，以更新具有较早时间戳的接收节点。