Control device
First Claim
1. In combination with a programmable unit having internal states and processes, a network comprising:
- a server; and
at least two clients for carrying out or initiating at least one function selected from a group consisting of an observation, a change, and an evaluation of the internal states and the processes of the programmable unit;
each of said clients responsible for carrying out necessary tasks by accessing said server;
each of said clients configured for performing the accessing of said server by transmitting a request to said server, said request specifying what action will be initiated by the accessing of said server; and
said server defining how the programmable unit must be accessed to carry out the action specified by said request and said server carrying out a corresponding access to the programmable unit.
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Abstract
A control device is provided for observing and/or changing internal states and processes of a controllable unit from outside the unit. The control device is a component of a network including a server and two or more clients. The clients are system components for initiating or carrying out the observation, change and/or evaluation of the internal states and processes of the programmable unit. Whenever the clients access the programmable unit in order to carry out the necessary tasks they are responsible for, they transmit to the server a request that specifies what action is to be initiated by the access. The server defines how the programmable unit must be accessed in order to carry out the actions specified by the requests, and carries out the corresponding access to the programmable unit.
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12 Claims
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1. In combination with a programmable unit having internal states and processes, a network comprising:
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a server; and
at least two clients for carrying out or initiating at least one function selected from a group consisting of an observation, a change, and an evaluation of the internal states and the processes of the programmable unit;
each of said clients responsible for carrying out necessary tasks by accessing said server;
each of said clients configured for performing the accessing of said server by transmitting a request to said server, said request specifying what action will be initiated by the accessing of said server; and
said server defining how the programmable unit must be accessed to carry out the action specified by said request and said server carrying out a corresponding access to the programmable unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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