Program control through a command application device
First Claim
1. A program storage device, readable by a programmable control device, comprising:
- instructions stored on the program storage device for causing the programmable control device to obtain a command sequence having a plurality of commands;
select a first command from the command sequence, the first command having an associated first target program and an first time value;
issue the first command to the first target program at a time corresponding to the first time value;
select a second command from the command sequence, the second command having an associated second target program and an second time value; and
following issuance of the first command delay in issuing the second command to the second target program at a time corresponding to the second time value.
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Abstract
A program storage device having stored instructions to coordinate (in time) the control of multiple programs is described. The stored instructions include instructions for causing a programmable control device (a computer processor, for example) to obtain a command sequence having a plurality of commands, select a first command from the command sequence (the first command having an associated first target program and an first time value), issue the first command to the first target program at a time corresponding to the first time value, select a second command from the command sequence (the second command having an associated second target program and an second time value), and following issuance of the first command issue the second command to the second target program at a time corresponding to the second time value.
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33 Claims
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1. A program storage device, readable by a programmable control device, comprising:
instructions stored on the program storage device for causing the programmable control device to obtain a command sequence having a plurality of commands;
select a first command from the command sequence, the first command having an associated first target program and an first time value;
issue the first command to the first target program at a time corresponding to the first time value;
select a second command from the command sequence, the second command having an associated second target program and an second time value; and
following issuance of the first commanddelay in issuing the second command to the second target program at a time corresponding to the second time value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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16. A computer system, comprising:
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a first control device;
a second control device separate from the first control device;
a processor coupled to the first control device and the second control device; and
a storage device operatively coupled to the processor, the storage device having stored instructions for causing the processor to obtain a command sequence having a plurality of commands, select a first command from the command sequence, the first command having an associated first time value and an associated first target program to control the first control device, issue the first command to the first target program at a time corresponding to the first time value, select a second command from the command sequence, the second command having an associated second time value and an associated second target program to control the second device; and
following issuance of the first commanddelay in issuing the second command to the second target program until a time corresponding to the second time value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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