Method and Device for Determining a Target State
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Abstract
In a method for determining a target state in a system having multiple components, system states of different priorities being selectable in the system as a function of an availability of the components, the following steps are provided: ascertaining whether a highest-priority system state is selectable; determining the highest-priority system state as the target state if the highest-priority system state is selectable; and ascertaining whether a next-higher-priority system state is selectable if the highest-priority system state is not selectable, and determining the next-higher-priority system state as the target state if said state is selectable.
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17. A method for determining a target state in a system having multiple components, system states of different priorities being selectable in the system as a function of availability of the components, the method comprising:
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(a) ascertaining whether a highest-priority system state is selectable; (b) determining the highest-priority system state as the target state if the highest-priority system state is selectable; (c) if the highest-priority system state is not selectable, ascertaining whether a next-highest-priority system state is selectable; and (d) determining the next-highest-priority system state as the target state if the next-highest-priority system state is selectable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for determining a target state in a system having multiple components, system states of different priorities being selectable in the system as a function of availability of the components, the apparatus comprising:
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means for ascertaining whether a highest-priority system state is selectable; means for determining the highest-priority system state as the target state if the highest-priority system state is selectable; means for ascertaining whether a next-highest-priority system state is selectable, if the highest-priority system state is not selectable; and means for determining the next-highest-priority system state as the target state if the next-highest-priority system state is selectable. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable data storage medium storing a computer program having a plurality of program codes which, when executed on a computer, controls a method for determining a target state in a system having multiple components, system states of different priorities being selectable in the system as a function of availability of the components, the method comprising:
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ascertaining whether a highest-priority system state is selectable; determining the highest-priority system state as the target state if the highest-priority system state is selectable; if the highest-priority system state is not selectable, ascertaining whether a next-highest-priority system state is selectable; and determining the next-highest-priority system state as the target state if the next-highest-priority system state is selectable.
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