COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL BUS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE DEVICES
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1. A communications control bus, the bus comprising:
- a) an IMB slave CPU;
b) at least two registers;
c) a first three bit data connector for connecting the at least two registers, the connector permitting transmission of a three bit data signal between the at least two registers; and
d) a network interconnecting the at least two registers and the IMB slave CPU.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a communications control bus. The bus comprises an IMB slave CPU, at least two registers, and a three bit data connector, which connects the two registers. The connector permits transmission of a three bit data signal between the two registers. A network interconnects the two registers and the IMB slave CPU.
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86 Claims
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1. A communications control bus, the bus comprising:
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a) an IMB slave CPU; b) at least two registers; c) a first three bit data connector for connecting the at least two registers, the connector permitting transmission of a three bit data signal between the at least two registers; and d) a network interconnecting the at least two registers and the IMB slave CPU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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54. An intelligent master base comprising:
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a) an IMB master CPU; b) an IMB slave CPU electrically connected to the IMB master CPU via an I2C standard; c) four adaptable cube module connectors for receiving respectively four adaptable cube modules; d) a HUS bus interconnecting the adaptable cube module connectors to the IMB slave CPU; e) a circuit for remotely the controlling the multiple electronic hardware devices, the circuit being connected to the IMB slave CPU; and f) a power supply for powering the circuit, the IMB master CPU, and the IMB slave CPU, the power supply being connected to an electrical wiring network. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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59. An adaptable cube module comprising:
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a) an adaptable cube module connector for receiving an intelligent master base; b) a conductive circuit having an eight bit bus portion, and first and second routes; c) an 8 bit bus control buffer connected to the second route; and d) a plurality of resistors connected to the first route, the resistors defining an address of the adaptable cube module, the conductive circuit communicating data from the intelligent master base to the resistors. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. A slim slave base module comprising:
- a PC board for communicating conductive traces between base expansion connectors, the board having located therein a plurality of holes through which power conductors pass independent of the conductive traces.
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64. A slim slave base module comprising a PC board for communicating conductive traces between base expansion connectors, the board having a plurality of housing terminal screws for connecting to the electrical wiring system.
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70. A one-piece apparatus for controlling multiple electronic hardware devices, the apparatus comprising:
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a) an adaptable cube module connectable to an intelligent master base; and b) a smart plate cover interface connected to the adaptable cube module. - View Dependent Claims (71)
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73. A method of remotely controlling multiple electronic hardware devices using a communications control bus, the method comprising:
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a) electrically interconnecting a first control register, a first data register, and an IMB slave CPU; and b) transmitting a three bit data disable signal from the first control register to the first data register. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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