SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING CONTROL OF AN OUTPUT DEVICE BY MULTIPLE CONTROL CONSOLES
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1. A system for coordinating control of an output device by a plurality of different operators, the system comprising:
- a first control console having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the first control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the first control console;
a second control console spaced apart from the first control console, the second control console also having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the second control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the second control console; and
an input/output control system coupled to the first and second control consoles and to the at least one output device, the input/output control system being configured to receive signals from the device selection inputs and the device control inputs of the first and second control consoles, and wherein, in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for a selected output device from the first control console before receipt of a device selection input signal corresponding to the same selected device from the second control console, the input/output control system enables a device control input of the first control console corresponding to the selected device and disables the device selection input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device, and wherein, in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for the selected output device from the second control console before receipt of a device selection input corresponding to the same selected device from the first control console, the input/output control system enables a device control input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device and disables the device selection input of the first control console corresponding to the selected device.
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Abstract
A system and method for interfacing multiple inputs and outputs in a control system is provided. A digital input/output system provides a localized interface between multiple operator consoles and at least one output device to coordinate and monitor the operation of the at least one output device. The digital input/output system includes an interface device which re-routes discrete lines to and from the operator consoles and output devices and eliminates conflicting signals sent from the operator consoles to the output devices.
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1. A system for coordinating control of an output device by a plurality of different operators, the system comprising:
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a first control console having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the first control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the first control console; a second control console spaced apart from the first control console, the second control console also having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the second control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the second control console; and an input/output control system coupled to the first and second control consoles and to the at least one output device, the input/output control system being configured to receive signals from the device selection inputs and the device control inputs of the first and second control consoles, and wherein, in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for a selected output device from the first control console before receipt of a device selection input signal corresponding to the same selected device from the second control console, the input/output control system enables a device control input of the first control console corresponding to the selected device and disables the device selection input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device, and wherein, in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for the selected output device from the second control console before receipt of a device selection input corresponding to the same selected device from the first control console, the input/output control system enables a device control input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device and disables the device selection input of the first control console corresponding to the selected device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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21. A method for coordinating control of an output device by a plurality of different operators, the method comprising:
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providing a first control console having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the first control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the first control console; providing a second control console spaced apart from the first control console, the second control console also having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the second control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the second control console; enabling a device control input of the first control console corresponding to a selected device and disabling the device selection input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for the selected output device from the first control console before receipt of a device selection input signal corresponding to the same selected device from the second control console; and enabling a device control input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device and disabling the device selection input corresponding to the selected device on the first control console in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for the selected output device from the second control console before receipt of a device selection input corresponding to the same selected device from the first control console. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A system for coordinating control of an output device by a plurality of different operators, the system comprising:
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a first control console having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the first control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the first control console; a second control console spaced apart from the first control console, the second control console also having at least one device selection input to select at least one output device for control by the second control console and at least one device control input to control operation of at least one selected output device from the second control console; means coupled to the first and second control consoles and to the at least one output device for receiving signals from the device selection inputs and the device control inputs of the first and second control consoles; means for enabling a device control input of the first control console corresponding to the selected device and for disabling the device selection input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for a selected output device from the first control console before receipt of a device selection input signal corresponding to the same selected device from the second control console; and means for enabling a device control input of the second control console corresponding to the selected device and for disabling the device selection input of the first control console corresponding to the selected device in response to receipt of a device selection input signal for the selected output device from the second control console before receipt of a device selection input corresponding to the same selected device from the first control console. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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