Distributed station armament system
First Claim
1. A data management system for use with a plurality of different types of stores, the data management system comprising:
- a central unit;
a plurality of distributed stations; and
means to transmit data between the central unit and the distributed stations;
the central unit including(i) means to hold a plurality of store specific application programs, each of the store specific application programs being associated with one of the plurality of store types, each of the store specific application programs including means to control the transmission of data between a store of an associated type and one of the distributed stations, and(ii) means to control the operation of the data management system, and including means to select any of the store specific application programs for transmission to any of the distributed stations of the data management system;
each of the distributed stations including(i) means to connect the station to one store of any of said store types,(ii) an input-output section to transmit data between the station and said one store that is connected to the station, and(iii) means to hold any one of the store specific application programs.
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Abstract
An armament system for use with a plurality of different types of stores, and comprising a central unit and a plurality of distributed stations. The central unit holds a plurality of store specific application programs, and each of the plurality of store types is associated with one of the store specific application programs. Moreover, each of the store specific application programs is adapted to control the transmission of data between a store of an associated type and one of the distributed stations. The central unit is adapted to control the operation of the armament system and the transmission of data between the central unit and the distributed stations, and to transmit any of the store specific application programs to any of the distributed stations of the armament system.
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12 Claims
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1. A data management system for use with a plurality of different types of stores, the data management system comprising:
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a central unit; a plurality of distributed stations; and means to transmit data between the central unit and the distributed stations; the central unit including (i) means to hold a plurality of store specific application programs, each of the store specific application programs being associated with one of the plurality of store types, each of the store specific application programs including means to control the transmission of data between a store of an associated type and one of the distributed stations, and (ii) means to control the operation of the data management system, and including means to select any of the store specific application programs for transmission to any of the distributed stations of the data management system; each of the distributed stations including (i) means to connect the station to one store of any of said store types, (ii) an input-output section to transmit data between the station and said one store that is connected to the station, and (iii) means to hold any one of the store specific application programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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