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Bus diagnostic and control system and method

  • US 6,556,899 B1
  • Filed: 11/28/2000
  • Issued: 04/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for control and operation of buses, comprising:

  • a bus, comprising;

    one or more input/output (I/O) blocks coupled to bus components, a data bus coupled to the I/O blocks, a scanner card coupled to the data bus, the scanner card reading data signals off the data bus and providing signals to the I/O blocks using the data bus, a computer coupled to the scanner card and controlling operation of the scanner card, wherein the computer comprises;

    diagnostics modules that determine a status of bus components, and a control module that provides control functions to bus components, an interface coupled to the computer, wherein the interface comprises;

    a display that displays human to machine interfaces indicative of the bus components, and a user input that provides commands from a user to the computer, a bus database that stores parameter values for the bus components, wherein the database further comprises virtual objects, each of the virtual objects corresponding to a component of the bus, wherein the virtual objects are displayed to indicate real-time variation of a parameter of the bus component;

    a hub that receives data related to operation of the bus, wherein the hub comprises an Internet web site, and wherein the bus data are posted on the Internet web site; and

    a remote location that accesses the Internet web site to receive the bus data, wherein the bus receives control signals from the web site.

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