Method and apparatus of managing time for a processing system
First Claim
1. A method of managing time for a controller located in a processing system on a machine, the processing system including a plurality of controllers, each controller having a local clock, and a communication network connecting each of the controllers, including the steps of:
- establishing an operating characteristic of the machine;
determining whether to update a local time in response to said operating characteristic; and
updating said local time using the local clock in response to said update determination.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method and apparatus of managing time for a processing system located on a machine. The processing system includes a plurality of controllers and a communication network connecting each of the controllers. Each of the controllers has a local clock. The method includes the steps of establishing an operating characteristic of the machine, determining whether to update a local time in response to said operating characteristic, and updating said local time based upon the local clock in response to said update determination.
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1. A method of managing time for a controller located in a processing system on a machine, the processing system including a plurality of controllers, each controller having a local clock, and a communication network connecting each of the controllers, including the steps of:
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establishing an operating characteristic of the machine;
determining whether to update a local time in response to said operating characteristic; and
updating said local time using the local clock in response to said update determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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15. An apparatus configured to manage time on a processing system located on a machine, comprising:
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a plurality of controllers;
a local clock located on each controller and configured to establish a local time;
a communication network connected to said controllers; and
wherein each of said plurality of controllers is configured to establish an operating characteristic of the machine, determine whether to update said local time, using said local clock, in response to said operating characteristic, and updating said local time in response to said update determination.
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25. A method of managing time for a processing system located on a machine, the processing system including a plurality of controllers, each controller having a local clock, and a communication network connecting each of the controllers, including the steps of:
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establishing an operating characteristic of the machine;
determining whether to update a local time on each of the controllers in response to said operating characteristic; and
updating said local time, using the local clock, in response to said update determination.
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