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Configuration control system for configuring multiple biomedical devices

  • US 5,719,761 A
  • Filed: 01/15/1993
  • Issued: 02/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for controlling a plurality of independently programmable and independently operable devices, each device having an identical set of configuration parameters for controlling its operation, each configuration parameter having a range of user-selectable values, to have the same configuration so that the devices may operate independently of each other with the same configuration, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first switch included in each of the devices which when activated, provides a teach mode signal;

    a second switch included in each of the devices which when activated, provides a learn mode signal;

    an input device included in each of the devices that selects configuration parameters of the device;

    a disconnectable communications link connected between two of the plurality of the independently operable devices that communicates configuration parameters between the two whereby the link may be disconnected from the two devices so that the devices may operate independently of each other;

    a processor included in each of the devices that is responsive to the teach mode signal to provide a configuration signal representative of at least one of its user-selected configuration parameter values to the communications link and is responsive to the learn mode signal to receive configuration signals through the communications link that cause the device in the learn mode to be configured identically with the device in the teach mode, and to provide a signal through the communications link indicating that the configuration of the independently operable device is complete, and is responsive to character selection signals received from the input device to assign a configuration name to the current set of configuration parameters, and provides said configuration name to the device in the learn mode; and

    a display disposed on each of the plurality of devices responsive to the configuration complete signal indicating that the configuration of a device is complete.

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