Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A multi-element information transmission system comprising: a plurality of slave stations (S 1 - S n ) operatively inputted with a plurality of apparatus information signals concerning apparatus to be controlled and/or apparatus to be monitored; and a master station (2) for transmitting to and receiving from each of said slave stations (S 1 - S n ) other information signals and said apparatus information signals; said master station (2) being operable to transmit to the respective slave stations (S 1 - 5 n ) a priority change information signal which instructs each slave station to transmit a specified apparatus information signal with priority, said respective slave stations responsive to said priority change information signal being operative to reconstruct their new information transmission patterns und transmit their apparatus information signals in accordance with the new information transmission patterns.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A multi-element information transmission system comprising: a plurality of slave stations (S 1 - S n ) operatively inputted with a plurality of apparatus information signals concerning apparatus to be controlled and/or apparatus to be monitored; and a master station (2) for transmitting to and receiving from each of said slave stations (S 1 - S n ) other information signals and said apparatus information signals; said master station (2) being operable to transmit to the respective slave stations (S 1 - 5 n ) a priority change information signal which instructs each slave station to transmit a specified apparatus information signal with priority, said respective slave stations responsive to said priority change information signal being operative to reconstruct their new information transmission patterns und transmit their apparatus information signals in accordance with the new information transmission patterns.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
268 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to claim 1, characterized in that the master station (2) allots said apparatus information signals to time slots in a transmission path (1) and receives a specified apparatus information signal with priority from the respective slave stations, and includes: means (5, 6, 7) for adding a priority change information signal(C; Fig.6) for changing priority of the information signals transmitted from each slave station (S 1 - S n ) to said master station (2) to an information transmission signal string to be transmitted to each slave station, said signal string containing a sync signal allotted to a time slot for synchronization of information transmission between said master station and said respective slave station and various information signals inclusive of said apparatus information signals to be transmitted from each slave station to said master station which are allotted to other time slots; and means (5, 6, 7) for separating and processing the information signals transmitted from each slave station, on the basis of said priority change information signal, said respective slave stations (S 1 - 8 ) include: means (35, 36) for detecting the sync signal contained in the information transmission signal string transmitted from said master station and counting the number of time slots following the time slot allotted with the sync signal; and means (38, 43; 13, 14, 15) for reconstructing transmission patterns of the respective slave stations in accordance with said priority change information signal when a count value from said detecting and counting means coincides with a value of a switching command designated by said priority change information signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 2, wherein said priority change information signal comprises information indicative of an address of a slave station designated for transmission of the specified apparatus information signal with priority, information indicative of the kind of the specified apparatus information signal to be transmitted with priority, time slot allotment information for designating which time slot is used for the priority transmission, information indicative of the period of the priority transmission, and a switching command indicative of time for commencement of the priority transmission.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 2, wherein said adding means (5,6,7) allots the priority change information signal to a predetermined time slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 2, wherein said adding means (5,6,7) allots the priority change information signal in the form of a special code to a time slot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 5, wherein the special code is different from a code of the other information signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 2, wherein said separating and processing means of said master station comprises means for detecting a sync signal contained in an information transmission signal string transmitted from each slave station and counting the number of time slots following a time slot allotted with the sync signal, and means for reconstructing receiving patterns in accordance with said priority change information signal when a count value from said detecting and counting means coincides with a value of a switching command designated by said priority change information signal transmitted to each slave station, thereby processing various information signals at the rate of time slot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 2, wherein said information transmission signal string is of a multi-element information transmission signal string.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A multi-element information transmission system according to Claim 7, wherein said information transmission signal string is of a multi-element information signal string.