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Self-monitoring system
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1988-01-27
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Granted: 1990-01-23
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Expires: 2008-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A self-monitoring system is comprised of a main processing unit incorporating a computer and an interrupt processing unit which regularly interrupts the operation of program by the main processing unit. Each unit contains a counter which counts the processing time of the associated unit and is initialized by the other unit. The two units thereby check the operation of each other by monitoring the numbers counted by these counters.
Inventors
- 👤 Masafumi Kawahara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:56
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/0703; G06F11/0751; G06F11/0754; G06F11/0757
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A self-monitoring computer-controlled system comprising a main processing part which controls overall operations of said system by normally repeating a process at a regular frequency, an interrupt processing part including an interrupt processing unit which is activated by an interrupt signal, and an alarm, said main processing part further including a main counter for counting the processing time by said main processing part, said interrupt processing unit including an interrupt counter for counting the processing time by said interrupt processing unit, said main processing part normally serving to reset said interrupt counter and update the content of said main counter, said interrupt processing unit normally serving to reset said main counter and update the content of said interrupt counter, said alarm being activated if the content of said main counter exceeds a preset first number or if the content of said interrupt counter exceeds a preset second number.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A self-monitoring computer-controlled system comprising a main processing part which controls overall operations of said system by normally repeating a process at a regular frequency, an interrupt processing part including an interrupt processing unit which is activated by an interrupt signal, and an alarm, said main processing part further including a main counter for counting the processing time by said main processing part, said interrupt processing unit including an interrupt counter for counting the processing time by said interrupt processing unit, said main processing part normally serving to reset said interrupt counter and update the content of said main counter, said interrupt processing unit normally serving to reset said main counter and update the content of said interrupt counter, said alarm being activated if the content of said main counter exceeds a preset first number or if the content of said interrupt counter exceeds a preset second number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said main counter is normally reset regularly at a first frequency and said interrupt counter is normally reset regularly at a second frequency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said main processing unit further includes first judging means for comparing said first preset number with the content of said main counter and said interrupt processing unit further includes second judging means for comparing said second preset number with the content of said interrupt counter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the ratio of said first preset number to said second preset number is approximately equal to the ratio of said first frequency to said second frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said alarm, when activated, serves to stop the operation of said system.
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