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Modular system and architecture for device control
Assignee: Maya Design Inc
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Filing: 2000-06-02
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Granted: 2003-01-07
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Expires: 2020-06-02
Abstract
Abstract An architecture and electric system for controlling various devices is disclosed. The system uses modular, interchangeable components that can perform one or several tasks, such as interacting with a human user, controlling an external device, communicating and managing communications between several modules, storing and retrieving information, and acting as a master module. The modules are stackable and can interface with any other module.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Lucas
- 👤 Jeffrey Senn
- 👤 Joseph Ballay
- 👤 Noah Guyot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:29
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1462; H05K7/1465; G; G05; G05B; G05B15/00; G05B15/02; H05K7/1475; H05K7/1478; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/25; G05B2219/25322; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49169; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49893; Y10T29/49904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A modular system for controlling electronic devices in which flow of data among the electronic devices is determined via a drag-and-drop graphical user interface having graphical representations of the devices as well as scripted software devices that are interconnected via drag-and-drop links, such graphical representations of the links being used to describe the data flow among the electronic devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A modular system for controlling electronic devices in which flow of data among the electronic devices is determined via a drag-and-drop graphical user interface having graphical representations of the devices as well as scripted software devices that are interconnected via drag-and-drop links, such graphical representations of the links being used to describe the data flow among the electronic devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The modular system as described in claim 1 in which the dataflow is executed via a process on an external computer, wherein the process includes execution of a configuration of devices, simulation of devices, and management of dataflow.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The modular system as described in claim 1 in which the dataflow is downloaded into a control module for execution independently of any external computer, wherein the execution includes execution of a configuration of devices, simulation of devices, and management of dataflow.
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