18457256. SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS IMAGING APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS IMAGING APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
SATORU Tsuboi of Kanagawa (JP)
SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS IMAGING APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18457256 titled 'SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS IMAGING APPARATUS, SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a synchronous control apparatus that includes an internal clock, internal routes for synchronization packets, and units for synchronizing clocks and detecting abnormal communication routes.
- Internal clock for time synchronization
- Internal routes for synchronization packets to pass through
- Synchronous control unit to synchronize clocks using synchronization packets
- Detection unit to detect abnormal communication routes
- Route control unit to reroute communication in case of abnormality
- Potential Applications
- Industrial automation systems - Telecommunication networks - Distributed control systems
- Problems Solved
- Ensures accurate synchronization between independent systems - Detects and addresses abnormal communication routes promptly
- Benefits
- Improved system reliability - Minimized downtime due to communication failures - Enhanced overall system performance
Original Abstract Submitted
A synchronous control apparatus includes an internal clock, a plurality of internal routes that are internal routes through which a synchronization packet passes as a part of a communication route and a transmission or reception time of the synchronization packet is acquired from the internal clock, and are internal routes provided in such a manner as to correspond to communication routes of a plurality of systems that are independent of each other, a synchronous control unit configured to synchronize the internal clock using the synchronization packet, a detection unit configured to detect abnormality of the communication route, a route control unit configured to, in a case where abnormality of the communication route has been detected, connect an internal route of a system in which abnormality has been detected to an internal route of a normal system.
