IP Library Granted Patent US 11,708,176
Granted Patent B2
US 11,708,176 · App. 17/893,314 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Control device, control device system, runway flash lighting device control system, program, and recording medium

Inventor: Norimasa Mizobe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HotaluX, Ltd.
B64F1/20B64D47/02H04B10/1125H04B10/40
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Patent No.
US 11,708,176
App. No.
17/893,314
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device includes: a control signal transmitter transmitting a signal to a controlled device; a control signal receiver receiving a signal from the controlled device; a control signal generator generating a control signal of 2 bytes or more in one transmission cycle, in which an address is assigned to each byte, is ON/OFF switchable, and includes a main signal address and a collation signal address; and a control signal controller that, when the main and collation signal addresses are the same address, turns the collation signal address ON when the main signal address is ON and turns the collation signal address OFF when the main signal address is OFF, and when the main and collation signal addresses are inverted, turns the collation signal address OFF when the main signal address is ON and turns the collation signal address ON when the main signal address is OFF.

Claims (42)

1. A control device system comprising:

a first control device and a second control device different from the first control device, wherein

the first control device comprises:

a control signal transmitter;

a control signal receiver;

a control signal generator; and

a control signal controller,

wherein

the control signal generator is configured to generate a control signal of 2 bytes or more in one transmission cycle,

in the control signal, an address is assigned to each byte, and each address is ON/OFF switchable,

the address of the control signal of 2 bytes or more includes a main signal address and a collation signal address associated with the main signal address,

in a case where the main signal address and the collation signal address are the same address, the control signal controller turns the collation signal address ON when the main signal address is ON and turns the collation signal address OFF when the main signal address is OFF, and

in a case where the main signal address and the collation signal address are inverted, the control signal controller turns the collation signal address OFF when the main signal address is ON and turns the collation signal address ON when the main signal address is OFF, and

the control signal transmitting device of the first control device transmits the control signal to the second control device,

the control signal receiving device of the first control device receives a control signal generated by and transmitted from the second control device.

2. A runway flash lighting device control system, comprising;

a flash lighting control device comprising the first control device of claim 1 ; and

a flash lighting device comprising the second control device of claim 1 , wherein

the flash lighting control device is configured to transmit a first flash control signal to the flash lighting device and receive a second flash control sign transmitted from the flash lighting device;

the flash lighting device is configured to transmit the second flash control signal to the flash lighting control device and receive the first flash control signal transmitted from the flash lighting control device, wherein

flashing of the flash lighting device is controlled by the first control signal from the flash lighting control device, and

control of the flash lighting control device is controlled by the second control signal from the flash lighting device.

3. A control device system comprising:

a first control device and a second control device different from the first control device, wherein

a first control device comprises:

a control signal transmitter;

a control signal receiver;

a control signal generator; and

a control signal controller,

wherein

the control signal generator is configured to generate a control signal of 2 bytes or more in one transmission cycle,

in the control signal, an address is assigned to each byte, and each address is ON/OFF switchable, and

when a specific address is turned ON in a nth control signal, where n is an integer, the control signal controller turns ON the same address as the specific address turned ON in the nth control signal in at least two consecutive control signals including the nth control signal, and

the control signal transmitting device of the first control device transmits the control signal to the second control device,

the control signal receiving device of the first control device receives a control signal generated by and transmitted from the second control device.

4. A runway flash lighting device control system, comprising;

a flash lighting control device comprising the first control device of claim 3 ; and

a flash lighting device comprising the second control device of claim 3 , wherein

the flash lighting control device is configured to transmit a first flash control signal to the flash lighting device and receive a second flash control signal transmitted from the flash lighting device;

the flash lighting device is configured to transmit the second flash control signal to the flash lighting control device and receive the first flash control sign transmitted from the flash lighting control device, wherein

flashing of the flash lighting device is controlled by the first control signal from the flash lighting control device, and

control of the flash lighting control device is controlled by the second control signal from the flash lighting device.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: HOTALUX, LTD.
To: HOTALUX, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066365/0200 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-201403 · Oct 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17287353
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