DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a control device for controlling the suitability of inputs entered into the control panel by an operator in order to operate the device or system for electronic devices and systems and to give automatic input to the control panel independent of operator in the event that predetermined conditions are met.

Prior Art

Almost every device and system that has electronic features today has control panels that allow the operator to give input in order to operate the device or system and perform its functions. Said control panels usually contain keys and the operator presses the key associated with that function to perform the desired function.

However, in this case, the functions of the device or system in its working state are entirely at the discretion of the operator. When the operator presses a wrong key, the device or system performs a function that the operator does not want at the moment. This causes the device or system to operate in a different way than desired, resulting in an error in the process performed by the device or the system.

For this reason, in the known state of the art, there is a lack of control devices which will enable the operator to check the electronic devices or the validity of the inputs entered in the control panel of the systems, or even to automatically give input to the control panel when predetermined operating conditions are met. United States patent document no US 3575589 mentions an apparatus which detects and identifies errors and shows error correction procedures for several different errors that may occur in an information processing device. With the apparatus; some kind of errors are automatically corrected to protect the operator's control and device awareness and operator is warned to correct some types of errors. The invention can be embodied in a programmable tele-tape device having a central control unit and comprises an input unit, a keyboard unit and a tape unit. In addition to communication and data transfer via the line between the input- output unit and the central control unit, the internal operations of the unit are controlled by process control. In the performance of the first function, the process control cooperates with the process control in the input-output unit which supervises the communication between the keyboard unit and the tape unit. In response to the presence of one or more predetermined conditions monitored at the central control unit and the input-output unit, an error is detected by the error detection circuit, which also identifies the error type detected. This information is transmitted to the error correction detection circuit which directly resolves an error that can be corrected by a specific procedure including one or more digits. This procedure is visually displayed in the form of an indicator or sign on an instrument panel that indicates an error. Generally; the indicator or sign contains symbols corresponding to the symbols on the keys or switches of the keyboard unit. The operator sees that an error has occurred when a visual indication is made on the instrument panel. The operator does not have to decide what the error is and how to fix it. In accordance with the present invention, the operator needs keys or switches corresponding to the symbols shown to read the sign in the display panel and immediately correct the error. Brief Description of the Invention

The aim of the present invention is to perform a control device which is for electronic devices or systems, enables the operator to check the operation of the device or system and the suitability of inputs entered into the control panel by an operator to control the desired functions.

The other aim of the present invention is to provide a control device which is for electronic devices or systems, provides to give automatic input independent of operator to the control panel when predetermined operating conditions are met.

Detailed Description of the Invention

To achieve the purpose of this invention, "A Control Device for Control Panels for Electronic Systems and Devices" is shown in the accompanying figures, from these figures;

Figure 1. A schematic view of the control device with control panel subject of invention;

The parts in the figures are numbered individually and the correspondences of these numbers are given below.

1. Control device with control panel

2. Body

3. Input tool

4. Input tool drive unit

5. Memory unit

6. Processor unit

CP: control panel of electronic system or device

ID: input tool located on the control panel of the electronic system or device The control device (1) for the control panel (CP) of the inventive electronic systems or devices;

body (2) having a structure suitable to be placed on an electronic system or device control panel (CP),

several input tools (3) configured to at least partially match the input tools (ID) arranged in the body (2) and in the control panel (CP),

at least one input tool drive unit (4) driving the input tool (3) arranged in the body (2) and associated with each input tool (3) to transmit the associated input tool (3) to the input vehicle (ID) located on the input control panel (CP),

at least one memory unit (5) arranged in the body (2) for recording input data to be given to the control panel (CP) according to predetermined conditions, in communication with the input tools (3), input tool drive unit (4) and the memory unit (5) in the body (2);

to communicate with the memory unit (4) by sensing the operator-driven input tools (3),

check if input given to input tool (3) which is activated by the operator in the direction of the data stored in the memory unit (4) is valid input in the present case,

if it indicates that the input is a valid input at the end of check, to operate the concerned input tool derive unit (4) associated with the input tools (3) for transmitting said input tools (3) to the control panel (CP) input tool (ID) matching the input tool (3) of the input and

if it indicates that the input is not a valid input at the end of check, not to operate the concerned input tool derive unit (4) to inhibit transmission of the operator-activated input tool (3) to the control panel (CP) input tool

(ID) matching the input tool (3) of the input

it includes at least one processor unit (6) it comprises.

The body (2) in the control device (1) which is for control panel of the electronic systems or devices subject of the invention has a structure suitable for being placed on the control panel (CP) of the electronic systems or devices. The body (2) is placed on the control panel (CP) so as to prevent direct access of the operator to the control panel (CP) input tool (ID) and provide that this access is carried out via the input tool (3) on the body (2). In the preferred application of the body (2), characterized in that it has a box shape holding the input tool drive unit (4), the memory unit (5) and the processor unit (6) and holding the input tool

(3) thereon, in a derivative of the preferred application of the invention, the box facing to control panel (CP) is partially open.

The input tool (3) located in the control device (1) which is for the control panel of electronic systems or devices subject to invention are located on the body (2). The input tool (3) has a structure which can at least partially match the input tool (ID) on the control system (CP) of the electronic systems or devices. In the preferred application of the invention, the input tool (3) has the form of a key that matches the input tool (ID), which is the key located on the control panel (CP). In another application of the invention, the input tool (3) is in the form of a control bar that is on the control panel (CP) and that matches the input tool (ID), which is the control bar. In the preferred application of the invention, the input tool (3) is on the body (2) with an equal number of input tool (ID) on the control panel (CP). In the preferred application of the invention, the input tool (3) has an identical pattern or shape on the matching control panel (CP) input tool (ID). In the preferred application of the invention, the input tool (3) sends a data to the processor unit (6) containing information on this when it is desired to be activated by the operator. The input tool drive unit (4) in the control device (1) which is for the control panel of electronic systems or devices subject of the invention is located in the body (2) and is in communication with the input tool (3) and the processor unit (6). The input tool drive unit (4) drives the input tool (3) for transmitting the input to the input tool (ID) located on the control panel (CP) if the input entered by the operator via the input tool (3) is determined to be valid by the processor unit (6). In one application of the invention, the input tool drive unit (4) sends the data to the processor unit (6) containing information on this when the operator wishes to activate the input tool (3). In one application of the invention, the input tool drive unit (4) is electromechanical. In an alternative application of the invention, the input tool drive unit (4) is solenoidal.

The memory unit (5) in the control device (1) which is for the control panel of the electronic systems or devices subject of invention is contained within the body (2) and is in communication with the processor unit (6). In the memory unit (5), according to the operating state of the electronic system or device, the functions to be performed by electronic system or device, and control panel (CP) input tool (ID) to be activated for the performance of these functions and data for the input tool (3) information associated with the input tool (ID) are recorded.

The processor unit (6) in the control device (1) which is for control panel of the electronic systems or devices subject of the invention is located in the body (2) and is in communication with the input tool (3), the input tool drive unit (4) and the memory unit (5). In a preferred application of the invention, the processor unit (6) is configured so that it can receive the corresponding data from the the input tool (3) when any input tool (3) is desired to be activated by the operator. In an alternative application of the invention, when any input tool (3) is desired to be activated by the operator, processor unit (6) is structured so that the input tool (4) is able to receive the corresponding data from the input tool drive unit (4). The processor unit (6) communicates with the memory unit (5) after receiving the data for activating the input tool (3) from the input tool (3) and / or the input tool drive unit (4) and for communicating with the memory unit (5) in the direction of the data stored in the memory unit (5), it is configured to check whether the input is valid according to the current operating status of the electronic system or device. When the processor unit (6) determines that the input is a valid input as a result of the control operation performed in the direction of the data stored in the memory unit (5), it is configured to operate the input tool drive unit (4) associated with said input tool (3) for the transmission of said input to the control panel (CP) input tool (ID) by input unit (3) to be performed by electronic system or device. When the processor unit (6) determines that the input is not a valid input as a result of the control operation performed in the direction of the data stored in the memory unit (5), it is configured not to operate the input tool drive unit (4) associated with said input tool (3) so that it is not transmitted to the control panel (CP) input tool (ID) in order to prevent the input from being carried out by the electronic system or device.

In an application of the invention, the processor unit (6) must be configured so that it is connected to the memory unit (5) after receiving the input data from the input tool (3) and / or from the input tool driver unit (4) when the input tool (3) is to be activated by the operator, recording together with the date and time tag, in the memory unit (5). In one application of the invention, the processor unit (6) is in communication with at least one sensor in the electronic system or device to determine the current operating state of the electronic system or device. The processor unit (6) is configured to receive data regarding the current operating state of the device from at least one sensor from the input tool (3) and / or from the input tool drive unit (4) before communicating with the memory unit (5) after receiving the data for activating the input tool (3) and to process the data to obtain information about the current state of the electronic system or device. The processor unit (6) thus controls the input data validity state in accordance with the current state information of the real-time electronic system or device which it determines in the memory unit (5).

In one application of the invention, the processor unit (6) is configured to communicate with at least one sensor within the electronic system or device at predetermined periods. In this application, the processor unit (6) is configured to receive data relating to the current operating state of the electronic system or device from the at least one sensor during such periods and to process the data to obtain information regarding the current operating state of the electronic system or device. The processor unit (6) is configured to connect to the memory unit (5) after obtaining information about the current operating state of the electronic system or device and to check whether the electronic system or device has any input matching the determined current operating state information. The processor unit (6) is structured so as not to take any action in the preferred application of the invention unless it can reach any input record in the memory unit (5) as a result of the control operation performed in the memory unit (5). If, in an alternative application of the invention, the processor unit (6) does not arrive at any input record in the memory unit (5) as a result of a control operation performed in the memory unit (5), it is configured so that the data relating to the control process carried out in the memory unit (5) is stored in the memory unit (5) with date and time tags. When the processor unit (6) reaches at least one input record associated with the current operating state of the electronic system or device in the memory unit (5) as a result of the control operation performed in the memory unit (5), it is configured to operate the input tool derive unit (4) associated with the input tool (3) required to be activated for performance of said input. At this point, without any operator intervention, it is ensured that predetermined input is automatically entered by the processor unit (6) to the the control panel (CP) according to the current operating status information of the electronic system or device. In one application of the invention, when the processor unit (6) reaches at least one input record associated with the current operating state of the electronic system or device in the memory unit (5) as a result of the control operation performed in the memory unit (5), it is configured to record the data relating to this process together with the date and time tag in the memory unit (5) after the input tool drive unit (4) associated with the input tool (3) to be activated to perform said input.

An example application works in this way that in the memory unit (5) of the invention, while the current operational state of the electronic system or device is A, information is recorded so that the X and Y inputs can be entered and the Z input can not be entered and while the current operational state of the electronic system or device of operator is A, X and Z inputs respectively wanted to enter in device control panel (CP) or electronic system. The operator first activates the corresponding input tool (3) to enter the X and Z inputs to the electronic system or device control panel (CP). The activated input tool (3) and / or the input tool drive unit (4) communicate with the processor unit (6) and the processor sends a data on the information that the operator (6) wants to enter the X and Z inputs. In the preferred application of the present invention, the processor unit (6) receives the current data from the sensor by communicating with at least one sensor included in the electronic system or device and processes the data to determine the current operating state is designated as A state of the electronic system or device. The processor unit (6) communicates with the memory unit (5) and determines on which the X and Y inputs which can be entered in the state A in the memory unit (5) and the Z input which can not be entered. The processor unit (6) then compares the input interference information X and Z input from the input tool (3) and / or the input tool drive unit (4) with the input information detected in the memory unit (5), and it decides that the input X is to be performed for the state A but not the input Z for the state A. The processor unit (6) then operates the input tool drive unit (4) associated with the input tool (3), that is connected to the input tool (3) on the body (2) for driving the input tool (ID) on the control panel (CP) and for performing the input X. In addition, since the processor unit (6) decides that the input Z is not to be executed for the state A, it does not operate the input tool drive unit (4) associated with the input tool (3) for avoiding to drive the input tool (ID) that provides performance of input Z and located on the control panel (CP) and for avoiding to drive the input tool (3) which is on the body (2) and has structure matching with the concerned input tool (ID). In one application of the invention, the processor unit (6) records the X and Z input instructions entered by the operator into the input tool (3) together with the time and date tags in the memory unit (5). In another application of the invention, the processor unit (6) registers the data relating to the input A providing to enter the control panel (CP) and the input Z which prevents to enter together with the time and date tags in the memory unit (5).

Around these basic concepts, it is possible to develop a wide variety of applications relating to the invention "Control Device for Control Panels for Electronic Systems and Devices" and the invention is not limited to the examples mentioned herein.