Patent ID: 11936744
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A method of controlling a unit which moves to a first position where the unit communicates with a first system controller, the unit also moves to a second position where the unit communicates with a second system controller, the unit comprising:
a first connector,
a second connector,
a signal processor including a communicator,
a memory, and
a processor, wherein
the first connector is connected to a network system,
the second connector is connected to a predetermined module including a sensor function or a drive function,
the signal processor is connected to the first connector and the second connector,
the memory is connected to the signal processor,
the method comprising:
controlling the signal processor and the memory by the processor;
operating the signal processor based on a first application which is set at the first position:
storing self-attribution data, operation period management data, and life management data, into the memory;
wherein the self-attribution data is indicative of how to handle a product including the unit,
the operation period management data is used to set operating terms/non-operating terms for saving power of the unit, and
the life management data is used to power off the unit for preventing interference to periphery device;
operating the signal processor based on a second application which is set at the second positon;
specifying the second application by the second system controller based on a communication with the communicator being performed between the signal processor and the second system controller;
changing a process in the signal processor from first processing content to second processing content to correspond to the second application;
reading the self-attribution data by a sorting machine, when the product is sent to a sorting machine, and the product is automatically sorted by the sorting machine and transferred to a predetermined section based on the self-attribution data; and
utilizing the life management data by the signal processor to power off the unit.