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

Claim 0:
1. A unit which moves to a first position where the unit communicates with a first system controller, the unit also moving 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 processor controls the signal processor and the memory,
the signal processor operates based on a first application that is set at the first position, wherein the memory stores self-attribution data, operation period management data, and life management data,
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 a periphery device,
the signal processor operates based on a second application, which is set at the second position,

when communication with the communicator is performed between the signal processor and the second system controller:
a second application is specified by the second system controller based on the communication, and
a process in the signal processor is changed from first processing content to second processing content to correspond to the second application,

when the product is sent to a sorting machine:
the sorting machine including the second application reads the self-attribution data, automatically sorts the product, and transfers the product to a predetermined section based on the self attribution data,

wherein the life management data is used for the signal processor to power off the unit.