Patent ID: 9146543
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A method for preventing system invalidation, the system comprising a primary electronic device, at least one spare electronic device, a microcontroller, at least two terminal devices and an upstream device, wherein the microcontroller is connected to the primary electronic device and the at least one spare electronic device through a transmission interface, the primary electronic device and the at least one spare electronic device are electrically connected to the terminal devices through an electrical connection circuitry, the upstream device is connected to the primary electronic device and the at least one spare electronic device through a connection interface, the upstream device contains at least a power-on command, generates and transfers operation commands via the connection interface, the primary electronic device receives the operation commands to control the at least two terminal devices to provide a specific service, and the at least one spare electronic device is not involved in providing the specific service when the primary electronic device operates, the method for preventing system invalidation comprising: using the microcontroller to transfer a specific packet to the primary electronic device via the transmission interface; the primary electronic device receiving the specific packet and then returning a return packet to the microcontroller to complete a response procedure; the microcontroller receiving the return packet from the primary electronic device; the microcontroller inspecting the return packet and determining whether a period of time between the specific packet transferring and the return packet received is within a preset range; the primary electronic device being determined to be normal and repeating the above steps if the period of time is within the preset range; the primary electronic device being determined to be abnormal if the period of time is not within the preset range; the microcontroller selecting a spare electronic device from one of the at least one spare electronic device and turning on power supply of the spare electronic device; the spare electronic device receiving a power-on command from the upstream device to perform a power-on procedure; the microcontroller prohibiting the primary electronic device from controlling the at least two terminal devices, and activating the spare electronic device to receive the operation commands from the upstream device; the spare electronic device controlling the at least two terminal devices according to the operation commands such that the spare electronic device takes over the primary electronic device to provide the specific service; and shutting down power supply of the primary electronic device within a preset safe period of time.