Patent ID: 8140723
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: F02D,F02P,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a device, the method comprising: a first circuit receiving a first plurality of reference values; the first circuit selecting a reference value from the first plurality according to a first reference identifier (ID) that is stored in memory; the first circuit comparing the selected reference value to a first match value; switching a state of a first signal from inactive to active if the first match value is equal to or less than the selected reference value; the first circuit receiving a second plurality of reference values after the first circuit receives the first plurality of reference values; the first circuit selecting a reference value from the second plurality according to the first reference ID; the first circuit comparing the first match value to the reference value that was selected from the second plurality; switching the first signal state from inactive to active if the first match value is equal to or less than the reference value that was selected from the second plurality.