Patent ID: 6694198
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
A control system, comprising:a data bus; at least one information processing device connected to said data bus, said information processing device having a storage device operable to store definite information defining functions of said information processing device; a control device connected to said at least one information processing device through said data bus, said control device including: a storage unit operable to store corresponding definite information corresponding to said definite information; an input unit operable to receive an entered input operation; an acquiring unit operable to acquire said definite information from said information processing device in response to said entered input operation; a recognition unit operable to read out said corresponding definite information corresponding to said definite information from said storage unit and to recognize said functions of said information processing device from said corresponding definite information corresponding to said definite information solely on the basis of said definite information; and a control unit operable to control said information processing device on the basis of said recognized functions.