PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15981198
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["340", "648000"]

Abstract:
An encoder system includes an encoder for outputting positional data and magnetic pole data of an output axis of a motor; and a controller for communicating with the encoder. The encoder includes a positional data generation circuit; a magnetic pole data generation circuit; a first data abnormality detection circuit for detecting an abnormality based on the positional data and the magnetic pole data, and outputting a first alarm signal; and a parallel-to-serial conversion circuit for outputting the positional data, the magnetic pole data, and the first alarm signal to the controller. The controller includes a second data abnormality detection circuit for detecting an abnormality based on the positional data and the magnetic pole data, and outputting a second alarm signal; and a communication abnormality detector for detecting an abnormality in a communication path based on the first and second alarm signals.

Claim (Index 8):
A method for detecting an abnormality using a system including:\n an encoder configured to output positional data and magnetic pole data of an output axis of a motor; and a controller wiredly or wirelessly communicating with the encoder, configured to receive the positional data and the magnetic pole data outputted from the encoder, the method comprising: by the encoder,\n measuring an angle of the output axis of the motor, and generating the positional data from the measured angle; \n generating the magnetic pole data representing the position of a rotor of the motor; \n detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality based on the positional data and the magnetic pole data, and outputting a first alarm signal indicating whether or not an abnormality has occurred; and \n applying parallel-to-serial conversion to the positional data, the magnetic pole data, and the first alarm signal, and outputting serial data to the controller; and \n by the controller,\n detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality based on the positional data and the magnetic pole data received from the encoder, and outputting a second alarm signal indicating whether or not an abnormality has occurred; and \n detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality in a communication path between the encoder and the controller, \n based on the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 32.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.47727
- Patent Class: 340.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['14533235', '10600489', '12882887', '11320962', '14609981']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6391516064748056
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4914646348908907
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6243829093164142
- Mean Citation Score: 203.71266
- Max Citation Score: 225.86493
- Similarity Product: 192.05328971037625

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test