PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15921562
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["315", "210000"]

Abstract:
A digital output module, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium provide for automatic handling of a lamp load on a digital output channel. The digital output module includes a digital output control switch and a processor operably connected to the digital output control switch. The digital output control switch opens and closes a circuit to a lamp load. The processor receives a readback of a current value applied to the lamp load attached to the digital output module, and controls the digital output control switch based on the readback current value.

Claim (Index 15):
A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:\n configure a digital output channel of a programmable logic control to include a lamp load configured as a status indicator light within an industrial control system; receive a readback of a current value applied to the lamp load attached to a digital output channel; and control a digital output control switch to pulse a current to the lamp load based on the readback current value, wherein the digital output control switch opens and closes a circuit to the lamp load, wherein the current pulse is limited to not cause an overload on the programmable logic controller and the current pulse heats the lamp to increase the resistance of the lamp load, determine when the readback current value is equal to a rated current value of the lamp load; and control the digital output control switch to maintain the current to the lamp load when the readback current value is equal to the rated current value, wherein the current pulses stop when the current is maintained.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.33333
- Patent Class: 315.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15437082', '12011696', '13992239', '14228142', '14080151']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7056874156219355
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4609218217200284
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6812108562317448
- Mean Citation Score: 128.93679
- Max Citation Score: 131.60303000000002
- Similarity Product: 101.40588494308832

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