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fig1 illustrates an exemplary interface information outputting system 1 , which includes a control information terminal 2 into which control parameter data is input by an operator using an input apparatus such as a keyboard . a control instructing section 4 and the control information terminal 2 communicate with each other via a wireless or a wired connection , and the control instructing section 4 and the control information terminal 2 send and receive control parameter data and response messages . the control instructing section 4 includes a status information generating and sending section 4 a that receives the control parameter data sent from the control information terminal 2 , generates response messages including a signal related to a setting processing result for the control parameter data , and sends the response message to the control information terminal 2 . the control instructing section 4 includes a device driver 4 b that controls an interface output section 6 on the basis of contents of the control parameter data received from the control information terminal 2 by way of the status information generating and sending section 4 a . fig2 and 3 depict exemplary operations when n pieces of control parameter data ( n is an integer number more than or equal to 1 ) set in the control information terminal 2 are set in the interface output section 6 normally . the operator of the control information terminal 2 inputs n pieces of control parameter data ( hereinafter , simply referred to as control parameter data ) into the control information terminal 2 using the input apparatus to determine the operation of the interface output section 6 . the control information terminal 2 acquires the input control parameter data and sends an initial one of the input control parameter data pieces ( hereinafter , referred to as control parameter data 1 / n ) to the status information generating and sending section 4 a in the control instructing section 4 ( step s 1 ). the status information generating and sending section 4 a receives the control parameter data 1 / n sent from the control information terminal 2 ( step s 2 ). the status information generating and sending section 4 a transfers the control parameter data 1 / n to the device driver 4 b so that the control parameter data 1 / n can be set in the interface output section 6 ( step s 3 ). the device driver 4 b receives the control parameter data 1 / n transferred from the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 4 ). since the transferred control parameter data 1 / n is to be set in the interface output section 6 , the device driver 4 b sends the control parameter data 1 / n to the interface output section 6 ( step s 5 ). the interface output section 6 receives the control parameter data 1 / n sent in step s 5 ( step s 6 ), and then sets the received control parameter data 1 / n therein ( step s 7 ). when the control parameter data 1 / n is set normally , the interface output section 6 generates a response message including the result that the setting of the control parameter data 1 / n in the interface output section has been terminated normally , assigns the response message to the device driver 4 b ( step s 8 ), and sends the response message to the device driver 4 b ( step s 9 ). after receiving the response message from the interface output section 6 ( step s 10 ), the device driver 4 b generates a response message including the result that the setting of the control parameter data 1 / n has been terminated normally , assigns the response message to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 11 ), and sends the response message to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 12 ). when the status information generating and sending section 4 a receives the response message from the device driver 4 b ( step s 13 ), the status information generating and sending section 4 a generates a response message having a normal termination flag included in a status information signal region , which indicates that the setting of the control parameter data 1 / n has been terminated normally , assigns the response message to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 14 ), and sends the response message to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 15 ). the control information terminal 2 receives the response message sent from the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 16 ), and terminates the process . fig4 to 7 depict exemplary operations when the control parameter data 1 / n set in the control information terminal 2 has not been set normally in the interface output section 6 because the power supply to the control instructing section 4 is turned off - on , communication is disconnected , or restarting is performed . if the power supply is turned off - on , the communication is disconnected , or restarting has occurred in the control instructing section 4 ( step s 17 ), the operator of the control information terminal inputs n pieces of control parameter data ( n is an integer number more than or equal to 1 ) for determining the operation of the interface output section 6 into the control instructing section 4 using the input apparatus . here , the control information terminal 2 receives the input control parameter data ( step s 18 ) and then sends the control parameter data 1 / n to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 19 ), and the status information generating and sending section 4 a receives the control parameter data 1 / n ( step s 20 ). here , the status information generating and sending section 4 a makes a response message having any one of a power supply off - on flag , a communication disconnection flag , and a restarting flag included in the status information signal region within the corresponding response message . the response message is assigned to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 21 ). after that , the status information generating and sending section 4 a sends the response message having any one of the power supply off - on flag , the communication disconnection flag , and the restarting flag included in the status information signal region , which is made in step s 21 , to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 22 ). after receiving the response message sent in step s 22 ( step s 23 ), the control information terminal 2 identifies the sender of the response message from id information stored in an id information signal region within the response message ( step s 24 ), and resends the control parameter data 1 / n ( n is an integer number more than or equal to 1 ) to the sender ( step s 25 ). the status information generating and sending section 4 a receives the resent control parameter data 1 / n ( hereinafter , referred to as resent control parameter data 1 / n ) ( step s 26 ), and transfers the resent control parameter data 1 / n to the device driver 4 b so that the resent control parameter data 1 / n can be set in the interface output section 6 ( step s 27 ). the device driver 4 b receives the resent control parameter data 1 / n transferred from the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 28 ). the device driver 4 b sends the resent control parameter data 1 / n transferred in step s 28 to the interface output section 6 ( step s 29 ). the interface output section 6 receives the resent control parameter data 1 / n ( step s 30 ), and sets the resent control parameter data 1 / n therein ( step s 31 ). when the resent control parameter data 1 / n is set normally , the interface output section 6 generates a response message including the result that the setting for the resent control parameter data 1 / n has been terminated normally , the response message is assigned to the device driver 4 b ( step s 32 ), and interface output section 6 sends the response message to the device driver 4 b ( step s 33 ). after receiving the response message from the interface output section 6 ( step s 34 ), the device driver 4 b generates a response message including the result that the setting for the control parameter data 1 / n has been terminated normally , assigns the response message to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 35 ), and sends the response message to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 36 ). when receiving the response message from the device driver 4 b ( step s 37 ), the status information generating and sending section 4 a generates a response message which is assigned to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 38 ) including the result that the setting for the control parameter data 1 / n has been terminated normally , and sends the response message having a normal termination flag included in the status information signal region to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 39 ). the control information terminal 2 receives the response message sent from the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 40 ). after receiving the response message having the erected normal setting termination flag for the resent control parameter data 1 / n from the status information generating and sending section 4 a in step s 40 , the control information terminal 2 resends a control parameter data 2 of n ( hereinafter , referred to as resent control parameter data 2 / n ) to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 41 ). then , after receiving the resent control parameter data 2 / n ( step s 42 ), the status information generating and sending section 4 a transfers the resent control parameter data 2 / n to the device driver 4 b ( step s 43 ). the resent control parameter data 2 / n transferred in step s 43 is processed in the device driver 4 b to be able to be set in the interface output section 6 , and is set normally in the interface output section 6 . after that , the status information generating and sending section 4 a receives the response message including the normal termination flag for the resent control parameter data 2 / n from the device driver 4 b . the status information generating and sending section 4 a generates a response message assigned to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 44 ), and sends the response message to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 45 ). when the retransmission process for the control parameter data is repeated for the number of the resent control parameter data ( step s 46 ), the response messages including normal termination flags corresponding to all the resent control parameter data are sent to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 47 ), and the retransmission process for the control parameter data is terminated if the control information terminal 2 receives all of the response messages ( step s 48 ). fig8 depicts an exemplary operation of the control information terminal 2 when the control parameter data is resent because the power supply has been turned off - on , has been restarted , and communication disconnection has occurred only in the control instructing section 4 . the control information terminal 2 acquires n pieces of control parameter data ( n is an integer number more than or equal to 1 ) input by the input apparatus ( step s 49 ). after that , the control information terminal 2 sends the control parameter data 1 / n to the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 50 ). after sending the control parameter data 1 / n to the status information generating and sending section 4 a , the control information terminal 2 judges whether or not a response message corresponding to the control parameter data 1 / n has been received from the status information generating and sending section 4 a ( step s 51 ). if the control information terminal 2 has not received the response message , the following process is delayed until the message is received . when receiving the message , the control information terminal 2 refers to a status information signal region within the response message ( step s 52 ), identifies the control instructing section 4 that sent the response message using an id information signal . if at least one of the power supply off - on flag , the restarting flag , or the communication disconnection flag is included ( step s 53 ), the control information terminal 2 resends the control parameter data 1 / n to the status information generating and sending section 4 a in the control instructing section 4 having the identified id ( step s 54 ). when none of the power supply off - on flag , the restarting flag , or the communication disconnection flag is included in the status information signal region within the response message , in other words , when the normal termination flag is included , the control parameter data is not resent . fig9 a and fig9 b depict an exemplary operation of the status information generating and sending section 4 a when the control parameter data is resent because any one of the power supply off - on , the restarting , or communication disconnection has occurred only in the control instructing section 4 . the status information generating and sending section 4 a receives a control parameter data from the control information terminal 2 ( step s 55 ), and stores an id information signal for specifying the status information generating and sending section 4 a in a response message ( step s 56 ). after that , the status information generating and sending section 4 a judges whether the power supply to the control instructing section 4 is turned off - on or not ( step s 57 ), detects the power supply off - on if it occurs ( step s 58 ), and erects the power supply off - on flag in the status information signal region within the response message ( step s 59 ). next , the status information generating and sending section 4 a judges whether the communication between the control information terminal 2 and the control instructing section 4 is disconnected or not ( step s 60 ), detects the communication disconnection if the communication is disconnected ( step s 61 ), and erects the communication disconnection flag in the status information signal region within the response message ( step s 62 ). then , the status information generating and sending section 4 a judges whether the control instructing section 4 is restarted or not ( step s 63 ), detects the restarting if the control instructing section 4 is restarted ( step s 64 ), and erects the restarting flag in the status information signal region within the response message ( step s 65 ). as described above , after the power supply off - on , the communication disconnection , or the restarting condition are present , the status information generating and sending section 4 a determines whether or not any of the respective flags is included ( step s 66 ), and , if not , sends the response message to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 67 ). moreover , the status information generating and sending section 4 a transfers the received control parameter data to the device driver 4 b when any of the flags is erected as determined in step s 66 ( step s 68 ). after that , the status information generating and sending section 4 a judges whether the status information generating and sending section 4 a has received the response message from the device driver 4 b or not ( step s 69 ). if the response message has not been received , the following process is delayed until receiving the response message . if the response message is received , the status information generating and sending section 4 a erects the normal termination flag in the status information signal region within the response message ( step s 70 ). then , the status information generating and sending section 4 a generates and sends the response message to the control information terminal 2 ( step s 67 ), and terminates the process . while exemplary embodiments have been set forth above for the purpose of disclosure , modifications of the disclosed embodiments as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art . accordingly , it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the above precise embodiments and that changes may be made without departing from the scope . likewise , it is to be understood that it is not necessary to meet any or all of the stated advantages or objects disclosed herein to fall within the scope of the disclosure , since inherent and / or unforeseen advantages of the may exist even though they may not have been explicitly discussed herein .

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