What is claimed is:
1. A method for synchronizing alarm condition states produced by a device that monitors andor controls a process or a system, said method comprising:
(a) controlling said device to regenerate current values of a plurality of alarm states; and
(b) providing first notification messages and second notification messages to a network, wherein said first notification messages are for said current values of said alarm states, wherein said second notification messages are for any changes in said alarm states that occur as said device regenerates said current values, and wherein said first notification messages and said second notification messages are issued in a sequential order to assure that a final notification for each alarm condition indicates a correct alarm state value.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) is performed subsequent to a restoration of processing operations.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) is performed subsequent to a restoration of communication with said device after a loss of communication therewith.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises setting all of said alarm disable states to disabled and then resetting those alarm disable states that were previously enabled to enabled, and wherein step (b) provides said first and second notification messages after said resetting.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein step (a) further comprises reading and saving an enabledisable state associated with said alarm states prior to setting all of said alarm disable states to disabled.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein any return to normal notification messages generated in response to said step of setting are ignored.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said return to normal notification messages are not provided to said network.
8. A system for synchronizing alarm condition states produced by a device that monitors andor controls a process or a system, said system comprising:
means for controlling said device to regenerate current values of a plurality of alarm states; and
means for providing first notification messages and second notification messages to a network, wherein said first notification messages are for said current values of said alarm states, wherein said second notification messages are for any changes in said alarm states that occur as said device regenerates said current values, and wherein said first notification messages and said second notification messages are issued in a sequential order to assure that a final notification for each alarm condition indicates a correct alarm state value.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein said device is controlled to regenerate said current values subsequent to a restoration of processing operations.
10. The system of claim 8, wherein said device is controlled to regenerate said current values subsequent to a restoration of communication with said device after a loss of communication therewith.
11. The system of claim 8, wherein said means for controlling comprises means for setting all of said alarm disable states to disabled and then resetting those alarm disable states that were previously enabled to enabled, and wherein said means for providing provides said first and second notification messages after said resetting.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein said means for controlling further comprises means for reading and saving an enabledisable states associated with said alarm states prior to setting all of said alarm disable states to disabled.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein any return-to-normal notification messages generated in response to said means for setting are ignored.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein said return-to-normal notification messages are not provided to said network.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A coated paper for newsprint inks comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, characterized in that the coating layer has a coat weight of 4.0 gm2 or more per side and that the coated paper has an oil absorbency under pressure of 20 gm2 or more and a Bekk smoothness of 75 seconds or less.
2. The coated paper for newsprint inks of claim 1, characterized in that it contains 30 parts by weight or more of calcium carbonate per 100 parts by weight of the pigment.
3. The coated paper for newsprint inks of claim 1, characterized in that it contains an organic compound having the action of inhibiting interfiber bonding of pulp in the base paper.
4. The coated paper for newsprint inks of claim 3, characterized in that the organic compound having the action of inhibiting interfiber bonding of pulp is selected from the group consisting of ester compounds of polyvalent alcohols and fatty acids, fatty acid diamide amines, fatty acid monoamides, and condensation products of polyalkylene polyaminefatty acidepichlorohydrin.
5. A method for determining oil absorbency under pressure of a coated paper for newsprint inks, comprising placing a paper sample in a sealable cup having a membrane filter at the bottom in such a manner that it comes into close contact with the lower face of the membrane filter, placing a fluid impermeable mat in close contact with the lower face of the paper sample, then injecting an oil into the cup, maintaining a sealed space formed by the fluid impermeable mat and the cup at a pressure of 50 kPa for 20 seconds to allow the paper sample to absorb the oil injected into the cup through the membrane filter, then releasing the pressure and measuring the amount of the oil absorbed by the paper under pressure.
6. A process for preparing a coated paper for newsprint inks comprising a coating layer containing a pigment and an adhesive on a base paper, characterized in that the coating paper has a coat weight of 4.0 gm2 or more per side, an oil absorbency under pressure of 20 gm2 or more as determined by the method of claim 5 and a Bekk smoothness of 75 seconds or less.