Intermediation device and intermediating method using the same
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasuhiko Hashimoto, Masayuki Kamon, Shigetsugu Tanaka, Yoshihiko Maruyama
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Abstract
An intermediation device (2) constitutes a manipulation signal converting module in the intermediation device (2) or a manipulation terminal (3). When the manipulation signal converting module receives a plurality of manipulation signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of manipulation keys, the manipulation signal converting module converts the plurality of manipulation signals into a plurality of individual operating commands, and sends the plurality of individual operating commands to a robot (5).
Claims21
An intermediation device connected to a plurality of manipulation terminals and a robot through a network, the plurality of manipulation terminals including a first terminal dedicated for the robot and a second terminal non-dedicated for the robot,
- wherein the robot operates according to an operating command including an individual operating command,
- wherein each of the plurality of manipulation terminals is provided with a manipulation key,
- wherein the intermediation device constitutes a manipulation signal converting module in the intermediation device or in each of the plurality of manipulation terminals, and
- wherein, upon receiving a manipulation signal corresponding to the manipulation key from the second terminal, the manipulation signal converting module converts the manipulation signal into the individual operating command based on model names received from the second manipulation terminal and the robot and sends the converted individual operating command to the robot for causing the robot to operate according to the converted individual operating command, while upon receiving the manipulation signal corresponding to the manipulation key from the first terminal, the manipulation signal converting module sends the manipulation signal to the robot without the conversion for causing the robot to operate according to the manipulation signal from the first terminal.
An intermediating method using an intermediation device connected to a plurality of manipulation terminals and a robot through a network, the plurality of manipulation terminals including a first terminal dedicated for the robot and a second terminal non-dedicated for the robot,
- wherein the robot operates according to an operating command including an individual operating command, and each of the plurality of manipulation terminals is provided with a manipulation key, the method comprising:
- constituting a manipulation signal converting module in the intermediation device or in each of the plurality of manipulation terminals;
- and
- upon receiving a manipulation signal corresponding to the manipulation key from the second terminal, converting the manipulation signal into the individual operating command based on model names received from the second manipulation terminal and the robot and sending the converted individual operating command to the robot by the manipulation signal converting module for causing the robot to operate according to the converted individual operating command, while upon receiving the manipulation signal corresponding to the manipulation key from the first terminal, sending the manipulation signal to the robot without the conversion for causing the robot to operate according to the manipulation signal from the first terminal.
An intermediation device connected to a plurality of manipulation terminals and a robot through a network, the intermediation device comprising a server and the plurality of manipulation terminals including a first processor dedicated for the robot and a second processor non-dedicated for the robot,
- wherein the robot operates according to an operating command including an individual operating command,
- wherein each of the plurality of manipulation terminals is provided with a manipulation key,
- wherein the server constitutes a manipulation signal converting module in the intermediation device or in each of the plurality of manipulation terminals, and
- wherein, upon receiving a manipulation signal corresponding to the manipulation key from the second processor, the manipulation signal converting module converts the manipulation signal into the individual operating command based on model names received from the second processor and the robot and sends the converted individual operating command to the robot for causing the robot to operate according to the converted individual operating command, while upon receiving the manipulation signal corresponding to the manipulation key from the first processor, the manipulation signal converting module sends the manipulation signal to the robot without the conversion for causing the robot to operate according to the manipulation signal from the first processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.