Information processing method for generating and modifying an application for driving at least one of actuator and a heater

An information processing method executed by a computer system, the information processing method comprising:

• (a) selecting M blocks as M selected blocks from among N blocks for driving at least one of an actuator or a heater included in a device to be controlled, in accordance with an input operation performed by an operator, where N is an integer greater than or equal to two, and Mis an integer greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to N;
• (b) generating an application including at least the M selected blocks by setting, in accordance with an input operation performed by the operator, a parameter for driving the actuator or the heater in each of the M selected blocks;
• (c) consulting a rule defining a parameter range within which the at least one of the actuator or the heater is not permitted to be driven, and when at least one of the M selected blocks includes a parameter included in the parameter range, presenting an error to the operator;
• (d) modifying the application by changing the at least one of the M selected blocks in accordance with an input operation performed by the operator presented with the error;
• and
• (e) driving the at least one of the actuator or the heater based on the modified application.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the processor, wherein
• using the memory, the processor executes:
• (a) selecting M blocks as M selected blocks from among N blocks for driving at least one of an actuator or a heater included in a device to be controlled, in accordance with an input operation performed by an operator, where N is an integer greater than or equal to two, and M is an integer greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to N;
• (b) generating an application including at least the M selected blocks by setting, in accordance with an input operation performed by the operator, a parameter for driving the actuator or the heater in each of the M selected blocks;
• (c) consulting a rule defining a parameter range within which the at least one of the actuator or the heater is not permitted to be driven, and modifying the application by changing at least one of the M selected blocks, the at least one of the M selected blocks including a parameter included in the parameter range;
• and
• (d) driving the at least one of the actuator or the heater based on the modified application.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the processor, wherein
• using the memory, the processor executes:
• (a) selecting M blocks as M selected blocks from among N blocks for driving at least one of an actuator or a heater included in a device to be controlled, in accordance with an input operation performed by an operator, where N is an integer greater than or equal to two, and M is an integer greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to N;
• (b) generating an application including at least the M selected blocks by setting, in accordance with an input operation performed by the operator, a parameter for driving the actuator or the heater in each of the M selected blocks;
• (c) consulting a rule defining a parameter range within which the at least one of the actuator or the heater is not permitted to be driven, and when at least one of the M selected blocks includes a parameter included in the parameter range, presenting an error to the operator;
• (d) modifying the application by changing the at least one of the M selected blocks in accordance with an input operation performed by the operator presented with the error;
• and
• (e) driving the at least one of the actuator or the heater based on the modified application.