Industrial robot system
AssigneeABB Research Ltd.
InventorsMartin Strand, Ralph Sjorberg
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Abstract
An industrial robot system including at least one manipulator, at least one control device adapted to control the operation of the at least one manipulator and at least one wireless, portable interface device adapted for communication with a user and for communication with at least one control device. The industrial robot system is adapted to sense the position of the portable interface device. Also a wireless, portable, interface device and to a control device.
Claims31
1-32. (canceled)
A method of communication between a wireless, portable interface device, and at least one control device adapted to control operation of at least one manipulator in an industrial robot system, the wireless, portable interface device also being adapted for communication with a user, the method comprising:
- sensing a position of the portable interface device;
- transferring information between the wireless, portable interface device and the control device;
- and
- controlling information transferred in the communication based on the position of the portable interface device by controlling which computer program to execute in the portable interface device based on the position of the portable interface device.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
- receiving input instructions from a user for controlling the movement of a manipulator in the portable interface device;
- communicating control signals to a control device based on the input instructions;
- and
- adjusting the control signals based on the position of the portable interface device.
An industrial robot system, comprising:
- at least one manipulator;
- at least one control device adapted to control operation of at least one manipulator;
- and
- at least one wireless portable interface device adapted for communication with a user and for communication with the at least one control device,
- wherein the industrial robot system is adapted to sense a position of the portable interface device and to control information transferred in the communication based on the position of the portable interface device, and wherein the industrial robot system is adapted to control the information transferred in the communication by controlling which computer program to execute in the portable interface device, based on the position of the portable interface device.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable medium;
- and
- computer program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by a processor for carrying out a method for communication between a wireless, portable interface device, and at least one control device adapted to control operation of at least one manipulator in an industrial robot system, the wireless, portable interface device also being adapted for communication with a user, the method comprising:
- sensing a position of the portable interface device;
- transferring information between the wireless, portable interface device and the control device;
- and
- controlling information transferred in the communication based on the position of the portable interface device by controlling which computer program to execute in the portable interface device based on the position of the portable interface device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.