Systems and methods for communicating with motion control systems and devices
First Claim
1. A motion control system for a user to enable at least one motion device to perform a motion operation, comprising:
- at least one motion control application that comprises at least one API function call associated with the motion task, wherein the at least one motion control application makes at least one API function call to the motion control component;
an administrator component for storing security settings;
a security system configured toquery the administrator component for the security settings, andcompare each API function call made by the at least one motion control application to the motion control component against the security settings to determine whether each API function call equals the access rights defined by the security settings;
wherein, if the at least one API function call equals the access rights defined by the security settings, the motion control component generates at least one motion control command based on the at least one API function call made by the at least one motion control application and then transmits the at least one motion control command to the at least one motion device; and
wherein, if the at least one API function call does not equal the access rights defined by the security settings, the motion control component limits the generation of at least one motion control command based on the at least one API function call made by the at least one motion control application.
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Abstract
A motion control system includes a motion control application generated by a motion control system designer, a motion control component defining an application programming interface comprising an API function, and a security system comprising security settings for determining access by the motion control application to an API function of the application programming interface. A motion control application comprises an API function call. The motion control application makes an API function call to the motion control component. The motion control component generates a motion control command based on the API function call. The security system limits generation by the motion control component of a motion control command based on the security settings. The motion device performs the motion task based on the motion control command.
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22 Claims
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1. A motion control system for a user to enable at least one motion device to perform a motion operation, comprising:
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at least one motion control application that comprises at least one API function call associated with the motion task, wherein the at least one motion control application makes at least one API function call to the motion control component; an administrator component for storing security settings; a security system configured to query the administrator component for the security settings, and compare each API function call made by the at least one motion control application to the motion control component against the security settings to determine whether each API function call equals the access rights defined by the security settings; wherein, if the at least one API function call equals the access rights defined by the security settings, the motion control component generates at least one motion control command based on the at least one API function call made by the at least one motion control application and then transmits the at least one motion control command to the at least one motion device; and wherein, if the at least one API function call does not equal the access rights defined by the security settings, the motion control component limits the generation of at least one motion control command based on the at least one API function call made by the at least one motion control application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of allowing a user to enable at least one motion device to perform a motion operation, comprising:
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making, in at least one motion control application, at least one API function call; storing security settings; comparing each API function call made by the at least one motion control application to the motion control component against the stored security settings to determine whether each API function call equals the access rights defined by the security settings; if the at least one API function call equals the access rights defined by the security settings, generating, for each API function associated with the at least one API function call, at least one motion control command based on the at least one API function call made by the at least one motion control application and transmitting the at least one motion control command to the at least one motion device; and if the at least one API function call does not equal the access rights defined by the security settings, limiting, for each API function associated with the at least one API function call, the generation of at least one motion control command based on the at least one API function call made by the at least one motion control application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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