Event driven motion systems

• US 6,885,898 B1
• Filed: 05/20/2002
• Issued: 04/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Original Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, David W., Clark, Jay S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Knight, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY
• Application Number:
  US10/151,807
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• Field of Search: 700/56, 700/65, 700/170, 700/245, 700/257, 318/567, 318/568.1, 31856811-56813, 901/1, 901/3, 901/50, 701/1, 701/2, 709/204
• US Class Current: 700/65
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4185 characterised by the network communication
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35453 Voice announcement, oral, speech input
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35495 Messages to operator in multimedia, voice and image and text
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A motion system comprising a motion enabled device, an event source, and a motion services module. The motion enabled device performs motion operations based on motion commands. The event source transmits a predetermined motion message upon the occurrence of an event corresponding to the predetermined motion message. The motion message corresponds to a desired motion operation. The motion services module maps the motion message generated by the event source to at least one motion command corresponding to the desired motion operation. The motion services module then runs the at least one motion command on the motion enabled device such that the motion enable device performs the desired operation.

Claims

1. A motion system comprising:

a motion enabled device that performs motion operations based on motion commands;

an event source that generates a predetermined motion message in a first format upon an occurrence of an event corresponding to the predetermined motion message, where the motion message corresponds to a desired motion operation;

a message generator for converting the predetermined motion message from the first format to a second format;

a message receiver for converting the predetermined motion message from the second format to a third format;

a motion services module for mapping the motion message in the third format to at least one motion command corresponding to the desired motion operation;

whereby

the motion services module runs the at least one motion command on the motion enabled device such that the motion enabled device performs the desired motion operation.

2. A motion system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a computer network, where the second format allows the predetermined motion message to be transmitted over the computer network.

3. A motion system as recited in claim 2, where the second format allows the predetermined motion message to be transmitted instantly over the computer network, network latencies notwithstanding.

4. A motion system as recited in claim 1, in which the first and third formats are the same.