Database event driven motion systems

• US 9,588,510 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Original Assignee: Automation Middleware Solutions, Inc. (Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.))
• Inventors: Brown, David W., Clark, Jay S.
• Primary Examiner(s): KAMARA, MOHAMED A
• Application Number:
  US14/298,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20150112471A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,005 Days
• Field of Search: 370/230, 370/235, 370/236.2, 370466-467, 700/95, 700/108, 700/102, 700/170, 700245-251, 700261-262
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/19 characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4185 characterised by the network communication
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31234 Host, router and backplane bus, communication with host or backplane
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/49202 For point to point positioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A data collection system for distributing data from at least one target asset to at least one software application, comprising a machine platform and a data routing system. The machine platform stores data associated with the at least one target asset. The data routing system collects data from the machine platform. The data routing system operates in a pass through mode and a data processing mode. In the pass through mode, data is passed from the at least one target asset to the at least one software application without modification. In the data processing mode, the data routing system generates modified data based on the data stored by the machine platform and sends the modified data to the at least one software application.

Claims

1. A command processing system for transferring motion commands from at least one command source to a plurality of command targets, where each command target supports at least one of a plurality of command target types, the command processing system comprising:

a set of motion commands;

a plurality of command manager objects, where each command manager object

is associated with one of the command manger types, and

is capable of using at least one command target corresponding to command target type associated therewith to execute at least one motion command;

a command source configured to communicate at least one communicated motion command;

a command processor comprising

a reception thread for scanning receiving communicated motion commands,

a plurality of command threads, where each command thread

is associated with one of the command manager objects, and

routes at least one motion command from the set of motion commands to the command manager object associated therewith based on the command target types and the communicated motion commands received by the reception thread;

wherein

the command processor routes the each communicated motion command to one of the command manager objects; and

the command manager objects cause the motion command communicated by the command processor to be executed using at least on command target.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one motion command is capable of causing the motion control device to move an object.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one motion command is capable of querying motion related data from at least one command target.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a source queue used when the command source communicates with the command processor.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a target queue used when the plurality of command manager objects communicate with an associated command target.

6. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a motion event containing motion related data received from at least one command target.

7. A system as claimed in claim 6, wherein at least one motion event is received by the command processor.

8. A system as claimed in claim 6, wherein at least one motion event is received by the command source.

9. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a client, wherein the client and the command processor communicate using the shared memory block.

10. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a client and a web service, wherein the client and the command processor communicate using the web service.

11. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an operating system service wherein the command processor runs within the operating system service.

12. A system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of command targets.

13. A system as recited in claim 1, in which the at least one to command target is a motion control device.