Patent ID: 11926058
Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. An information providing method used in a work system including a work robot that performs a predetermined work on a workpiece, the method comprising:
causing a display to display a structure input field;
accepting user selection of a first structure via the structure input field;
reading information on the first structure, the information on the first structure including information on a connection portion for connecting with another structure;
causing the display to selectively display at least one second structure that is connectable to the first structure as determined based upon the information on the connection portion, non-connectable structures, as determined based upon the information on the connection portion, being non-selectable;
accepting user selection of one of the at least one second structure via the structure input field;
reading information on the one of the at least one second structure;
accepting user input of one or more of a plurality of processing models corresponding to at least one of the first structure and the one of the at least one second structure;
reading information on the one or more of the processing models;
executing an operation of performing a work on a virtual workpiece in a virtual space by processing the one or more of the processing models in a state in which the first structure and the one of the at least one second structure are connected in the virtual space using the information on the first structure and the one of the at least one second structure and the information on the one or more of the processing models;
determining whether a malfunction occurs based on an executed processing result, the malfunction including a virtual representation of the work robot dropping the virtual workpiece in the virtual space;
outputting an indication of the malfunction when the malfunction occurs to elicit corrective action; and
outputting the executed processing result when the malfunction does not occur,
wherein the work system executes a series of processes to perform the predetermined work on the workpiece.