Patent ID: 11899428
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for task resumption, comprising:
putting a device, which sequentially performs multiple tasks, in a basic state when the device stops during processing, by causing the device to return to an initial configuration of the device, the initial configuration of the device including a predetermined posture of the device;
receiving a task resumption specification by the device when the device stops during processing;
acquiring a current state of the device;
acquiring a resume state corresponding to a task resumption of the device;
causing the device to transition from the current state to the resume state; and
causing the device to resume the task according to the resume state, wherein
the method further comprises
causing the device to operate based on a protocol chart in which one or more processing symbols identifying one or more of the multiple tasks are arranged; and
causing the device to resume the task based on a selection, by a user via the protocol chart, of a processing symbol of the one or more processing symbols associated with the task.