Patent ID: 9387590
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B25J,G05B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating an industrial robot using an operating device, wherein movement of the industrial robot is carried out relative to a robot coordinate system, the method comprising the steps of: providing an operating device comprising a processor to communicate with the industrial robot; said operating device comprising a display coordinate system, a graphic user interface having a touch display, and a plurality of operating elements associated with the touch display; wherein a function associated with an operating element is triggered in response to the operating element being touched; moving the operating device relative to the robot coordinate system; and recalibrating the display coordinate system relative to the robot coordinate system by: touching an operating element on the touch display with an object, to establish a first contact point; moving the object touching the operating element in a selected direction of the robot coordinate system; lifting the object from the touch display to establish a release point; detecting the movement of the object in the selected direction of the robot coordinate system; and calculating a vector direction used for calibration between the first contact point and the release point after the object is lifted from the touch display.