Patent ID: 9333647
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B25J,G05B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating an industrial robot, the method comprising: providing an operating device having a graphic user interface ( displaying a virtual operating element representing a function or operating mode of the industrial robot on the touch display; selecting a function or operating mode of the industrial robot by a user activating the virtual operating element; detecting an activation of a virtual operating element; sending a control command corresponding to the selected function or operating mode to a safety controller; evaluating the control signal in the safety controller; selecting a graphic information correlated with the selected function or operating mode; generating an image in which the graphic information ( transmitting the image to the operating device and displaying the image with the graphic information on the touch display; detecting a confirmation position upon the user confirming the displayed graphic information; sending back the confirmation position to the safety controller, wherein the safety controller compares the confirmation position with the display position determined by the user; and changing the selected function or operating mode of the industrial robot if the confirmation position matches up with the display position.