Patent ID: 9586324
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B25J,G01B,G05B

Claim:
1. A method for operating an industrial robot connected to a robot control by an operating device comprising a graphic operator interface, the method comprising: requesting a desired function or operating mode of the industrial robot by an activation input of at least one operating element by an operator, registering the activation input of the at least one operating element, transmission of the actuation input to a secure monitoring device for enabling and/or monitoring the function to be carried out by the industrial robot or the operating mode, identifying graphic information associated with the requested function or operating mode in the secure monitoring device, coding the graphic information with a random generator and transmitting the coded graphic information (from the secure monitoring device to the operating device and the display of the coded graphic information on the graphic operator interface, registering an activation input of the operator by which the correctness of the displayed, coded graphic information is confirmed, return of a confirmation input from the operating device to the secure monitoring device and comparison of the received confirmation input with the transmitted, coded graphic information, and carrying out the requested function or operating mode upon agreement of the confirmation input with the transmitted, coded graphic information.