Patent SG-11201906639Q-A (SG)
Title: Dynamically controlling an automated system
Inventor: WEBSTER DALE
IPC: G01N1/31
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: NETWORK120 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 02 August 2018 (02.08.2018) WIP0 I PCT limiounciollmonolomolomonmoinnovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/140475 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B25J 9/16 (2006.01) GO1N 1/31 (2006.01) G01N 1/30 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/015020 (22) International Filing Date: 24 January 2018 (24.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/451,470 27 January 2017 (27.01.2017) US (71) Applicant: LONZA LIMITED [CH/CH]; Lonzastrasse, 3930 Visp (CH). (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants: WEBSTER, Dale [US/US]; 109 Bosc Court, Thurmont, Maryland 21788 (US). CARPENTER, Evan [US/US]; 335 Emerson Place, Valley Stream, New York 11580 (US). (74) Agent: LI, Anne; Crowell & Moring LLP, 1001 Pennsylva- nia Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20004 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = (54) Title: DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM Mobile Computer 140 Storage Device 130 Computer 101 Processors) 102 Memory 104 Instructions 105 Data 106 Interface 108 Display 110 100 FIG. O 00 O C (57) : Systems and methods for dynamic automation are provided. An automation module, for example, may receive at least one map template that is selectable by a user. Based on the map template, the automation module may dynamically generate a robot deck layout map and/or procedure and also generate a series of robotic commands for a robot. The robotic commands may then be passed to the robot to carry out the automation. Accordingly, the automation may be entirely dynamic, without the need for a user to pre-program or pre-assemble all of the robotic commands prior to the automation. The automation module may thus be able to build, in real- time and/or on the fly, the robotic commands based only on the at least one map template that was selected by the user. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/140475 Al O II GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))