Patent ID: 7099737

Claim:
An intelligent STEP-NC comprising: a control module for reflecting functional level requirements of each controller of a machining tool; an SFP/TPG module for reflecting data interface level requirements; and a common DB module for storing therein data generated, updated and referred to by the control module and the SFP/TPG module, wherein the control module includes: a decision maker for determining a sequence of workingsteps based on a diagnosis result, a monitoring result and an inspection result; an executor for converting a task sent from the decision maker into a command, delivering the converted command to an NCK/PLC (Numerical Control Kernel/Programmable Logic Controller), and memorizing the command performed by the NCK/PLC for an adaptive control; and a monitor for continuously monitoring the whole machine and machining status, and transferring the monitored result as the monitoring result to an emergency handler or the decision maker, wherein the emergency handler diagnoses an emergency when the emergency is reported from the monitor and, then, provides the diagnosed result as the diagnosis result to the decision maker.