Method for operating a system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11360453-B2
Application number	US-202117218749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2021
Priority date	Apr 8, 2020
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

In a method for operating a system, which has a plurality of sensors (21, 22, 23), the sensors (21, 22, 23) provide first sensor data (11) to a primary process (31). Furthermore, the sensors (21, 22, 23) provide second sensor data (12). At least a part of the first sensor data (11) and the second sensor data (12) is subjected to an analysis (13). A result (16) of the analysis (13) is used in at least one secondary process (33) of the primary process (31).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating a system which has a plurality of sensors ( 21 , 22 , 23 ), wherein the plurality of sensors ( 21 , 22 , 23 ) provide first sensor data ( 11 ) of a primary process ( 31 ), and the plurality of sensors ( 21 , 22 , 23 ) further provide second sensor data ( 12 ), said method comprising:
at least a part of the first sensor data ( 11 ) and the second sensor data ( 12 ) is subjected to an analysis ( 13 ) and a result ( 16 ) of the analysis ( 13 ) is used in at least one secondary process ( 33 ) of the primary process ( 31 );
wherein the analysis is a pattern query ( 13 ), in which a comparison is performed on at least one sensor data pattern ( 14 ) with at least one reference pattern ( 15 ), if the at least one sensor data pattern ( 14 ) deviates from the at least one reference pattern ( 15 ) by at least a predetermined tolerance, the at least one secondary process ( 33 ) is triggered ( 50 ) or terminated ( 56 ) depending on the result ( 16 ); and
wherein the at least one reference pattern ( 15 ) is changed during the at least one secondary process ( 33 ) by a learning process.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the first sensor data ( 11 ) and the second sensor data ( 12 ) is selected ( 41 , 51 ) depending on the at least one secondary process ( 33 ).

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the result is used to monitor the at least one secondary process ( 33 ).

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the result is used to document the at least one secondary process ( 33 ).

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the result ( 16 ) is used to generate ( 44 ) an occurrence notification of the at least one secondary process ( 33 ).

6. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium containing a computer program executable by a computing device for operating a system which has a plurality of sensors ( 21 , 22 , 23 ), wherein the plurality of sensors ( 21 , 22 , 23 ) provide first sensor data ( 11 ) of a primary process ( 31 ), and the plurality of sensors ( 21 , 22 , 23 ) further provide second sensor data ( 12 ), the computer program:
subjecting at least a part of the first sensor data ( 11 ) and the second sensor data ( 12 ) to an analysis ( 13 ) and using a result ( 16 ) of the analysis ( 13 ) in at least one secondary process ( 33 ) of the primary process ( 31 );
wherein the analysis is a pattern query ( 13 ), in which a comparison is performed on at least one sensor data pattern ( 14 ) with at least one reference pattern ( 15 ), if the at least one sensor data pattern ( 14 ) deviates from the at least one reference pattern ( 15 ) by at least a predetermined tolerance, the at least one secondary process ( 33 ) is triggered ( 50 ) or terminated ( 56 ) depending on the result ( 16 ); and
wherein the at least one reference pattern ( 15 ) is changed during the at least one secondary process ( 33 ) by a learning process.

Assignees

• Balluff Gmbh

Inventors

• Maier Jorg
• Streib Jochen
• Osterfeld Martin
• Langer Stephan
• Schafer Roland
• Dorneich Albert
• Hiller-Brod Andrea

Classifications

• G06Q30/018 Primary

  Certifying business or products · CPC title

• G06F11/302 Primary

  where the computing system component is a software system · CPC title

• G05B2219/24024

  Safety, surveillance · CPC title

• G05B19/0428 Primary

  Safety, monitoring (G05B19/0423 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F11/3089

  Monitoring arrangements determined by the means or processing involved in sensing the monitored data, e.g. interfaces, connectors, sensors, probes, agents (software debugging using additional hardware using a specific debug interface G06F11/3656; performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring G06F11/3466) · CPC title