Data processing apparatus, data processing system, and data processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9251031-B2
Application number	US-201114347103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2011
Priority date	Sep 26, 2011
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

A data processing apparatus for generating running performance information indicative of a running state of at least one device, has a data storage process section that obtains device state information indicative of a result of detection of a state of the at least one device, and obtains operational activity performer information indicative of a result of detection of whether an operational activity performer that performs an operational activity to the at least one device or an operational activity with the at least one device is present at a predetermined position for the operational activity performer to do the operational activity on the at least one device or the operational activity with the at least one device, and causes the device state information and the operational activity performer information to be stored in a result-of-detection storage.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A data processing apparatus for generating running performance information indicative of a running state of at least one device, comprising:
a data storage process section that:
obtains device state information indicative of a result of detection of a state of said at least one device, and
obtains operational activity performer information indicative of a result of detection of whether an operational activity performer that performs an operational activity to said at least one device or an operational activity with said at least one device is present at a predetermined position for the operational activity performer to do the operational activity on said at least one device or the operational activity with said at least one device, and
causes the device state information and the operational activity performer information to be stored in a result-of-detection storage; and

an analysis section that carries out a classification process in which the state of said at least one device is classified into a plurality of states including at least:
a processing state which is a state where said at least one device carried out a predetermined process,
an operational activity state which is a state where the operational activity performer did the operational activity on said at least one device or the operational activity with said at least one device, and
a standby state which is a state where said at least one device was on standby in accordance with the device state information and the operational activity performer information which have been stored in the result-of-detection storage, and generating the running performance information including a result of the classification process.

2. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the analysis section classifies the state of said at least one device into the processing state and other states in accordance with the device state information, and
wherein the analysis section classifies said other states into the operational activity state and the standby state in accordance with the operational activity performer information.

3. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the analysis section classifies the state of said at least one device into the processing state, an abnormal state where an abnormality occurred in said at least one device, and other states in accordance with the device state information, and
wherein the analysis section classifies said other states into the operational activity state and the standby state in accordance with the operational activity performer information.

4. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the analysis section classifies the state of said at least one device into the processing state, a halt state where said at least one device was at a halt, and other states in accordance with the device state information, and
wherein the analysis section classifies said other states into the operational activity state and the standby state in accordance with the operational activity performer information.

5. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the analysis section classifies the state of said at least one device into the processing state, an abnormal state where an abnormality occurred in said at least one device, a halt state where said at least one device was at a halt, and other states in accordance with the device state information, and
wherein the analysis section classifies said other states into the operational activity state and the standby state in accordance with the operational activity performer information.

6. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 ,
wherein the device state information includes support state information indicative of a result of detection of a support state of support section that supports a processing target provided on said at least one device, and
wherein the analysis section classifies the standby state into (I) a preparation state which is a state where the support section supported the processing target or a state where said at least one device was on standby while mounting of the processing target onto the support section or dismounting of the processing target from the support section was being performed and (II) a pre-step standby state which is a state where said at least one device was on standby while the support section did not support the processing target and neither of mounting of the processing target onto the support section nor dismounting of the processing target from the support section was being performed.

7. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 ,
wherein the analysis section classifies, into the operational activity state, a period which is in said other states and during which presence of the operational activity performer at the predetermined position was continuously detected for a predetermined period or more, and the analysis section classifies, into the standby state, a period which is in said other states and during which presence of the operational activity performer at the predetermined position was not continuously detected for the predetermined period or more.

8. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 ,
wherein the device state information includes lighting state information indicative of a result of detection of a lighting state of a signal light which indicates a state of said at least one device,
wherein the signal light is provided on said at least one device, and
wherein the analysis section carries out the classification process in accordance with the result of detection of the lighting state.

9. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 8 ,
wherein the signal light discernibly indicates whether said at least one device is in the processing state in which said at least one device carries out the predetermined process,
wherein the analysis section classifies, into the processing state, a period during which the lightening state was continued for a predetermined period or more,
wherein the analysis section classifies, into the operational activity state, a period during which the lightening state was not continued for the predetermined period or more and during which the operational activity performer was present at the predetermined position or presence of the operational activity performer at the predetermined position was continuously detected for a predetermined period or more, and
wherein the analysis section classifies, into the standby state, a period during which the lightening state was not continued for the predetermined period or more and which is in a state other than the operational activity state.

10. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 ,
wherein the device state information includes movable section information indicative of a result of detection of a movement state of a movable section provided on said at least one device, and
wherein the analysis section carries out the classification process in accordance with the movable section information.

11. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 10 ,
wherein the analysis section classifies, into the halt state where said at least one device was at a halt, a period during which a movement velocity, acceleration, or a displacement amount of the movable section was kept to be less than a predetermined value for a predetermined period.

12. The data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 ,
wherein the device state information includes consumed power information indicative of a result of detection of power consumed by said at least one device

Assignees

• Yamaji Yusuke
• Ikumo Masahiro
• Akai Ryota
• Ueyama Yuhki
• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Yamaji Yusuke
• Ikumo Masahiro
• Akai Ryota
• Ueyama Yuhki

Classifications

• G07C3/00 Primary

  Registering or indicating the condition or the working of machines or other apparatus, other than vehicles · CPC title

• G06F11/3409 Primary

  for performance assessment · CPC title

• G05B2219/23172

  Different states with one LED, blinking, on and off or different colours · CPC title

• G05B19/4184

  characterised by fault tolerance, reliability of production system · CPC title

• G05B2219/24097

  Camera monitors controlled machine · CPC title