US 12,109,711 B2
Method of supporting creation of program, program creation supporting apparatus, and storage medium
Kaoru Takeuchi, Azumino (JP); Hiroki Adachi, Yokohama (JP); and Hirofumi Kinoshita, Matsumoto (JP)
Assigned to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,853.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-211188 (JP), filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0193910 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G06F 8/34 (2018.01)
CPC B25J 9/1671 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1661 (2013.01); G06F 8/34 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of supporting creation of a program for supporting creation of a program for work by a robot, the method comprising:
detecting an operation by a user on an input device;
determining a type of the work by the operation to select the type;
displaying a dedicated motion flow showing a sequence of motion of the robot corresponding to the type and containing a dedicated object showing the motion for which a change of the sequence of the motion of the robot is not allowed on a display device; and
converting the dedicated object into a versatile object showing the motion for which a change of the sequence of the motion of the robot is allowed by the operation to convert the dedicated object.