Portable Remote Controller Teaching Data Color Coding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable remote controllers for industrial robots take a long time to search for desired commands in teaching data due to similar display styles, leading to decreased work efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A portable remote controller with a display color setting unit that sets and stores display colors for each instruction, allowing teaching data to be displayed on a small screen with distinct colors for easy visual recognition, including a display color information storage unit and a teaching data display unit that displays data based on these colors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If teaching data are displayed in a uniform style on the display unit, then the display layout is simple and easy to implement, but it takes much time to search for desired commands from the teaching data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying teaching data with different colors based on command types or importance levels. The display control unit assigns specific colors to different instruction categories, enabling operators to quickly distinguish and locate desired commands without time-consuming manual searching, while maintaining a relatively simple display structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by applying different display styles to different portions of the teaching data. Specific commands or instruction segments are highlighted with unique colors or formatting based on their type or significance, allowing operators to focus attention on relevant areas while keeping the overall display layout simple and manageable
2Loss of information
If teaching data are displayed with similar styles, then the display unit design is straightforward, but visual recognition of commands becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes to encode information about command types and importance. Different colors are assigned to different instruction categories, enabling operators to immediately recognize command types and locate specific instructions without complex display designs or additional information processing
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by giving specific visual characteristics to specific portions of teaching data. Important commands or specific instruction types receive distinctive coloring or formatting, enhancing visual recognition while keeping the overall display design straightforward and easy to implement
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AI summary
A portable remote controller (10) includes a display color setting unit (14b), a display color information storage unit (13b), and a teaching data display unit (14c). The display color setting unit (14b) sets display colors for instructions for making a robot execute a predetermined behavior. The display color information storage unit (13b) stores the display colors set by the display color setting unit (14b) in association with the instructions. The teaching data display unit (14c) displays teaching data created by teaching on a display unit (12) on the basis of the display colors.