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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cradle includes a connector being connectable to a connector of a manipulation device, a terminal holding part holding the manipulation device, an attachment detection unit detecting that the manipulation device is attached to the terminal holding part, a release detection unit detecting a release instruction to release manipulation acceptance prohibition of the manipulation device. The cradle further includes an operation control unit making, when the attachment detection unit detects the attachment of the manipulation device, the manipulation device prohibit manipulation acceptance in response to establishment of connection between the connectors, and when the release detection unit detects the release instruction, making the manipulation device release the prohibition of the manipulation acceptance such that the operation control unit accepts manipulation information for controlling an automated system from the manipulation device, and a manipulation instruction unit notifying the automated system of the manipulation information accepted by the operation control unit.